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Loading Barnes TTSX 180 gn for 30-.06. According to The Barnes Manual, COAL for this combination should be 3.218. My rifle chamber measures 3.374 to the rifleling. The jump seems excessive if I use the recommended COAL. Based on my web trolling, it looks like the common jump recommendation for this bullet is roughly 0.05-0.08. Was thinking about loading it to 3.300 (the same COAL I use for several other other bullets). Any reason not to? Any advice? Thanks

Thanks. Based on everything I have read, looks like W760/H414 will do the job nicely. Covers all the bullet weights I am looking at and is a ball powder so it should meter well.

Just starting to reload 30-.06. Need advice on powders to start working up loads for hunting. Will be loading for 150, 165 and 180 grain bullets. The rifle is a carbine. 20.6 inch barrel with an unusual 1:12 twist. Hoping to find something that will meter well. Thanks.

What's the best way to determine actual headspace for a particular rifle? I am starting to reload for my 30-.06 and need to get a handle on the actual headspace for this rifle. Thanks

Just starting to reload for rifle. Plan on working up two loads for 30-.06. One for target shooting, another for Elk. It was easy getting the parts I needed for a caliber change on my 650. Finding new brass has been another story. Seems like most everyone is currently sold out. Is this a common problem? Any recommendations on where I can source new brass? Any opinions on which manufacturers provide the best quality? Thanks

Ok I give. Will buy a chronograph. Any recommendations? Will use both for pistol and rifle.

Range report--- It was AWESOME. Significantly less recoil than factory ammo. Deadly accurate. Most fun I have ever had with my 1911. I am hooked. One FTF out of 100 rounds. Need to figure out why. Other than that....perfect!

I am using a Sierra bullet. Everything I have read said to use the bullet manufacturer's load data for the bullet you are using. According to the Sierra manual, I could load 4.9, 5.3 or 5.7 grains of 231 for the exact bullet, case and primer I am using. So which is accurate? The information from the powder manufacturer or the information from the bullet manufacturer? And how does a reloader resolve differences when they arise?

Oops. It's per the Sierra manual.

To me that seems a little stout. What are you trying to accomplish? Plinking ammo for now. Picked the middle of the range (and800fps) per Speer. Thought to little or too much powder might each be bad. The middle seemed the safest.

Actually, having someone else shoot it first crossed my mind...for about a nanosecond They are 230gn FMJ. With 5.3 gn of 231. OAL per Speer Manual is 1.270.

Bought a Dillon 650 (Thanks Brian), taught myself as much as I could about reloading since I don't know anyone else that does, set-up the dies, measured everything over and over again, finally loaded my first hundred rounds of .45ACP and then checked it against a gauge and my 1911 barrel. Going to the range tomorrow morning to see how things turned out. Having read enough Squib and Kaboom stories on this site and others, I have to admit I am a bit nervous. Other than the standard safety precautions (eyes/ears), is there anything else I should be doing when first checking out the rounds I loaded?

Just started reloading brass. Working on a load for 45ACP 230 grain. The manual calls for 1.270 OAL. i can't quite get the seating die to give exactly that OAL when I am setting up the die on my 650. I have 1.271-1.272 now. That leads to my question; what amount of variation is acceptable in OAL? On a totally unrelated topic, what is the best way to empty the powder container on the 650 (other than loading more cartridges)? Thanks,