aubie515
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4/13/2021 UPDATED
I ordered my first 20 Practical barrel from Ritch and he's been great. I have received more information/help from Ritch, so it made sense to give him my business. I ordered a 20" barrel threaded. I finally found in stock Redding S type FL body die and Wilson neck bushing. I ordered and received 2k of Nosler 34gr bullets. I would able to purchase 8lbs of h322 powder.
I couldn't find any of the other popular 20 Practical powder that people were using, so I"m happy to have H322.
I should have my Wilson neck bushing next week, so I can start forming some brass.
I've been wanting a dedicated predator caliber for a while now. Where I live, it's rimfire and shotgun only and I have the following calibers.
22LR
17WSM
22Mag
12 ga
I also have areas in PA where I can hunt with other calibers and I have the following:
223
6.5 Grendel
So I think I ruled out 204 Ruger due to brass availability and 22-250 as it will require more powder.
I am thinking about 20 Practical and I called and talked to Rich from PM. I like his turn around time for his 20 Practical barrels. I am also looking at DTech as he offers Shilen select match barrels, which I'm a fan of.
My question is about forming 20 practical brass. On Robert Whitley's site, he's saying to us Redding S type and using .233 bushing and .225 bushing to resize 223 brass to 20 Practical brass.
Rich, said he just uses the .225 bushing to form the brass.
So all I need to form the brass would be to buy the Redding S type 223 full length sizing die and the .225 bushing to form the 20 practical brass?
As far as powder, I have a lot of CFE223 powder on hand, so I'm hoping someone has a 20 Practical load using that powder. I haven't decided on what projectile, but it will be based on what is in stock.
I think I'm going to go with a 20" barrel and looking at a 1:10 twist. I shoot suppressed, so I didn't want a super long barrel and I wanted to keep the weight down.
Can anyone help me out?
I ordered my first 20 Practical barrel from Ritch and he's been great. I have received more information/help from Ritch, so it made sense to give him my business. I ordered a 20" barrel threaded. I finally found in stock Redding S type FL body die and Wilson neck bushing. I ordered and received 2k of Nosler 34gr bullets. I would able to purchase 8lbs of h322 powder.
I couldn't find any of the other popular 20 Practical powder that people were using, so I"m happy to have H322.
I should have my Wilson neck bushing next week, so I can start forming some brass.
I've been wanting a dedicated predator caliber for a while now. Where I live, it's rimfire and shotgun only and I have the following calibers.
22LR
17WSM
22Mag
12 ga
I also have areas in PA where I can hunt with other calibers and I have the following:
223
6.5 Grendel
So I think I ruled out 204 Ruger due to brass availability and 22-250 as it will require more powder.
I am thinking about 20 Practical and I called and talked to Rich from PM. I like his turn around time for his 20 Practical barrels. I am also looking at DTech as he offers Shilen select match barrels, which I'm a fan of.
My question is about forming 20 practical brass. On Robert Whitley's site, he's saying to us Redding S type and using .233 bushing and .225 bushing to resize 223 brass to 20 Practical brass.
Rich, said he just uses the .225 bushing to form the brass.
So all I need to form the brass would be to buy the Redding S type 223 full length sizing die and the .225 bushing to form the 20 practical brass?
As far as powder, I have a lot of CFE223 powder on hand, so I'm hoping someone has a 20 Practical load using that powder. I haven't decided on what projectile, but it will be based on what is in stock.
I think I'm going to go with a 20" barrel and looking at a 1:10 twist. I shoot suppressed, so I didn't want a super long barrel and I wanted to keep the weight down.
Can anyone help me out?
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