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@@johnkeller6004 hi John. Thanks for the comment. If I’m not mistaken, I think I’ve seen your name on some of the reloading forums on Facebook. Typically I do use all of the same Head stamp. I use Hornady brass, but this time I didn’t have enough to reload 50 rounds. I just recently bought some Winchester, Lake City ammo, which I will shoot and save the brass to reload with. I do anneal after each firing. I typically clean after every trip to the range. I generally use a bristle brush, and every so often I use a bronze brush to clean it really well. I plan to do some testing with seating depth. Thanks for the input. Much appreciated. And thanks for watching.

@@richardwills8017 thank you Richard. I really appreciate you watching. Thank you.

@@robertreed2300 thanks man. I appreciate you watching

@@martydoucet3614 hi Marty. You’ve got a lot going on there. Frankly, I think the 68BTHP just suck. I honestly feel like there’s something wrong with the manufacturing process. It sounds like you’re on the path to getting all of this figured out. I’d love to know what 3030 you’re shooting. Is that a Winchester, or a marlin? I have a 308, but I haven’t been shooting it lately. I need to get it back out there and do some shooting with that. Thanks for watching. I hope you stick around. Thanks for the comment. And thanks for watching.

@@fomerbu you may very well be right. The 68 grains just have not worked for me. I do appreciate your watching, and thanks for the comment.

@@fomerbu thanks man. I appreciate you watching. Thank you.

@@fomerbu that seems high. Is that a 5.56 load, or a .223? I might have to give that a try. Thanks for watching.

@@richardevans3084 what is the maximum load shown in your reloading manual? If it's over that, then no. Don't do it. Thanks for watching.

@@EverydayReloadingandShooting It’s 25 grains in manual

@@richardevans3084 as long as you're below the maximum charge weight for that particular bullet, you should be fine. Never exceed published loads.

@@perrywinkleelliott5131 you made the same comment two weeks ago. Please see my response to that original comment which I have pasted here. I wrote: It sounds like you didn't watch the entire video. If you go to the eight minute mark, you will see that I measure a bullet in my caliper and then I zero it out. That way when you measure from edge to edge, by subtracting the diameter of the bullet That actually gives you a measurement from the center to Center. I appreciate you watching . I hope you will subscribe. Thank you

Or try another powder but most likely it can also improve only so much. Johnnys reloading bench channel tested alot of powders with 77smk particularly

@ImNoBSING i'm going with your first recommendation. I don't plan to purchase any more of these. I honestly think it's a defect in the manufacturing process. I think there may be some variations in the jacket wall making the lead core off center causing the bullet to corkscrew in flight. there are plenty of other options that work really well. I don't really see the need to continue trying to force this one to work when it clearly doesn't want to work for me. Thanks so much for watching. Always appreciate the input. Thank you.

@@EverydayReloadingandShooting I had the 75s hit very poorly out of my last barrel and burned around 500 trying to get some sanity but just deemed them bad with 2K left over in my hands. The next barrel they started to hammer very well, I am more than happy and ordered 3k more. Try the bergers, 77 for example. They are probably the most accurate out of the basic weight category bullets. 70vld were great for me but I have heard the vld is not universally accurate. Lapua 77 and 69 are also not so picky with barrels. I really doubt there is something inherently wrong with the bullets, not even bulk bullets these days have any major problems.

@@ImNoBSING I did get a hold of some Berger 75 VLD targets. Looking forward to trying those. Also got a hold of some Nosler 77 grain, which I will also be experimenting with. Others in these comments are also saying they have not had good success with the 68BTHP. So I don't think it's just my loads. I'm still convinced it's the bullet.

@@Mark-wx1ho the price is the same for either and I have not seen any adverse effects from using magnum primers. Also, what would you consider to be a magnum load? Max powder charge? So if you were doing a ladder test, would you use non-magnum primers for the lower charge weights and magnum primers for the higher charge weights? just curious. Thanks for watching.

@@EverydayReloadingandShooting I am not sure mate. I am new to this and was just wondering.

@@Mark-wx1ho I think the magnum primers give a better overall ignition regardless of the powder charge. I think they perform a little better than standard primers. With no cost difference, I see no reason not to use them. I have heard some say that Magnum primers work best with ball powders like accurate 2460 or CFE 223, and standard primer work well with extruded powders.

