Bucksnort1
New member
A friend has begun to collect necessary equipment and components to load 257 Roberts. He has no experience so I am teaching him what I know. The problem is, I have no experience with Barnes bullets so I need a thumbnail sketch of loading (please keep responses short). Some members are very wordy. I know Barnes bullets are lead free and are mostly copper.
His rifle is a short action Remington 722.
He has a box of 50 each Barnes 100 grain bullets. Because of the short action, he is concerned about cycling rounds.
I have no printed data on loading Barnes bullets.
My questions are.
1. I assume some of the same powders used in lead free bullets are same as Barnes types. Is this correct?
2. I have a collection of rifle powders I will not likely ever use so I want to donate to his cause if I have the proper powder. Will someone recommend several powders. He says he wants to achieve about 2,900 fps.
3. Tell me about seating bullets and the three cannelures.
4. Recommendation for good printed or on line information.
5. Do S.A.A.M.I. specifications, i.e., C.O.A.L. etc, apply to Barnes bullets?
4. Should we crimp in the proper cannelure?
His rifle is a short action Remington 722.
He has a box of 50 each Barnes 100 grain bullets. Because of the short action, he is concerned about cycling rounds.
I have no printed data on loading Barnes bullets.
My questions are.
1. I assume some of the same powders used in lead free bullets are same as Barnes types. Is this correct?
2. I have a collection of rifle powders I will not likely ever use so I want to donate to his cause if I have the proper powder. Will someone recommend several powders. He says he wants to achieve about 2,900 fps.
3. Tell me about seating bullets and the three cannelures.
4. Recommendation for good printed or on line information.
5. Do S.A.A.M.I. specifications, i.e., C.O.A.L. etc, apply to Barnes bullets?
4. Should we crimp in the proper cannelure?