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That is correct. There are some in the ammo industry who believe that the .223 Rem's 55,000 PSI rating is unnecessarily low, but there a number of differences between loads for .223 AR 15s and .223 Bolt rifles. For ARs chambered for 5.56mm NATO and marked as such, you get the full plate of load opti...

I hope when you state "tumble out to 300 yards" you mean projectile tumble post target entry and not tumbling in flight. The Hornady 75 and Sierra 77 both shoot well past 600 yards and that would not be possible if they tumbled. Tumble within a high water content target would just need ma...

It does depend on how you plan to load the rounds. There are several data providers that go up in bullet weight above 65 grs. and call their loads 5.56mm NATO. Very few of them actually load to 5.56mm NATO pressure which is 62,350 PSI/CIP vs 55,000 PSI/SAAMI for the .223 Rem. You can load down to .2...

On a different note: my daughter found the news before I did, but a man not so far away from here lost his life a few nights back when he and his motorcycle had an impact with a large hog. In my most recent article here: https://blog.westernpowders.com/2020/05/the-357-triple-ought/ I mentioned a loa...

One other item. Before reloading say 20 rounds, I measure each bullet. Using the longest bullet I seat and then measure the base to ogive then seat all the other bullets at this setting. Trying to achieve a consistent jump to the lands. Seems to help some based on today’s range results. Pics are wi...

Your seating die does not match the ogive of the bullet you are seating. To confirm this take a very small, half pea-sized, ball of tinfoil and place it in your seating die. After you seay the first bullet, the foil will conform to the shape of the bullet you are currently using. This will change w...

Have been reloading for a few weeks now. Getting some good results (better than factory 55 gr range ammo). Trying to improve some more using some longer match bullets. Have a question maybe someone can help with. I measured the cartridge base to the lands, is approx. 2.010 In order to load with a m...

Right about now would seem a good time for a strong NRA. I'm not concerned about Wayne LaPierre being right or wrong. What I believe is that like politicians such as John Cornyn, senator, republican TX (the RINO), he's more concerned about his position, financially, than he is for the overall health...

With a Wylde chamber and a 1 in 7" twist, it's the magazines that will dictate OACL. Maybe look at Blick Hills latest offering, the Mk 262 Mod 1C. They are claiming 2" groups for 10 rounds at 300 yards. That's great at 300 yards, but what if the target is only at 50 yards? On that I have d...

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Anyone with a tactical mindest should, by now, be aware of the potential danger and avoid any possible contact with one of these mobs. This is the new normal post the Obamination administration. We have certainly seen protests before, but when the ant...

For those who may not be familiar with Charles Schwartz, he is a retired federal LEO. While pursuing his BA in psychology at Ohio State University, he wisely chose to minor in physics. And you can find more info at his website: http://quantitativeammunitionselection.com/

I suspect many of you have seen the .357 000 article by now. You no doubt read that from about 12' to 21' the pattern size increases to around 2" - 3" and should not over penetrate through sheetrock making it a good choice for indoors. I've mentioned Charles Schwartz's book Quantitative Am...

Updating as there's a correction that needs to be made to the new article. There should be a target for the 4th test round that somehow got deleted. It gave the best result overall, and I have contacted the editor of the blog. Hopefully, it will be corrected this afternoon.

I know I'm arriving late to this discussion, but a friend of mine who shoots benchrest gave me a small quantity of a great and easy to find lube. Peak brand, neutral boot polish made with bees-wax. You can find it at any Tractor Supply. My buddy loads several different rifle calibers for benchrest s...

The newest article is up. It's about a defense load I developed that I'm calling the .357 Triple Ought. Hope y'all like it!