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by Ken Melgaard
Mon Mar 15, 2021 7:08 pm
Forum: Ammo & Reloading
Topic: Anyone Here Anneal
Replies: 31
Views: 33293

Re: Anyone Here Anneal

Just wondering (looking for advice) what you guys use and have found the best gas torch for there annealer set up
Thank you for your info
Ken
by Ken Melgaard
Thu Mar 11, 2021 8:20 pm
Forum: Ammo & Reloading
Topic: An observation with 2209.
Replies: 13
Views: 31679

Re: An observation with 2209.

Tony, Since 2017 “new plant” ATK manufactured propellant and from 1944 to 2017 the old “DuPont” plant so you will see different, it taken a few years on the ATK process to work out the bugs. As, in about late 2019 AR2209 had a lot of issues, as one of the production guys l know said every batch was ...
by Ken Melgaard
Mon Aug 01, 2016 8:03 pm
Forum: Ammo & Reloading
Topic: Trailboss .308 loads
Replies: 31
Views: 4516

Re: Trailboss .308 loads

The 208 grain Hornady projectiles won't work in a std 10 twist 308 need an 9 or 8 twist barrel to get them yo stabilise, did some work with a gunsmith developing sub sonic loads loads for deer culling in NSW parks the gunsmith built rifles with 1:9 twist barrels, using silencers!! They worked very w...
by Ken Melgaard
Sun Jul 17, 2016 7:53 pm
Forum: Ammo & Reloading
Topic: Trailboss .308 loads
Replies: 31
Views: 4516

Re: Trailboss .308 loads

Have a look at the Hodgdon a Powder web loading site, they list a load for Trial Boss for a 150 grain Nosler, stating @ 10. O grain and max of 14.0 grains, so with your 130 grain bullets start @ 12.0 grains for around 1200 ft/s velocity
Ken Melgaard
Copperhead Bullets
by Ken Melgaard
Mon Jul 04, 2016 5:52 pm
Forum: Shooting Sports
Topic: 2016 Narromine BR shoot
Replies: 11
Views: 1583

Re: 2016 Narromine BR shoot

Hi Tony, Great to hear that you are back shooting again. Hope is is well with you. Yes, cannot keep up the demand for the 103 grain 6mm VLD bullets, l can have look at a FB bullet, have the jackets, so, can make them, probably a few weeks until l catch up with orders, though. Re Green box jackets be...
by Ken Melgaard
Fri Jul 01, 2016 3:32 pm
Forum: Shooting Sports
Topic: 2016 Narromine BR shoot
Replies: 11
Views: 1583

Re: 2016 Narromine BR shoot

Hi JR,
Hope that you are keeping well up FNQ, just a question re the BIB 209 grain 30 cal bullets, could you please measure the length of the BT, have a set of dies on orde for similar dimension bullets both FB and looking at a BT version.
Thanks
Ken Melgaard
Copperhead Bullets