BenKK
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Got a beautiful M96 6.5x55 from 1900. It got shortened to a carbine some decades later, if I understand correctly. It looks to be in very good condition.
It shot 140 grain PPU factory ammo nicely, just a bit high.
I really want to shoot Woodleigh 160 grain PPSNs. So I loaded some using the Woodleigh Manual starting load of 40 grains of 2209. I used new Norma brass.
I had three shots this morning. The first one I wondered if the primer appeared slightly flat. The second one seemed a little stiff to open. The third one required a plastic mallet to lift the bolt, and the primer had popped out.
Accuracy was okay at 25m, an improvement on the factory 140s.
I looked in my two Nick Harvey manuals - no 2209 data. ADI online lists an identical starting load to what Woodleigh do for 2209.
Any advice?
To complicate the mystery, when I resized the PPU brass last week, I noticed the Lee die left a ring stamped into the brass at the base of the shoulder, and the dummy I made was a little stiff when closing the bolt. I have an RCBS die inbound to see if it’s a die problem.
It shot 140 grain PPU factory ammo nicely, just a bit high.
I really want to shoot Woodleigh 160 grain PPSNs. So I loaded some using the Woodleigh Manual starting load of 40 grains of 2209. I used new Norma brass.
I had three shots this morning. The first one I wondered if the primer appeared slightly flat. The second one seemed a little stiff to open. The third one required a plastic mallet to lift the bolt, and the primer had popped out.
Accuracy was okay at 25m, an improvement on the factory 140s.
I looked in my two Nick Harvey manuals - no 2209 data. ADI online lists an identical starting load to what Woodleigh do for 2209.
Any advice?
To complicate the mystery, when I resized the PPU brass last week, I noticed the Lee die left a ring stamped into the brass at the base of the shoulder, and the dummy I made was a little stiff when closing the bolt. I have an RCBS die inbound to see if it’s a die problem.