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Reloading .303 British : Annealing aftermath

Author: HonkytonkSubject: Annealing aftermathPosted: September 17 2020 at 11:00am I will say that and annealed cartridge with a round nose bullet looks very appealing to me. Like something you would...

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Reloading .303 British : 174 gr RN

Author: GoosicSubject: 174 gr RNPosted: September 17 2020 at 11:13amAccording to all information available, your 37.0grs of H4895 is a safe load with a C.U.P. under 43,600 as well. You should average...

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Reloading .303 British : Annealing aftermath

Author: GoosicSubject: Annealing aftermathPosted: September 17 2020 at 12:23pmHT. Five 215grn Woodleighs in once fired Herters brass that i annealed. 

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Reloading .303 British : Annealing aftermath

Author: Marco1010Subject: Annealing aftermathPosted: September 17 2020 at 3:46pmWow ! some substantial force used there...I suspect the annealing is causing a loss of the Zinc."Cartridge Brass is an...

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Reloading .303 British : Annealing aftermath

Author: Marco1010Subject: Annealing aftermathPosted: September 17 2020 at 3:53pmThere is qite a good article about science of annealing if you look up bison ballistics website

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Reloading .303 British : Annealing aftermath

Author: philtnoSubject: Annealing aftermathPosted: September 17 2020 at 9:57pm Marco1010 wrote:Also the HPX may have been manufactured with a low zinc content anyway, which wouldn't help.That's what I...

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Reloading .303 British : Annealing aftermath

Author: philtnoSubject: Annealing aftermathPosted: September 17 2020 at 10:01pm Marco1010 wrote:There is qite a good article about science of annealing if you look up bison ballistics websiteThanks for...

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Reloading .303 British : Annealing aftermath

Author: philtnoSubject: Annealing aftermathPosted: September 17 2020 at 10:16pm Pukka Bundook wrote:I still think the main problem is over-annealing, Phil.That could be if that issue I have would...

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Reloading .303 British : Annealing aftermath

Author: GoosicSubject: Annealing aftermathPosted: September 17 2020 at 10:16pmYou had stated that the brass was collapsing into the shoulder when using the resizing die. I watched as a friend of mine...

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Reloading .303 British : Annealing aftermath

Author: philtnoSubject: Annealing aftermathPosted: September 17 2020 at 10:59pm Goosic wrote:You had stated that the brass was collapsing into the shoulder when using the resizing die. I watched as a...

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Reloading .303 British : Annealing aftermath

Author: philtnoSubject: Annealing aftermathPosted: September 18 2020 at 12:36am[/QUOTE]I notice that some of te HXP brass I have outline a very slightly different rim shape and colour for certain years...

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Reloading .303 British : Annealing aftermath

Author: HonkytonkSubject: Annealing aftermathPosted: September 18 2020 at 5:32amWhen I worked, our Fabrication Dept had a PMI gun. It was used to identify composition of piping etc to ensure the proper...

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Reloading .303 British : Annealing aftermath

Author: britriflesSubject: Annealing aftermathPosted: September 18 2020 at 5:39amI suspect your right Philtno, some of your cases were over annealed, as explained in the Lee instructions, resulting in...

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Reloading .303 British : Annealing aftermath

Author: GoosicSubject: Annealing aftermathPosted: September 18 2020 at 6:54pmI concur with britrifles.  I recently attempted to anneal some brass solely for the aesthetics that Honkytonk described. The...

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Reloading .303 British : 174 gr RN

Author: britriflesSubject: 174 gr RNPosted: September 26 2020 at 7:42pmHT, the Hornady 7th Ed manual gives a Muzzle Velocity of 2400 fps with 37.4 gr H4895 with the Hornady 174 gr RN bullet seated to...

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Reloading .303 British : 174 gr RN

Author: HonkytonkSubject: 174 gr RNPosted: September 26 2020 at 7:56pmThanks britrifles! The rifle likes it and our typical range is 125-175 yards. I'm hoping a potent pill!

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Reloading .303 British : 174 gr RN

Author: GoosicSubject: 174 gr RNPosted: September 26 2020 at 9:22pm I found an old reloading data sheet for the 303B from Dupont using IMR3031 and a 174grn military bullet.The rifle used is the...

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Reloading .303 British : 174 gr RN

Author: HonkytonkSubject: 174 gr RNPosted: September 27 2020 at 4:33amI tried sourcing some Woodleigh 215's up here in Canada but could not find any "in stock". Goosic, what diameter are those...

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Reloading .303 British : 174 gr RN

Author: britriflesSubject: 174 gr RNPosted: September 27 2020 at 7:42amGoosic, is there a typo in the max pressure, 35,440 CUP?I’ve got an 1950’s article in the NRA Reloading Handbook with IMR 3031...

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Reloading .303 British : 174 gr RN

Author: GoosicSubject: 174 gr RNPosted: September 27 2020 at 11:03amHT. My dad took the second largest antlered mule deer,Boone and Crocket scored out of Arizona in 1984 with one 215grn bullet out of...

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