As to your seating stem question, pull the stem out of the die and set an A-tip in it and see if is contacting the ogive or not.
Hornady has sold multiple seating stems with different profiles and until past few years they weren't marked. The older unmarked VLD stem fits many different projectiles, the newer # stamped offerings seem to be tailored to their specific projectile families.
Forster's seating die seems to have the most flexibility in this regard.
I will be taking this up north soon to add to my existing range. Currently targets are set at 90,142,190 and 480 yards. This new one will go out to 1000.
I thought about selling my weapons back to the government, but after a thorough background check it was determined that the buyer has a long history of violence and is mentally unstable. Therefore could not pass NICS.
FRB6.5 Wrote:As to your seating stem question, pull the stem out of the die and set an A-tip in it and see if is contacting the ogive or not.
Hornady has sold multiple seating stems with different profiles and until past few years they weren't marked. The older unmarked VLD stem fits many different projectiles, the newer # stamped offerings seem to be tailored to their specific projectile families.
Forster's seating die seems to have the most flexibility in this regard.
thanks i passed on the a-tips for right now plan is to see how hard i can push the 130g rdf's first to give me an idea if i can push the atip fast enough to really take advantage of it in the grendel or not
GREYBUFF Wrote:I will be taking this up north soon to add to my existing range. Currently targets are set at 90,142,190 and 480 yards. This new one will go out to 1000.
very nice , i need to find some time to build more for myself turns out 90g tnts moving at 3500fps punched holes in mine at 500 yards lol
My 480 yard target is a 2x2 section of grader blade and my 190 yd target is an edge cutting blade from a JD front end loader, it's 1 1/4 - 1 3/4" thick. (heavy as all get out. This is one that i still have in my backyard.
I thought about selling my weapons back to the government, but after a thorough background check it was determined that the buyer has a long history of violence and is mentally unstable. Therefore could not pass NICS.
04-17-2020, 04:37 AM (This post was last modified: 04-17-2020, 04:45 AM by mel.)
GREYBUFF Wrote:My 480 yard target is a 2x2 section of grader blade and my 190 yd target is an edge cutting blade from a JD front end loader, it's 1 1/4 - 1 3/4" thick. (heavy as all get out. This is one that i still have in my backyard.
im going to cut some of my discs down to 10 inch when i build new ones i think, the one i have out now is 18 inch
04-18-2020, 12:22 AM (This post was last modified: 04-18-2020, 12:37 AM by mel.)
Did not get to attempt today due to nieghbors employees working late they wernt in the line of fire but close enough 300-400 yards to the right of my line of fire so i didnt even try
I did post this in my 140g load thread but ill post it here too this load is pretty damn accurate knocked the center out of my gong at 425
[video=youtube_share;qcm8MSEpDQw]https://youtu.be/qcm8MSEpDQw[/video]
Mel,
If you can put your disc in a long burning fire (long enough to get it red) , add some air with a leaf blower to get the disc red and then let it cool slowly (bury it in sand or vermiculite), it will take some of the hardness out of it. I've used a propane cooker to get it hot so I could weld the center and keep it from cracking. Disc's are hardened and tempered to make them tough and taking the hardness out of it might keep you from shooting the center out of it. However we have punched holes in 1/2 mild steel w/high-power rifles and I've pock-marked 3/4" steel at 200 yards. AR500 is the way to go but if you are like me, I use what I have.
I thought about selling my weapons back to the government, but after a thorough background check it was determined that the buyer has a long history of violence and is mentally unstable. Therefore could not pass NICS.
04-18-2020, 12:57 AM (This post was last modified: 04-18-2020, 01:01 AM by mel.)
GREYBUFF Wrote:Mel,
If you can put your disc in a long burning fire (long enough to get it red) , add some air with a leaf blower to get the disc red and then let it cool slowly (bury it in sand or vermiculite), it will take some of the hardness out of it. I've used a propane cooker to get it hot so I could weld the center and keep it from cracking. Disc's are hardened and tempered to make them tough and taking the hardness out of it might keep you from shooting the center out of it. However we have punched holes in 1/2 mild steel w/high-power rifles and I've pock-marked 3/4" steel at 200 yards. AR500 is the way to go but if you are like me, I use what I have.
i thought about doing that when i built this one but i got lazy , im going to replace the disc tommorow so before i weld up the center ill heat it up weld it then get it red and bury it , ive prolly got 100 of those discs varying in size from 16-24 inch so doesnt make sence to buy some ar500. them damn disc are pretty dang tough
as far as what imm be shooting in the grendel from now , im pretty sure im sticking with the 90g tnts for varmints and small animals , and then 140 class for target shooting and not sure for larger game just yet might try out some of the eld-x or 120 gd's
need to see what the 130rdf's do when they get here on monday as well
Wish I had a source for disc's. I think I'm down to 3 left. I use them to make camping woks. This is the first one I 've used for a target.
I thought about selling my weapons back to the government, but after a thorough background check it was determined that the buyer has a long history of violence and is mentally unstable. Therefore could not pass NICS.
GREYBUFF Wrote:Wish I had a source for disc's. I think I'm down to 3 left. I use them to make camping woks. This is the first one I 've used for a target.
id ship ya some if i didnt think the cost would be outrageous, can check for ya if u want
mel Wrote:id ship ya some if i didnt think the cost would be outrageous, can check for ya if u want
I appreciate the offer Mel, but shipping would be outrageous. I just need to head 50 mile sw and hit some farmers up and see what I can get. Again thanks for the offer.....paul
I thought about selling my weapons back to the government, but after a thorough background check it was determined that the buyer has a long history of violence and is mentally unstable. Therefore could not pass NICS.
I have a box of special loads waiting for the 1500 yard mark, if it ever stops raining long enough to allow me to drive at my shooting range to set up my targets. If the 1500 goes well I plan to go after the 1760 mark myself. Should be interesting as all my data shows my bullet almost dropping faster than going forward
Just good plain fun enjoying the fruits of your hobbies of shooting and reloading.
late night last ill get to it at some point today ive got a whole set of videos i need to trim and post , first thing first gota head over to the shop and replace the headgasket on one of my dirtbikes
may as well post this here too this was earlier in the day before i went after the 1 mile mark
[video=youtube;8ZGEAP4CtKI]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZGEAP4CtKI[/video]
1760 video in progress should be up tonight also
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