I saved a screenshot of your message. I will give that load a try. I have had good success with the accurate powders as well. I especially like the 2460. It's a very fine ball powder and I can even meter that directly from the dispenser into the case and the weights are very consistent.

@@EverydayReloadingandShooting I use 26gr of the 2460 with 55gr bullets and 26.2gr with 52/53 gr bullets. As always, start below ANY recommendations. Good luck.

@@rufturbo997 I'll give it a try

I misspoke on only using the 77gr in a 1:8 twist as I have used it in a 1:9 twist rifle as well. It also was very accurate in that rifle. With the exception of the 1:12 rifle, the others are 16" AR's.

@@rufturbo997 gotcha

I was thinking the same thing!

@@DrakoWarkan 1:8. Thanks for watching

@@RanchTop thanks for commenting. I've tried this bullet with at least four different powders and I think one of them shot just OK, not great. Thanks for the compliment. I hope you stick around. Thanks for watching

@@RanchTop ps: the penmanship is the result of high school mechanical art class 😀

@@EverydayReloadingandShooting It is fantastic regardless. I also like the fact that you shoot 10 round groups. I get a bit tired of dudes shooting a non-repeatable three-shot group and telling me what a rifle is capable of.

I think you're probably right about that. I do have a pound of H335. I think I will try that with these 55 grain Vmax and see how it works out. Thanks for the recommendation. And thanks for watching. I hope you stick around.

@@danielgreene7987 I believe I have some H335 on the shelf. That would be an interesting comparison. Thanks for the suggestion. Thanks for watching, and please stick around.

@@danielgreene7987 I appreciate the recommendation Daniel. I've heard good things about the 8208XBR. I just got some of the n133 powder this week.

@@danielgreene7987 that's very interesting. Thanks for the input. I would try that test, but I just used the last of my 68 BTHP bullets, and I don't think I'll be buying anymore. Thanks for watching.

Change your powder.

@@sms9106 that may be a good suggestion, however I have tried several powders and none of them seem to work. I have other bullets that work very well, so I'm not gonna spend more time on the 68 BtHP. Thanks for watching. I hope you'll hang around.

@@johnsmith-ub7vr 1:8, thanks

@@EverydayReloadingandShooting Yeah, well that aint the problem.

@@33sdmechanic same problem here. I've tried other powders besides the N540 and CFE 223. None of them shoot well with this bullet . Thanks for watching. Hope you stick around.

@@rotasaustralis none of these were over 100% of case capacity. There was extra room inside of every case, so these were not compressed loads. All were trimmed the same length. My trimmer measures off of the shoulder, not the OAL. Average case length is 1.752. I anneal after every firing. Seven times fired brass. All Hornady head stamp. I did not load these any different how I normally do. And you probably saw the photos of the group that I shot last week. I'm telling you, it's the bullet. If you look at some of the comments some others also have not had good results with this projectile. thanks for the input as always. And thanks for watching.

@@rotasaustralis PS: what is GRT?

@@EverydayReloadingandShooting From the info I have on the loads, there's a problem somewhere. 103.6% is what GRT is showing & you'd never seat the projectiles in at that load ratio. Either the projectiles are shorter than GRT has listed or the case capacities are larger. Your case length seems correct & as long as the trimming tool is set correctly, that seems ok. That just leaves the charge measurement, powder type or case volume. I've found quite a few load issues using GRT & it's yet to be incorrect. GRT is Gordons Loading Tool. It's similar to Quick Load. What is the barrel length on your rifle &, are you able to measure the base to datum on your cases?

@@rotasaustralis here's the load data I'm using: www.vihtavuori.com/reloading-data/rifle-reloading/?cartridge=7

@@rotasaustralis if I can see empty space inside of the case after I drop the powder charge it's not 103% capacity.

@@jasoneverett7343 no. I have not. Given the results I've gotten so far, I feel like it would be a waste of time. Thanks for watching.

@@peteregger7928 hi Peter. This is the only Hornady bullet that I've really had problems with. I've used several powders and none seem to perform well with this bullet. Thanks for watching.

@@AllanClark-nt8mx it definitely seems to be for me. I appreciate the confirmation. Thanks for watching.

