I just bought some Barnes Varmint Grenade bullets for my Bushmaster Predator upper (20” barrel with a 1:8 twist). I was browsing bullets for predator hunting thinking that I was limited to a 65gn bullet at the smallest with the 1:8 twist of the rifle when the Barnes Varmint Grenade bullets caught my eye. I saw that a 1:10 or faster twist was recommended for that 50gn bullet. I didn’t believe it until I took it out of the box and looked at the bullet. Without there being any lead inside the Varmint Grenade it was almost as long as some 70gn-75gn bullets. So I bought them and figured I would test them out and try something besides Nosler, and Hornady VMAX for a change. When I… Continue reading
These are the steps I go through when reloading. There are other steps depending on what exactly you are doing. If you are making wildcats from standard casings or making some Ackley improved casings there are a few other steps that aren’t listed but for the most part this is how you will prep most casings.
-My reloading procedure for handguns
Inspect brass
Clean brass
*Lube brass-some dies don’t require lube
Decap and size
*Trim casings (if necessary)
Prime
*Expand case neck- I only do with lead bullets
Charge with powder of choice
Seat bullet
*Crimp (for autos)
Inspect round
-My reloading procedure for rifles
You don't have to go through all these steps for rifles but I do anyway because I… Continue reading
