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Post by yotehunter2 on Nov 27, 2012 16:36:12 GMT -8
Think we can get a detailed discription of what a person would need to reload the 20 practical and the steps one would need to take to load for this round. This round is so much cheaper then the 204 to shoot (brass cost/availability). But i feel many are discuraged by this chambering because it is a wildcat. When i first talked to Ritch about my biuld i was tring to get away from all the steps that goes into a wildcat case prep. Im sure glad i listened to him and had him build me the 20 practical.
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Post by GLSHOOTER on Nov 27, 2012 20:14:25 GMT -8
Think we can get a detailed discription of what a person would need to reload the 20 practical and the steps one would need to take to load for this round. This round is so much cheaper then the 204 to shoot (brass cost/availability). But i feel many are discuraged by this chambering because it is a wildcat. When i first talked to Ritch about my biuld i was tring to get away from all the steps that goes into a wildcat case prep. Im sure glad i listened to him and had him build me the 20 practical. A Redding Type S 223FL bushing die. A Wilson .225 or a 227 bushing depending on your brass type, WIN is smaller, LC is bigger. A slick way is to use a regular 223 die for the FIRST forming if you want to speed it up. Size the case WITHOUT the expander button and it will make the last step slick as cat gut. A Hornady 223 seater die will handle the bullet seating or get a Hornady 20 seater and you are GTG. Take a 223 case. Lube. Size and deprime with the Redding die necking down as you size and bump the shoulder back to basic SAAMI zero for the 223. Chamfer the mouth in and out. Prime and load per normal. NO CRIMP!! The use of a regular 223 die is a step that many use for the sizing but it is not really necessary. Use a 1.760 as your MAX case length. Trim to 1.750. Use SR primers Non-magnum. Loading data. Start with 20 TACTICAL stuff from Accurate Arms. You can also use 204 stuff. Back it down 2 grains and work up with a chronograph. Velocities will be equal if not a tad higher than the 204 in the BHW barrel. Greg |
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Post by blackriflereviews on Dec 8, 2012 22:22:34 GMT -8
I used same 204 loads on a T&E using Varget, and produced .5" groups. Try OCW loading, I find it much easier than ladder tests. Google OCW (Optimum Cartridge Weight" Dan's a good guy.
Ever wonder why every 308 bolt gun shoots Fed GM 168SMK's so good? There's a reason. it's an OCW load. Need to find the accuracy node, and you will find a "scatter node" in between.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 9, 2012 18:29:32 GMT -8
I used same 204 loads on a T&E using Varget, and produced .5" groups. Try OCW loading, I find it much easier than ladder tests. Google OCW (Optimum Cartridge Weight" Dan's a good guy. Ever wonder why every 308 bolt gun shoots Fed GM 168SMK's so good? There's a reason. it's an OCW load. Need to find the accuracy node, and you will find a "scatter node" in between. I think we have already found the load at 25.5 gr. of Benchmark. It seems to shoot in all the barrels it's been shot in. When did you test a BHW 20 Practical barrel? Its only been available since the middle of Oct. and I got the first 5 ever produced. |
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