@@jeffreybossingham1732 I'm glad to know I'm not alone. Thanks for the comment. And thanks for watching.

@@craigparker4108 thanks for watching. We will get to the 20 round groups pretty soon. I just got a pound of N133 powder I'm excited to test that.

@@headcasey6375 I don't have a drop tube. It can help with extruded powders when you have a nearly full case, but I rarely find myself in that situation. some manuals show compressed loads for some powders, but I don't like those. They say drop tubes help in those situations, but again, I rarely load them up that full

@@EverydayReloadingandShooting so do you always pour your charge from the pan, as opposed to directly from powder thrower into case? once you have your amount set i mean?

@@headcasey6375 if it's a powder that allows the dispenser to throw a charge consistently, I can dispense directly into the case. If not, and I have to use the scale and a trickle, then I weigh each charge separately and dispense it from the pan into the funnel into the case.although, as mentioned I am now using the Hornady auto charge.

@@headcasey6375 I have never used a sonic cleaner. Ultimate reloader did a review on the Hornady one, and it seem to work really well. Are you using the chemical they recommend?

@EverydayReloadingandShooting it's the hornady lock and load. And yes I'm using the cartridge formula.

@@headcasey6375 keep me posted on the progress and let me know what you figure out.

@@ev3dale298 how many shots in those groups? Pretty impressive. Thanks for watching.

@@EverydayReloadingandShooting Three shot groups. I just ordered a truckload of it. I also ordered some PPU 75-grain BTHP Match Line .223. Saw some real tight groups in RUclips reviews with it. I also saw some reviews of the Frontier where it had good penetration and phenominal expansion at close range. Surprising for a .223 hollow point. It must have a thinner jacket than hollow points that don't even deform. My 16" ARs were getting 1.5 to 2 MOA with the Wolf SP 55, Tula FMJ 55, No-name Russian SP 62 and Mil-spec 855 62. The guys at my local gun shop told me to go heavier even with 1:9 and 1:8 twists. The advice is paying off.

@@ev3dale298 I have to wonder if frontier makes the bullets themselves, because I don't think they're getting them from Hornady if they're shooting that well. My experience with the Hornady 68 BTHP sucks. Stay at it brother!

@@headcasey6375 that sounds good to me Casey. I certainly don't know it all, but I've learned a few things since I started reloading, and I'm always glad to share. All questions are welcome. I appreciate you hanging around. Thanks for watching.

@@EverydayReloadingandShooting You're welcome. there are tons of people doing this on you tube, but for whatever reason yours feels more like an actual class I'm taking. Despite your intro where you stare at me like I just told you I backed into your car.

Hi Casey. Some powders just dispense more evenly than others. If you're using a ball powder like a CFE 223 or an accurate 2460 those meter very evenly out of the powder dispenser. But extruded powders like Varget don't dispense quite so evenly. So on those I try to throw a charge that's just slightly less than my target weight that I'm going for, and then I will use a powder trickler to get it up to the exact weight that it needs to be. For Christmas my wife got me a Hornady autocharge pro that dispenses automatically. That has been a big time saver, but it's also a significant investment. Stay with it. It's a learning process. You will get there. Thanks for watching.

@@EverydayReloadingandShooting The powder in question is Winchester autocomp. I was gonna as about the fancy auto charge things. That would look nice on the bench. I thought I was getting a head start on all this when i got all this free gear, but it seems there's always a new way of doing it.

@@headcasey6375 there are so many ways to perform the different processes. There is a learning curve. Watch all the videos you can. The ultimate reloader is one of my favorite channels. He has some really good instructional videos out there and he's always adding new content. Another one is called bolt action reloading. In time you will figure out what works for you. Good luck with it all.

I believe it is. A beam scale does not use batteries. It operates on gravity, and gravity doesn't change. I have a digital scale that I started out with, and I still use it for some functions. The problem with it is it would not hold zero. After loading a charge weight and removing the pan, it would often read anywhere from .1 to .4 grains instead of zero and I would have to zero it out again. That doesn't happen with the beam scale.

@@EverydayReloadingandShooting Yeah, that's what i noticed. the zero seemed to change with the win and the temp. To be fair its not an expensive been scale. Ive got an RCBS beam scale in the box i got. i'll pull it out and try it.

