So, it has been over a year since I’ve posted anything here on coyotestuff. Wow, time flies. And I’m lazy.…
Welcome to Part 4 of the Saga of the .220Redline! Long before endeavoring to build this wildcat, I’ve accepted that running a cartridge nearer the edge of traditional reasoning is not without consequences. Sparking off almost 70 grains of smokeless powder down a .224 caliber hole is rather extreme!
So, off we went, navigating two tracks to get to the area that had looked promising from a distance. And eventually, we arrived. The Chuck Cathedral…
Problem… Truck was wedged/high centered front and back, stuck in the mud, under the water, absolutely no moving forward or back. Twenty miles to the nearest occupied ranch. Dang…
…for the guys wanting to neck turn for chambers that are not tight necks, be they factory or custom, the question of what thickness to turn to is a bit more muddy. Obviously, you don’t “need” to neck turn at all, for a factory or non-tight neck chamber. And of course, factory chambers are generously proportioned and sloppy of fit to begin with, so there is always concern for making things even sloppier…
There are several reasons you might want to outside neck turn, even if you don’t have a tight neck chamber. Probably the best reason is that neck turning is the “easy button” to producing excellent concentricity.
I got the idea to section a bunch of bullets at once for a picture gallery. Finally getting around to it!
The three ‘chucks above, all got popped in less than 10 seconds. That AR is just a hoot in a target rich environment!
…Bullet selection would be from various 69-80.5grain bullets on hand, from Hornady, Berger, Sierra & ‘Swampworks’ line of custom JLKs… Then, I set out about seeing how fast a 75 JLK might go. Turns out, RL-33 yielded a whopping 4088 fps! That load showed…
…the topic of what factors/variables create success and which factors/variables lead to failure is probably the most relevant and least understood topic of all within the coyote calling discussions…