Thread: Insomnia, coffee, and sticky buddits

Quote: I know the 140gn is pretty much standard for the 7/08 but you really should try something lighter. I may bend on that one yet, but don\'t know. As far as goats go, I\'d love to do something lighter, but tight funds due to only just purchasing all my gear, lack of split second access to a firing range to sight in any major load changes, and the fact I only consider goats as target practice for eventual bigger critters kinda...

Quote: Originally Posted by jesusgecko Got some Sierra boat tails and some Sierra soft point - both in 140gn, and some ADI AR2208. I can\'t see myself straying too far from 140gn with this beastie. I know the 140gn is pretty much standard for the 7/08 but you really should try something lighter. Noslers 120gn ballistic tip at the very least but also try Speers 115gn HP. If you are hunting pigs and goats then the 115gn hp is going to do a...

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Groove diameter doesn\'t not make for chambering problems. However, if the groove diameter is \'off\', maybe some other parameter is also. If you have a full-legth resizer, (and if you don\'t, you should get one), you should FL resize all your brass to start with. Even if you intend to neck-resize only, at some point you are almost assuredly going to have chambering problems if you neck-size only. For my cases, it\'s...

Quote: Originally Posted by jesusgecko Advice taken and actioned, and yep, bang on!!! So now the brass has been full length resized, it will still be all good for another 3 or 4 neck sizings I assume? I full length resize every other time......don\'t know why. As long as you shoot your reloads in the same rifle, 4 times is doable. I also resize cases every other time and there is a very good reason for that! For real soft brass like...

How much are you after for the Martini?