After cleaning and inspecting cases for splits and defects, the sizing die should be set to barely touch the case shoulder, so as to not set it back much: 0.002 to 0.003 inch is about right. (Steve Gash photo)Ĭase preparation is totally uncomplicated. provides almost endless combinations for test loads that make reloaders absolutely giddy.Īlthough not all the bullets shown here were used for handloads, they are from left: Speer 165-Gr. The terrific selection of bullets, cases, and powders for the.
dies as the fourth most sold, topped only by the 6.5 Creedmoor. In fact, the latest “Die Popularity List” from RCBS lists. Such popularity also means that thousands of shooters load their own. Most reloaders use a hand tool like this one from Hornady to prime cases. I asked him what caliber he used and expected him to say 6.5x55, one of the 9.3mms, or some such. When I hunted moose in Finland a few years back, I encountered a fellow hunter who plugged a huge calf moose. has been a bestseller for decades, and it’s a premier hunting round because it is suitable for just about all big game except for the largest critters. This makes it more suitable for lighter bullets, but less than optimal for the heaviest big-game bullets. has a slightly higher maximum average pressure (MAP) of 62,000 psi the MAP of the. 30-06 and was found to be capable of excellent accuracy with a wide range of bullet weights and types. case turned out to be slightly more efficient than the. 30-06, due to the round’s slightly smaller case capacity and the rifling twist. Velocities are only a bit slower than the. 308 Win.’s popularity is well deserved it is a potent and versatile round. 308 Winchester is a delight to handload, and standard Large Rifle primers are proper for the round. 338 Federal are all consanguineous derivatives of the. 260 Remington and 7mm-08 Remington, and the. case has been necked up and down to produce many successful factory cartridges, to say nothing of wildcat cartridges of all shapes and forms. rules the roost, as there are rifles-and even handguns-for every purpose and every shooter. From lightweight mountain rifles to bull-barreled behemoths, the. Virtually every maker of centerfire rifles chambers models for the. has been a phenomenal success in the big-game fields, on target ranges, and just about everywhere gunpowder is burned. In 1952, two years before the announcement of the Army’s cartridge, Winchester adroitly introduced it as the “new”. The astute marketing wizards at Winchester were well aware of the Army’s developments and that military cartridges almost always become popular commercial cartridges. Army introduced a new cartridge called the 7.62x51mm to replace the. 308 Winchester handloads is wide and varied. Although not all the bullets shown here were used for handloads, the selection of. 30-caliber, which has been America’s favorite bullet diameter for generations.
The base and rim diameters are the same, and of course, it’s still a. 30-06 case was merely shortened by 0.479 inch, and the shoulder angle was changed from 17.5 degrees to 20 degrees. But this apple didn’t fall far from the tree. Like dozens of other cartridges, it came about by modifying the good old. 308 Winchester is about as All-American as you can get in the cartridge world.
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