Within a year i plan on owning some guns that merit reloading, and having only reloaded 30-06 rounds in Boy Scouts long ago, i don’t know where to start. Now this isn’t just another "How do i get into reloading?" question, but rather, i also have questions about reloading certain rounds, and what equipment can do them.
I plan on getting a PS90 in 5.7×28mm, which is a round that i cannot find locally, so i wonder if this is a round people reload, and what equipment works for it? I’m simply looking for economy here, for this gun being a really fun plinker.
I also am considering a rifle in .500 S&W, and at per shot, have to imagine i can save alot by reloading.
I also have a Tikka T3 .223 for varmint hunting (but mostly just 100 yard target shooting), is it worth reloading for accuracy? Or not, when rounds are so cheap?
I’d also like to load my own 2 3/4" 12ga shotgun shells, though not very many. (cheap hand tools?)
Is there a reloading press with dies for most of these?
Oh and i suppose if i’m reloading, i’d also do .308 and 30-06 for our deer guns, and maybe even get into doing .357 if there was sufficient cost savings and availability of superior rounds (like what CCI puts in their aluminum shelled rounds, best looking bullets i’ve seen compared to the big name brands). Eventually maybe .45ACP as well, for a USP. There seems to be an inverse exponential correlation between the number of years i’ve been single, and the number of guns i’ve been adding to my collection…
Keep in mind i’m ONLY interested in these 2 calibers, if i wanted to know about how accurate your 6mmbr shoots i would have asked. If i wanted to know how much you like 300winmag, i would have asked.
Out of the 2 calibers, 17hmr and 22wmr, which one has the best proven accuracy and consistancy? I already have a 22wmr rifle that shoots 1/4moa @ 100 yards, are the 17hmr’s more accurate, less accurate or about the same. The longest shot’s i would ever plan on taking would be between 100 yards and 150 yards, considering 150 yards is about max for consistant accuracy from the 22wmr. All I shoot now is paper, but in the next year i will be moving to where i can go varmint hunting, but am limited to ONLY using rimfire, hence my curiousity about 17hmr. Also any info concerning the 17mach2 would be appreciated.
I guess I should add something here, when I get my 1/4moa groups I’m shooting off a bench with a steady rest and sand bags and a scope. I’m also using a Savage 93FVSS (Heavy barrel stainless, thats been crowned and free floated)
At 50 yards using Federal #757 I’m shooting one hole groups with 5 shots. When I reach out to 100 yards I use Remington #R22M2, 5 shots give me one ragged hole, but not a nice single round hole like I get at 50 yards. Here’s the downside, Federal has discontinued #757, I’m already stocked up on it, at least enough to last me thru the summer, but once it’s gone, that’s it.
Learn how to reload ammunition for rifles. Instruction video in hand loading rifle cartridges, which gives you the shooters, more accurate loads, in tailoring it to your rifle. And as an extra bonus it is saving the shooter, considerable money. In precision shooting, hunting rifles, target rifles, varmint rifles, tactical rifles, and bench rest rifles, hand loads are used exclusively for highest accuracy in competition. Custom made reloading dies by gunsmiths or hand dies from LE Wilson are mostly used. Reloading cartridges gives you flexibility in powder charge and selection of quality bullets, powder and primers,for your rifle, thus improving accuracy. Good reloding manual is a must to have, Sierra, Hornady,Nosler, Vihtavuori, Norma, and others publish very good reloading manuals.
I just got a Gamo Varmint Hunter and i found that wadcutter pellets are way more accurate than any of the hunting pellets that i have tried ( Gamo rounded, Gamo magnum, Gamo master point, Gamo red fire, and Beeman hollow points) I was just wondering if the benefits of the hunting pellets are enough to make up for the loss of accuracy for squirell hunting and shooting black birds
I have been debating in my head what I want to use this gun for. I asked a previous question about what kind of rifle to get and the responses have led me to these 2 choices. I want to use this rifle for hunting and for long range target shooting (I probably won’t be doing anything competitive) being as how thats the most fun I have shooting. I’m going to scope the rifle as well.
