After a 15 year hiatus, I finally knocked the dust off the ole girl .... and spent a crap ton of money to get her ready. 1341
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After a 15 year hiatus, I finally knocked the dust off the ole girl .... and spent a crap ton of money to get her ready. 1341
You'll have better luck polishing if you use corn cob. You can get larger ground cob at pet supply stores. It will work better for post-load polishing, but it will get stuck in empty bottleneck...
I ran a full range test with H335. My best 5-shot group was just over the Hornady book max, so they definitely like to go fast. I plan on further testing with hotter loads, since none of the Hornady...
The military powder used is WC846. You'll have to play with the load a little bit, but BLC2 or Win 748 will give similar results.
This might help you out
http://pdf.textfiles.com/manuals/MILITARY/united_states_army_tm_43-0001-27%20-%2029_april_1994.pdf
One of my favorite things to do at the range - Pick a bench between a couple of AR guys who are plain wearing it out, mag after mag. I let them do their thing, and fire a few rounds out of one of my...