Reloading .303 British : Flight of the Bumble Bee
Author: GoosicSubject: Flight of the Bumble BeePosted: September 30 2020 at 2:06pmNo, I am not going to use the the bullets. I will be pulling them from the cases starting tomorrow morning. Luckily I...
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Author: HonkytonkSubject: Flight of the Bumble BeePosted: September 30 2020 at 5:35pmGoosic, a generous offer but I'm going to pass. Please keep us posted on your latest project!
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Author: GoosicSubject: Flight of the Bumble BeePosted: September 30 2020 at 5:51pmI am in the process of switching out my 45 ACP converted No4Mk1/2 to a 7.62x51mm. I just finished indexing and...
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Author: Pukka BundookSubject: Flight of the Bumble BeePosted: September 30 2020 at 6:52pmI'd buy those 215 grain projectiles, Goosic.If you didn't mind sending them north... So sorry to hear of the...
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Reloading .303 British : Flight of the Bumble Bee
Author: britriflesSubject: Flight of the Bumble BeePosted: September 30 2020 at 7:12pm Honkytonk wrote:Wow. That is something to consider... interesting turn of events. I had emailed Woodleigh in...
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Author: 303 HunterSubject: Flight of the Bumble BeePosted: September 30 2020 at 9:09pmAccording to my Lee reloading manual Reloader 15 with a 180 grain bullet has a maximum charge of 42 grains for 2479...
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Author: GoosicSubject: Flight of the Bumble BeePosted: September 30 2020 at 9:13pmThank you. Better the rifle than me.
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Author: HonkytonkSubject: Flight of the Bumble BeePosted: October 01 2020 at 6:39amOn another note, when I was looking into purchasing 215 gr .303, I came across a forum on another brand that made...
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Author: GoosicSubject: Flight of the Bumble BeePosted: October 01 2020 at 8:02amThe first nine shots were all inside a three inch circle on a 12"×18" target. The tenth and final shot hit 4 inches above...
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Author: HonkytonkSubject: Flight of the Bumble BeePosted: October 01 2020 at 9:27amGoosic. What product do you use to blue barrels/receivers? Also, do you think the "gas port" on the receiver helped in...
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Reloading .303 British : Flight of the Bumble Bee
Author: GoosicSubject: Flight of the Bumble BeePosted: October 01 2020 at 9:40am Honkytonk wrote:Goosic. What product do you use to blue barrels/receivers? Also, do you think the "gas port" on the...
View ArticleReloading .303 British : The Lapua D166 Revisited Update
Author: Pukka BundookSubject: The Lapua D166 Revisited UpdatePosted: October 02 2020 at 6:29amMaybe not a bullet to continue with in the .303 Goosic, but still very interesting, that a bullet of this...
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Author: HonkytonkSubject: Flight of the Bumble BeePosted: October 02 2020 at 10:41amI couldn't wait! Yesterday I annealed, trimmed, tumbled 20 twice used PPI brass, loaded with 36 grs H4895 and topped...
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Reloading .303 British : Flight of the Bumble Bee
Author: GoosicSubject: Flight of the Bumble BeePosted: October 02 2020 at 11:26amI pulled everything i had 215grn. Pukka Bundook is going to get 86 of the projectiles. I took the remaining 45 and...
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Author: HonkytonkSubject: Flight of the Bumble BeePosted: October 02 2020 at 11:34amBest of luck and be safe! If travel from Canada wasn't restricted, I'd send my wife down to pull the trigger!
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Reloading .303 British : Flight of the Bumble Bee
Author: Pukka BundookSubject: Flight of the Bumble BeePosted: October 03 2020 at 6:20amGoosic,Not wishing to mess up your development, but I'm attaching this from the Lyman manual;
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Author: Pukka BundookSubject: Flight of the Bumble BeePosted: October 03 2020 at 6:25amAccording to this chart, (Had it for years) your present charge is max for 3031, and well over max for your prior...
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Author: GoosicSubject: Flight of the Bumble BeePosted: October 03 2020 at 8:38amI dropped to 35.0grns. There is no possible way this round is going to cause any issues.
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Reloading .303 British : Flight of the Bumble Bee
Author: GoosicSubject: Flight of the Bumble BeePosted: October 03 2020 at 9:25am Pukka Bundook wrote:According to this chart, (Had it for years) your present charge is max for 3031, and well over max...
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Author: britriflesSubject: Flight of the Bumble BeePosted: October 03 2020 at 4:15pmRichard, which edition is your Lyman manual?
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