![]() Most sources will tell you that 0.02 off the leades is generally safe but my fist shot at that distance with a relatively moderate load produced a heavy bolt lift and cratered primer. When I measured my jump to the leades over the book COAL of 2.200, it was only 0.075. so much that it's practically impossible to seat a 140gr bullet anywhere near the leades while staying safely in the brass. Mind you, I've reloaded for a 6.5 Swedish Mauser for a few years which as about 2 furlongs of free bore. Then I started shooting that load in 20 round matches (in the summer heat) and noted mildly crated primers appearing.Īt the same time, I measured the distance to the leads and started playing around with seating depth. No pressure signs while doing 3-5 shot groups for load development. That's well below stated max charges in the 25.5-26.0 range by most sources. I fairly quickly found a decent load of 24.8 gr of H4895 under a Hornady 55gr FMJ. This summer I've been getting to know a cheap Savage 12FV Varminter from Cabelas. we will buy goods and services from across the country if not across the world, and only services that cannot be delivered remotely will be viable in local markets. 17 Hornet, so I ordered the barrel from Lilja and will ship the rifle to a gunsmith in SoCal for the work because I can't easily find anyone local who will do the work. I'm going to get my NIB Browning A-Bolt II Micro Medallion. 22s or some cleaning supplies or other low-dollar, high-margin items when I visit a local gun shop that I like, to help them keep the lights on.) But. (That is not to say that I don't try to buy a brick of. No point in buying ammo locally when you can buy it cheaper online and have it delivered to your door. Most people who are into guns and already own at least one gun buy new guns online and have them shipped to a local low-cost FFL. two decades ago it was about big shops with ranges and lots of inventory, today it's about ranges with shops that have decent ammo selection and the most popular handguns and defensive rifles. ![]() places run out of suburban or rural warehouses with low operating costs that buy in bulk and have a website. It's too hard to compete with online stores. I think the days of well-stocked local retail stores is soon to be over. ![]() Re sources, the world is moving online and the pandemic has hastened that. (I need to get my reloading gear up and running.) 22 target ammo (SK, Lapua), and other calibers and loadings I can't easily get locally. It's a good idea to re-order when you're down half of your stash. It's just to get over a temporary shortage and to not have to go buy stuff by the box all the time. Honestly, if I ever need more than this ammo on hand at one sitting. If I had to grab it and go then two of us could load it in the truck in 10 minutes, without straining. It's all in new surplus ammo cans labeled by caliber. 45 ACP/230gr FMJ, and a 5000-round case of Fiocci target standard velocity (barely subsonic). getting a couple thousand rounds of 5.56 green tip. I stocked up back in the 2017 timeframe when everything calmed down. That sight lets you search for ammo by price. The SAAMI specs may differ slightly from the NATO specs, but that is due to different measuring systems (imperial converted to metric and then back to imperial). It's the same round, just like 7.62 x 51 NATO is. 223 ammo will handle 5.56mm NATO and vice-versa.
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