Hello to all.
I just got a Remington M81 in 300 savage. I use 39 gr or 4064 and 150 grain bullets. Accuracy is quite good. I used 40.2 in my M99 and primers remain round and extraction is effortless. The 39 grain load is not hot at all.
But I have found that if I use the load with clean cases I have the rifle tear off the rim about 1 time in 5. If I lube the cases lightly, (just like I do before I size them) the rifle works flawlessly. The M8 and M81 are the old Browning long recoil actions and so the question I have is gun specific.
Anyone out there have a lot of experience with handloading for these guns?
I don't mind having the lubed cases, but I can't believe such lube is a requirement of the guns. They were quite popular in their day, and I have never heard of anyone needing to use a lube on the ammo. Perhaps a different powder?
The M8 was originally made in chamberings of 25 Rem, 30 Rem, 32 Rem, and 35 rem, all of which run at lower pressures then the 300 Savage, introduced in the M81 in 1941.
So any knowledge gained from experience would be appreciated here.
Thanks
I just got a Remington M81 in 300 savage. I use 39 gr or 4064 and 150 grain bullets. Accuracy is quite good. I used 40.2 in my M99 and primers remain round and extraction is effortless. The 39 grain load is not hot at all.
But I have found that if I use the load with clean cases I have the rifle tear off the rim about 1 time in 5. If I lube the cases lightly, (just like I do before I size them) the rifle works flawlessly. The M8 and M81 are the old Browning long recoil actions and so the question I have is gun specific.
Anyone out there have a lot of experience with handloading for these guns?
I don't mind having the lubed cases, but I can't believe such lube is a requirement of the guns. They were quite popular in their day, and I have never heard of anyone needing to use a lube on the ammo. Perhaps a different powder?
The M8 was originally made in chamberings of 25 Rem, 30 Rem, 32 Rem, and 35 rem, all of which run at lower pressures then the 300 Savage, introduced in the M81 in 1941.
So any knowledge gained from experience would be appreciated here.
Thanks