.223Savage
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I hope to be getting a K31 soon and have begun the research into its care and feeding.
While I have done a bit of reloading (.303 Br, .45 ACP, .308 and .223) the 7.5x55 seems to have a lot of confusing, to me at least, and contradictory information floating about.
I started with my Sierra and Hornady manuals and both contain warnings to slug the barrel and measure the chamber before reloading ect. Compared to other calibers they seem to leave the impression that reloading 7.5x55 is considerably riskier than any other load.
The Internet is even more confusing, some saying not to neck size, others saying to seat bullets much shorter than the manual COL. Some say only long bullets will work well and others say only Redding dies will work well.
Rather than sort through the real versus imaginary info I hope some of you who have experience with this round will share it with me. I would like to hear what has worked for you and some answers to a few other questions.
- Where do you get Boxer primer brass? Do you resize another caliber, if so which one and how.
- Which company's dies do you use? Where did you get them?
- What would be a good starting bullet and powder combination? I will be shooting paper only and probably at 100 yds mostly initially.
- Have you tried lead bullets? How successful were they?
- Have you put a scope on your K31? If so what mount and how well did it work.
I am attracted to the K31 by its unique action and its reputation for accuracy but I confess I am a bit intimidated by reloading for it. Having said that I suspect that the cost and lack of factory loads will force me to reload for it. Those who own them seem to swear by them and they seem to have a cult like following.
Help!!! Thank you all.
While I have done a bit of reloading (.303 Br, .45 ACP, .308 and .223) the 7.5x55 seems to have a lot of confusing, to me at least, and contradictory information floating about.
I started with my Sierra and Hornady manuals and both contain warnings to slug the barrel and measure the chamber before reloading ect. Compared to other calibers they seem to leave the impression that reloading 7.5x55 is considerably riskier than any other load.
The Internet is even more confusing, some saying not to neck size, others saying to seat bullets much shorter than the manual COL. Some say only long bullets will work well and others say only Redding dies will work well.
Rather than sort through the real versus imaginary info I hope some of you who have experience with this round will share it with me. I would like to hear what has worked for you and some answers to a few other questions.
- Where do you get Boxer primer brass? Do you resize another caliber, if so which one and how.
- Which company's dies do you use? Where did you get them?
- What would be a good starting bullet and powder combination? I will be shooting paper only and probably at 100 yds mostly initially.
- Have you tried lead bullets? How successful were they?
- Have you put a scope on your K31? If so what mount and how well did it work.
I am attracted to the K31 by its unique action and its reputation for accuracy but I confess I am a bit intimidated by reloading for it. Having said that I suspect that the cost and lack of factory loads will force me to reload for it. Those who own them seem to swear by them and they seem to have a cult like following.
Help!!! Thank you all.
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