Recent content by Woodcarver

Those one or two discrepancies are what prompted me to call Hodgdon. After I had first been told (not by Hodgdon) they were the same, I went looking and found (very few) of these loads that didn't match. As I had a fair supply of H414 at the time, wasn't overly concerned. But as that supply...

The only powder I used that I know was discontinued (in 2022), is H414. When I looked into it, the answer was H414 had always been W760 rebranded. So when Hodgdon bought Winchester powder, they simply quit rebranding and just sell W760; this was directly answered by Hodgdon when I called. If you...

I have a Chapuis UGEX in 9.3x74R. It was taxing my patience trying to get a load to regulate, until I used W760. Neither 4350 powders worked; or a couple others I tried. 64gr of W760 over a LR primer gives me 2320fps with the 285gr Oryx, the 286gr Nos Partition, the Woodleigh SPRN, or the Speer...

Typically, this works well. As others have pointed out, the monometals are different and must be considered separately. I use about every load manual I can find when looking for a new recipe. It's actually kind of rare to find the bullet(s) I have, and the powder(s) I have, to be listed...

I used to use CCI for everything, but I have used all of them at some point. To date, I have not seen a discernable difference in any load that had a different primer used. Everything gets run over a chronograph, and if there's a velocity change, I can't see it. Haven't had a pressure issue that...

Not sure how many I've gone through, but it started with a POS Craftsman saw Dad bought me and my brother when we had the idea of cutting firewood to make money. Between a saw that took an hour to restart every time it was refueled, and a brother that broke maul handles routinely because he...

Never have been able to restrict myself to only a new caliber. I'm close to being able to outfit a baseball team with 30-06s, lol. Just can't seem to pass on a good deal, or a good trade, regardless of caliber. There have been more than a couple instances where I was given ammunition that didn't...

The OP hasn't been around since Oct of 2021....

Headlamps, plural. Saved more than 1 dangerous hike out carrying a load. And water. Don't leave camp without it. The Victorinox Tinker in my pocket is daily carry year round (there's a spare in every truck, just in case one disappears on me). So there's 3, not just 1, indispensable pieces of...

The 325 FTX has been too explosive, imo. At 1670fps out of a 458 Socom, it literally blew the far side out of a coyote at 65yd. The impact on prairie dogs at 130-160 yards looked like they had been hit by a 22-250 with 55gr VMAX. I won't use one on a big game animal. The 350-420gr cast I've...

The GunStix were a gamechanger. With the "5th" leg, I will sight in a rifle just as confidently as off the bench. There is a learning curve, albeit short, to make a repositioning move in the field, but the increase in accuracy makes learning how worthwhile. Staying under 2" with a 1 moa rifle...

$65 from Buffalo Arms unless you preordered, then $55

Yep...Lights were blinking for a bit, but (knock on wood) they are still on, for now. Folks to the north of me aren't so fortunate. Been completely dark that direction for awhile now. Shoulda plugged the skid in. Might want it tomorrow....