The thing that bugs me is that the .30-06 is supposed to give you a bit more accuracy at longer ranges. But the heavier barrels of the 700 varmint guns are supposed to give you greater accuracy at range with the .308. That being said would one be better than the other or would the different barrel and different caliber even each other out at long ranges?
I know the .308 and .30-06 are both great medium size hunting calibers so that doesn’t really matter.
I live in Northwest Arkansas so I do a lot of hunting in the Ozarks. Lots of woodland areas. Although when I do my target shooting I have some land that I shoot on that is just a flat field which is why I am looking for something that is versatile.
I am very interested in this rifle. Light, rigid, great accuracy out of the box. I want to hunt from coyote to deer, and possibly elk, but am unsure of the "varmint" tag. I don’t care to shoot prairie dogs, but enjoy the range.
The other night I shot a opossum in the chest area with a .22 cal Predator Polymag air rifle pellet… It dropped like a rock(fell over on it’s side). It seemed to have died instantly… I know head shots are quick but I think the pellet struck his heart or something because it just stopped moving,as compared to when I shot 3 pellets into the head of a opossum I got before this one… The head shot opossum before this last one I just got in the chest,fliped around like a gator doing a death role once I made contact with it’s brain… A real violent head shot death… Crazier than any other head shot experience ever… Dirt was flying everywhere… What are factors involved when figuring out which type of shot is best for that certain animal…. Heart shot or head shot???? P.S. I can make difficult shots from far out,using most guns. AR’s to pellet guns… My accuracy is on point to hit um wherever seems best…. Oh yeah just for your information: Buy a pellet gun and practice shooting inside/outside at home. It truly is great practice for when you go shooting or hunting for reals. The Daisy Powerline is an excellent air rifle with great accuracy for only .95 at Walmart. It comes with a cheesy scope but it still works great and will keep you on point just like me… Thanks for the advice and extra details in your answer…. Tim
In order, these are my preferences:
1) Small game / pest hunting capabilities
2) Velocity/Power
3) Accuracy
4) Quality
Some differentiators:
-Gamo Varmint Hunter comes with scope, light, & sight, .177 cal, break-barrel, least expensive.
-850 Airmagnum is Co2 repeater, available in .22, least velocity, most expensive w/o accessories.
-Crosman Tac-1 comes with scope, light, sight, bipod, break-barrel, .22 cal, least quality/durability?, higher price.
What is the best small game hunting and pest control air rifle that I can get for 0 or less?
Please consider quality, accuracy, FPS and footpounds, and if the rifle needs a scope or if the iron sights work well.
Long range marksmanship shooting a milk jug at 700 yards with the Brown 97D Rifle and 6.5mm BRM cartridge shooting Berger Bullets. Demonstrating accuracy and power with mild recoil. Applicable to deer hunting, antelope hunters, elk hunting, and target shooters. The 97D is a single shot rifle of modern design.
I’m looking to fill my gun cabinet with a few surplus rifles(mostly target shooting and maybe varmint hunting). When I think of surplus rifles I think of the mosin nagant, kar98, springfield, lee enfield, sks, ak47, and other popular military rifles. I want reliability, cheap ammunition, and decent/good accuracy. Whats my best bet? I would like to pay between 0-0 for each rifle.
I have a .223 Rem and a .17HMR , that hopefully later this year i will take prarie dog hunting. I have a degree in machining, and spent a year doing fabrication work in a garbage truck factory (which actually was the best smelling shop i’ve worked in, oh the irony!) so threading the ends of my barrels to accept a muzzle brake would not be difficult (either by lathe, or die). Primarily, i want something that deflects the sound from traveling towards the target, such as the "Fish Gill" muzzle brake popularized on the Barrett .50BMG. I am not looking at silencing or reducing noises, only redirecting them in directions avoiding the target (perpendicular would be ideal), so this WILL NOT be mistaken for anything illegal.
What types of muzzle brakes would be good for trying to get the sound wave to disperse perpendicular to the end of the barrel? Links to images are appreciated. I can machine parts to then weld together with some plate, so i could make a full size Fish Gill brake.
