MikedaddyH Posted December 9, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2019 (edited) Loaded up IMR 4064 ladder test 5 each For 75gr ELDM @ 24.6gr & 24.9gr & 25.1gr For 80gr ELDM @ 23.5gr & 23.8gr & 24.0gr Fed205 primers with Federal 1x brass. Edited December 9, 2019 by MikedaddyH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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98Z5V Posted December 9, 2019 Report Share Posted December 9, 2019 (edited) Not buying the lighter projos for this one, brother. Not at all. Lightest that I will load will be Hornady 88gr ELD-Ms. Projo weight makes a huge difference, at distance. When you get the speed-on-the-heavies up there. It's like 77gr Matchkings in Mk262 ammo - and any heavy 5.56 that you load - I'm in the Hornady 75gr HPBT camp on those, over the Sierras... If they're not going 2750fps on that load, you'll never see the magic out of them. Get them to 2750fps - and you see it... rainbows through your scope, stars align, and you make hits on shiit that is deemed "unpossible" from the mere mortals... Those 5.56 heavies need the speed... This is no different - it's still the 5.56 heavies - it's just the REAL HEAVIES... through a 6.8 SPC case... I can get these 88gr Hornady ELD-Ms to 2750fps, with CFE223 powder, through a 1:7" twist barrel... by the book. You better believe I'm gonna get there, too, safely. That's gonna be a magic load, right there... Don't get sucked in to that Sierra 95gr MatchKing on this cartridge. You need a 1:6.5" twist barrel to run those long, heavy fuckers... 1:7" won't stabilize those big bitches... Edited December 9, 2019 by 98Z5V Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98Z5V Posted December 12, 2019 Report Share Posted December 12, 2019 (edited) So, I've started this process. Dies came in yesterday. I have 120 rounds of Hornady Match brass accumulated, and about 160 rounds of Federal brass, so far. I deprimed and resized all of it last night, it was already tumbled for it's first time, prior to last night. I got through 56 cases last night, finished - Deprimed and resized the whole batch. Next step was trimming all the cases. All the Hornady cases didn't need any trimming at all. They were good, and didn't need trimmed. All the Federal cases needed trimmed to length, every one. Some more than others. I thought that was interesting, but since this is all once-fired factory-loaded ammo, I better start from a consistent brass source. This bit of info will be interesting later, when it comes time to apply the Lee Factory Crimp Die to them all... I'm trimming to the 1.580" spec. The Hornady brass didn't need trimming, so it's under 1.580", obviously. The Federal brass is now all trimmed to 1.580". I'll need to sort is as I load it, and crimp the Hornady brass in one step, then change the crimp die to crimp all the Federal that's 1.580". Gonna be like this until that Hornady brass stretches a little... I got through the FULL process, ready to prime, on 56 cases last night. Tonight, I trimmed 50 more of the mixed brass, VLD chamfered inner and outer on the case mouth, and uniformed the primer pockets. I have 106 done, for the initial load. Those first 56 will be the load development cases, and the next 50 from tonight will be the confirmation - or further load refinement... Then I'll have something to work with, load-wise. 500 Hornady 88gr ELD-Ms sitting here, and 2lbs of CFE-223 powder. We'll see how this goes... Edited December 12, 2019 by 98Z5V Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikedaddyH Posted December 12, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2019 I really like the CFE223 ! I also trimmed each of the Federal cases ! All were within a few thousandth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikedaddyH Posted December 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2019 Shot a minimum of one round from each of my loads all were good , no FTF , no pressure signs ! The Hornady 80ELD-M is a go to projectile ... Nuff Said 😙 CFE223 is the powder 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98Z5V Posted December 30, 2019 Report Share Posted December 30, 2019 11 minutes ago, MikedaddyH said: Shot a minimum of one round from each of my loads all were good , no FTF , no pressure signs ! The Hornady 80ELD-M is a go to projectile ... Nuff Said 😙 CFE223 is the powder 👍 I disagree... The Hornady 88 ELD-M is the Go-To projectile, with CFE 223... