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I loaded 30. A couple 'seed bridges', I need to make a better spout/funnel.

So same load otherwise. 700x is NFG. Too fast. The former filler of pinto beans had some give, what with crushing and a l ...

Flax seeds, about $4/lb at the first place I tried. Meters so easily through the powder measure I was sure it did anything- I was expecting some kind of crunch/cutting feel. I used the measure with th ...

700x is the only powder that I have that does not migrate up past the powder cup. Plus even the CB0078-16 has too much room for 1oz, needs some filler. Maybe 1 1.8 oz?

I'm trying flax seed filler t ...

And a point against pinto beams- I shot one round of 25 Clays, 30 shots +/-, 6 shells were leaking shot due to crimps collapsing. I know they weren't that way when I boxed them up a couple months ag ...

The factories use flax seed in some non-toxic loads especially with tungsten.

Point was that one of the clubs has a rule that "only fillers normally used can be used there".

So flax i ...

[quote="MSM2019"...the factories use flax seed. ....[/quote]
um, wah? Who does?

{eta, EMI, expensive loads. I doubt they use a tea spoon Very Happy

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But sounds good, the healthy foods store ...

Guys, after 60 years of hard work, my hands and fingers don't like to count beans. Arthritis + pseudo-gout, on to of natural stiffness- I couldn't do the cub scout salute. Add a couple broken knuckles ...

I'm tired of tea spooning 2 pinto beans into each wad. I'm thinking corn meal, air soft pellets, or tumbler media might meter through a powder measure. Corn meal might swell if damp, air soft pellets ...

'Nuther range report: With the scope index marks lined center of groups is an inch or so low at 100yards. 2 groups of ten, 19 into the paper plates. Throw out a couple more flyers, groups were 2" ...

Related question- How about WSH in 16ga? The caddy has loads for 12 & 20, ought to work in 16...

Dunno 870, but in general older guns had thinner barrels. Later guns have thicker barrels to allow for choke tubes.

Anybody got a date estimate 870, 16 ga, 414,xxx ? Barrel date code has 3 digits, ...

Got it to the rifle range. 170 gr, spbt, 41.6gr 3031, 2546fps (QL data)

Cranked all the way up, it hit 18" low at 100y.

The 170 has about.090 jump, I suspect the gun is set up for 220gr rou ...

Casbro,you big ignoranus. RTFM. Embarassed

https://www.gunboards.com/threads/ths-is-for-you-solman-bcd-45-lsr-range-report-and-zf39-adjustment-tutorial.236919/

But it did take me hours to find that h ...

Heavier bullet for the 8x57IR
I use 196

4064 is a more suitable powder for that gun.

Should put you in center

Mike

Weeelllll, unless the greater recoil lifts the barrel before the bullet ...

Got it to the rifle range. 170 gr, spbt, 41.6gr 3031, 2546fps (QL data)

Cranked all the way up, it hit 18" low at 100y.

The 170 has about.090 jump, I suspect the gun is set up for 220gr rou ...