Just wanted to clarify, that while i’m sure 95% of the effect of these muzzle brakes will be cosmetic, adding to the WOW factor of my "sniper rifles" that i enjoy hitting pennies at the 100y public range with, if i’m out in the field and that other 5% of effect means that i get a second shot at my target before it hears and runs away, then it will have been worth it. Of course i will have to test it at the range plenty to ensure durability and to be certain it isn’t detracting from accuracy.
Precision Shooting a Bench Rest rifle at 300 Meters for groups, with Heavy Bench Class Hart Rifle. Caliber 308 Winchester. Shooting done in strong wind. Precision Bench Rest shooting is the ultimate in rifle accuracy. State of the art rifles and smiting, hand loaded ammunition, high quality rifle scopes, and a lot of practice shooting in the wind. Here Hafsteinn Þór Magnússon shows how it is done. Rifle is Hart Heavy Bench class cal.308 Win. Hart Rifle Barrel. MARKS scope 10x-60x . Handload …
I’m looking to fill my gun cabnit with a few surplus rifles(mostly target shooting and maybe varmint hunting). When I think of surplus rifles I think of the mosin nagant, kar98, springfield, lee enfield, sks, ak47, and other popular military rifles. I want reliabilityy, cheap ammunition, and decent/good accuracy. Whats my best bet? I would like to pay between 0-0 for each rifle.
See a Zastava Mark X “old school” .22-250 varmint/target rifle shooting at 100 yards. Note .4″ group filmed next to target. If your volume is up, you might be able to hear the dust fall after each shot. Close ups feature glass-bedded walnut stock, Douglas stainless 30″ full-blank barrel and Canjar Trigger. Entire 18 pound rig is set up just as it originally was ca. 1972. Thanks for watching.
Bench rest rifle shooting,is the ultimate in rifle accuracy. In this video we see one group in the making, shot by Hafsteinn Magnusson, with his Heavy Bench Class Hart rifle, 6 MM Rem BR. Leupold 45X scope,Hart Barrel.Group is shot at 100 Meters.
I enjoy target shooting in my backyard, where i have a safe 100 yards with backstop, in the countryside, and some day i would like to go prairie dog hunting. I already have very nice .17HMR and .223 bolt-actions, and currently have been saving to purchase a nice AR15 for this. The .223 performs ballistically and economically for what i want to do, but I am not very familiar with the AR15 rifles.
What are the accuracy upgrades done to this rifle, available from the makers? What upgrades can be done by the owner without gunsmithing? What is a good length of barrel, for a gun that won’t be carried around in the field out of a case? What are the different receiver styles that i see on the guns? Some are original looking, others streamlined billet. Advantages? What is a very good yet affordable trigger upgrade to get a very clean breaking pull with almost zero travel (like a Tikka T3)?
Can i buy another cheap barrel / top receiver off the net without FFL to swap for plinking?
For a while i was looking at getting a .243 to use for both varmint and deer, but the DPMS Panther chambered for it had a HORRIBLE trigger, and i even tried an "Upgraded" trigger model, which still was unacceptable for a 100yard+ precision rifle. So i'm back to looking at bolt-actions, and not finding what I like chambered for .243. So now I'm looking at .308 instead, because it is a very common round, that is very potent against deer, and the accuracy i hear allows for varmint hunting.
In particular, I'm considering a Remington 700 VTR (triangular barrel) since it has the visual uniqueness appeal, as well as an awesome trigger (like my Tikka T3) chambered in .308.
With the proper optics, will this gun work well for accuracy at 100-300 yards? Enough for prairie dogs? Is the .308 an appropriate round? I figure i'm saving enough money, to afford shooting .00 per shot, compared to {content}.75 with the .243 AR15 costing twice as much. Is trajectory too curved compared to .223 or .243?
The main reason i am not going with .223 is because that round is not legal to hunt deer with in Minnesota (.243 is minimum). Also, I already have a .223 Tikka T3, and don't want to own redundant weapons, such as two .223 bolt action rifles. So that's what leads me to .308 for varmints (my father will use my Tikka on our trip).
i am going to buy about 10,000 rounds of .223 amunition, and for ballistics, is a 55 grain load better than a 65 grain load. I am looking for distance, accuracy, tight grouping, and power. (i also want to know which one will destroy the target( varmints) better. NO STUPID ANSWERS PLEASE.