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikedaddyH Posted December 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2019 Just now, 98Z5V said: I disagree... The Hornady 88 ELD-M is the Go-To projectile, with CFE 223... I should have given you 3 to shoot ! My Bad ! Then you could disagree with yourself 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98Z5V Posted December 30, 2019 Report Share Posted December 30, 2019 23 minutes ago, MikedaddyH said: I should have given you 3 to shoot ! My Bad ! Then you could disagree with yourself 😂 I'm pretty set on the 88s... After today, I know I'm supersonic to 1150 yards, brother. How far will your 80s get you?... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikedaddyH Posted December 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2019 1 minute ago, 98Z5V said: I'm pretty set on the 88s... After today, I know I'm supersonic to 1150 yards, brother. How far will your 80s get you?... Don't know yet ??? Lighter flies faster but farther just not sure. 8 more grain of hate will hit harder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikedaddyH Posted December 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2019 (edited) Going to need a heavier recoil Spring for this gun ... Maybe a heavier buffer also. Must slow down the recoil pulse. Running a H3. Edited December 30, 2019 by MikedaddyH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikedaddyH Posted December 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2019 I shot 100 rounds today so the gun is close to being broke in (120 total) . Every few rounds a case would be captured in the ejection port while ejecting and the next round would load in the chamber. That is the issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98Z5V Posted December 31, 2019 Report Share Posted December 31, 2019 (edited) On 12/30/2019 at 1:13 AM, MikedaddyH said: Going to need a heavier recoil Spring for this gun ... Maybe a heavier buffer also. Must slow down the recoil pulse. Running a H3. I ran all VLTOR A5 recoil systems in the Grendels, so I went with that for the Valk, too - wanted it to be as close as I came on the 18" SPR-ish Heavy Grendel. Here's the Cliff's Notes on the A5 setup. It's a 3.995" buffer. They did that so they could use the Armalite AR-10 Carbine receiver extension (7 5/8" internal depth) and the M16A2 rifle recoil spring. Contract with the Marine Corps to add collapsible stocks to USMC M16A4 Rifles. Change receiver extension, change buffer, keep spring, add collapsible stock. Done. "Common buffer weights" are way different for the A5 setup. A5 H0 = 3.8oz A5 H1 = 4.56oz A5 H2 = 5.33oz A5 H3 = 6.08oz A5 H4 = 6.83oz I have A5 H2s in the Valk and 18" Heavy Grendel. With the 7 5/8" extension and M16A2 recoil spring, they're perfect. I run A5 H1 buffers in the other Grendels. This might be your ticket, brother. Edited January 1, 2020 by 98Z5V Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikedaddyH Posted December 31, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2019 I have a H2 buffer in the parts bin . Also have 3 recoil Spring of unknown origin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98Z5V Posted January 1, 2020 Report Share Posted January 1, 2020 On 12/30/2019 at 1:22 AM, MikedaddyH said: Every few rounds a case would be captured in the ejection port while ejecting and the next round would load in the chamber. That is the issue. Was all that Valk brass, or did you make it from something (another caliber)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikedaddyH Posted January 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2020 3 hours ago, 98Z5V said: Was all that Valk brass, or did you make it from something (another caliber)? Ran 100 rounds, 3 boxes of new 75gr Federal and 40 rounds of 1x with 75 & 80gr ELDM . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikedaddyH Posted January 18, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2020 Picked up a pound of CFE223 and a box of Hornady 80gr 224 ELD Match bullets at Pistol Parlor. I have my 224V brass ready to load. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikedaddyH Posted August 23, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2020 Picked up a box of Hornady 75 gr ELD match at Pistol Parlor .going to make one more batch for the fall shoot. I should be good , I also have a scope for that gun now ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98Z5V Posted August 25, 2020 Report Share Posted August 25, 2020 With the Valk torn down to do all the 6 ARC testing, my Valk is done until the LaRue stuff comes in for the real 6 ARC. I don't see my Valk coming back up before the Fall Shoot, and don't think I'll have enough time to get any real load RE-development done for it. It'll be ready for the Spring Shoot in NC, though. @Matt.Cross Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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