@@headcasey6375 I think you will like it once you become familiar with it.

@@headcasey6375 I think you will like it once you get familiar with it

@@headcasey6375 I believe I saw it featured and tested on the ultimate reloaders RUclips page. It does a really good job. Thanks for watching!

@@EverydayReloadingandShooting is the Trim pro outdated compared to what your using is I guess what im asking.

@@headcasey6375 honestly, I was not familiar with the trim pro until I read your comment and so I had to find a RUclips video on it to see what it was. I think the little crow gunworks trimmer that I use is a lot faster and easier. The trim pro seems to be tedious with having to insert the case and start it. With my trimmer, I just inserted into the cutter while it's running and pull it out as soon as it smooth out. I can do 50 cases in about 5-6 minutes. Also, the trimmer that I use will work in an ordinary drill, but it requires a one half-inch drill chuck.

@@EverydayReloadingandShooting Thats what I was thinking. cause in all the videos i see, no one seems to be using that. which sucks cause When i got all the hand me down stuff, it didn't have the pilots or holders, so i bought them, but then i saw how much the case prep center does and know i wasted a bit of time on it. I like the drill press set up you have, but i saw that the Frankford center has one on it. Ive seen it on your bench in the back ground. any reason you stick with the press? I can fit a press on my bench. but the center seems to have all you need.

Hi Casey. Frankford Arsenal has two different case prep centers. One includes the trimmer, and the other one just has the basic tools and does not include the trimmer. Mine does not include the trimmer so I had to have a separate device for that.

Congratulations. Welcome to the rabbit hole. Ha ha! I think you will really enjoy this. It's a wonderful hobby.

@@EverydayReloadingandShooting Yeah, ive wanted to for a while, but out of the blue one of my uncles got his hands on some serious reloading equipment, and has got it in his mind to start a business. and I mean like some serious stuff, multi stages and all that. He gave me some of the simple stuff, so i could get familiar with it and possibly help him out later. Got a bunch of older RCBS stuff and a lot of dies. so I'm super new at this. I've only made 300 luger rounds so far. having blown my hand up yet. so... good start.

Wow! I'm definitely flattered. Thank you for the compliment. I have also updated this video and there's another out there entitled reloading 223 from start to finish evolved. you may want to take a look at that because some of my processes have changed since this video was made. I really appreciate you watching. Thanks.

Thanks Dean. I love it here. In fact I'm sitting in my car waiting for the range to open now so I can make another video. Thanks for watching. I hope you stick around.

Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it. And thanks for watching.

Maybe not quite as much fun as doing it. I appreciate you watching, Robert Reed.

Hi lemonade. Much appreciate you watching. I noticed towards the end of my day at the range, that the parallax seemed to be off just a little bit. I could move my head from side to side and see a a little bit of movement against the point of aim. I will have to adjust that next time out, but I’m thinking that may have been the culprit on that 27 grain load. It is possible moisture could have a bearing, but kind of doubt that. I’m in a part of my basement where I have low humidity and I keep all of the powder containers sealed. Something to think about though, I will admit. thanks for the input. Always appreciated.

My pleasure North. I really should have included that information. Your comment was the reason I have added that. I will also include it in future videos. It is important to know I think. Thanks for the input. Stay Wild 😀

Thanks for the recommendation. I’ll have to give that a try. Thanks for watching. I hope you stick around.

@@alfonsobenitez8574 I'm glad that was helpful. Thanks for watching! Please stick around

@@BenjaminG90 wow! Never heard of that, but whatever works, right? I heard of a guy one time that used STP motor oil treatment. Seems like it would be hard to get the lube off. Anyway, thanks for sharing. Happy reloading, and thanks for watching. I hope you stick around.

It sounds like you didn't watch the entire video. If you go to the eight minute mark, you will see that I measure a bullet in my caliper and then I zero it out. That way when you measure from edge to edge, by subtracting the diameter of the bullet That actually gives you a measurement from the center to Center. I appreciate you watching . I hope you will subscribe. Thank you

@@Leebeaux1 some of those have been shot over 20 times. I’m guessing that was a part of it. Thanks for watching.

@EverydayReloadingandShooting Thank you for the reply. I'm fixing to get in reloading. Thank you for the in detailed video's

Best of success to you. It's a wonderful hobby.