Excellent info. I am in process of an 11.5" build and am researching loads that I can duplicate. I appreciate your attention to detail and also geek out on the details.
@dalewetherspoon6984 Жыл бұрын
I learned while reloading that every gun is different. My ar likes 69 to 72gr with very little jump, using varget. So when setting the projo I get the varget crunch. But this is another great info vid, I hope others may have learned some valuable information about reloading projos. Now powders and accurate measurements is another video in itself. Be careful and God speed.
@3gunshooter60 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for taking the time to educate people. I'm not a long range shooter, so I've never gotten super deep into the weeds about BCs of bullets, suffice it to say, I know the higher the number, the better it flies to distance. I agree with you on Ron Spomer. He's got a bunch of knowledge about this stuff. Thanks again for the videos
@unclefreedom213 Жыл бұрын
Thank you and Ron is a national treasure
@jaytowne8016 Жыл бұрын
Excellent presentation! Really touched the bases well.
@unclefreedom213 Жыл бұрын
Thank you
@jefftabor595 Жыл бұрын
Yes, let’s go further. Been shooting a long time but I am learning more with each video.
@unclefreedom213 Жыл бұрын
More to come will be doing a full series I think
@jaytowne8016 Жыл бұрын
Home defense a varmint round is best. Got some training in the 1990 s and varmint was tested on gelatin wearing soft body armor..went right through the kevlar, and made a " turnip shaped wound cavity" ... Yet would be disrupted in one foot of flight distance after encountering a car seat or other seat the results of said tests were closely held and not released for wider dissemination.
@unclefreedom213 Жыл бұрын
fortunately almost all ballistics data is widely available now but I agree if you font have to shoot through barriers a Varmint round is as a good a home defense round that exists
@unclefreedom213 Жыл бұрын
level 2 and 3a stand no chance at all against pretty much anything rifle velocity speed kills armor
@Golden_Patriot Жыл бұрын
i appreciate your nerd knowledge
@unclefreedom213 Жыл бұрын
More to come for sure I love doing this kind of stuff
@GTfromAG Жыл бұрын
Cost, reliability, and marksmanship 💯🙌🏾
@2674nismo11 ай бұрын
So much knowledge
@000pu0004 ай бұрын
You need a louder mike pick up. I have firearm damaged ears. Really enjoy your channel and insights.
@ShaminMike Жыл бұрын
Awesome stuff man. Bullets are fascinating
@unclefreedom213 Жыл бұрын
Yes they are stay tuned there is a few more videos coming a little more in depth on different ballistics
@JustinSmith-rz2lu Жыл бұрын
Love the videos brother! Keep ‘em coming. Would love to hear more on long range match bullets/ammo. Just getting started down the hand loading road.
@silverbrass6711 Жыл бұрын
Another great video awesome content 👍👍
@wesneal7913 Жыл бұрын
You make some well informed videos. I love this channel
@unclefreedom213 Жыл бұрын
Thank you
@traillesstravelled7901 Жыл бұрын
Awesome thanks 👍. I just started reloading (9mm, .223) because I like the hard way? Still cutting my teeth on plinking, nothing over 100m yet, but am hooked based of the customized for my rifle, performance consistency etc. Go ahead and get into the weeds about it. I appreciate the knowledge, experience and expertise of veteran reloaders/shooters.
@unclefreedom213 Жыл бұрын
Weeds are coming
@ibpositivemostly7437 Жыл бұрын
Cool video thanks.
@paulrodriguez9255 Жыл бұрын
More on bullets, thx. Excellent vid
@unclefreedom213 Жыл бұрын
More coming for sure
@nikos6220 Жыл бұрын
I am currently working up a load that should be right up your alley given your views on the Lehigh XDs. 308 win 16‘ Lehigh 85 grain Xtreme Cavitator at about 3.450 ft/s. Will use it on larger varmint first and if I like what I see graduate to deer. Would love to see what the thing does in gel
@BrockNessMonster1991 Жыл бұрын
An 85 grain .308? Holy smokes that’s light, at that weight/velo it should just come apart right?
@nikos6220 Жыл бұрын
@@BrockNessMonster1991 nope, that‘s the beauty. It is another copper mono from Lehigh using the same cavitation effect you have one the Xtreme Defense line. It is rated to be good up to 4.200 ft/s.
@BrockNessMonster1991 Жыл бұрын
@@nikos6220 - dang that’s wild, sounds nasty for sure
@jeffreywilson690 Жыл бұрын
I'll have to send you a picture of a.224 75 grain swift
@unclefreedom213 Жыл бұрын
Oh that'll be nasty I did up some 40gr stuff out of a 18 inch AR going 4000fps it's a barrel burner for sure but it turns Prairie dogs into mist
@itsamk18-ish Жыл бұрын
I ordered 1000 Projos off American reloader, it was mixed “premium” bullets. I got a bunch of 62gr soft point, franj and what looks like controlled chaos. Again,i really need to get a chrono but so far i shot the soft point and franj, i got .5” groups at 50 yards from my 10.5 with both bullets. I want to put them into gel which I’ll probably do in a few weeks but one of them will be my new HD round.
@Ghillie-bp6tl Жыл бұрын
Another great segment. Would definitely like to hear some reviews of terminal ballistics on various rounds, knowing you have put time in the various test mediums.
@unclefreedom213 Жыл бұрын
Such as? Like you would like to see me go further than I did on the Go rifle ammo video?
@Ghillie-bp6tl Жыл бұрын
@Uncle Freedom You had mentioned gel testing that supported your conclusions. Would love to get into a bit more depth of findings. Not range vids or jerking it to wound cavity pics. The format you have works extremely well. Clear, concise findings specific to bullet design (and specifics to barrel and twist, where applicable). Just a suggestion. I know you're busy.
@unclefreedom213 Жыл бұрын
@@Ghillie-bp6tl I like it
@chazcarter2599 Жыл бұрын
Can confirm that the 168 .30 cal Amax performs like a big varmint grenade. But it will take a white tail down quickly. Last one I hit right in the upper leg bone bullet fragged the heart and lungs like Swiss cheese
@unclefreedom213 Жыл бұрын
The A-Max is some nasty stuff no doubt
@TheMrwhite6199 Жыл бұрын
Another great in depth presentation.....what do you think about 60 grain v max? ...thats my go to war round based off assumption that it should do better then 193 and M855....
@unclefreedom213 Жыл бұрын
It's an excellent bullet design, carries a touch more mass but dumps all of its energy. Great round for defensive encounters
@sahhull Жыл бұрын
300gr Hornady A-Tip is my target ammo of choice. Fun fact... Its still super sonic at 1600 yards. (Longest range I can reasonably shoot) I coat my bullets with boron nitride. Each case is hand cleaned and inspected, trimmed, weighed, placed into batches by weight then loaded. At £6 per shot. Handloading and saving brass is the only way to shoot. Barrel has been cryo cooled to relieve internal stress
@unclefreedom213 Жыл бұрын
Excellent to hear the A-Tip is such a scary good design on a bullet
@jeremyjeremy8795 Жыл бұрын
I’m guessing you also weigh each bullet with a scale that goes down to nano grams
@sahhull Жыл бұрын
@@jeremyjeremy8795 I do indeed weigh and sort by weight every bullet down to .xx grains.
@rogerray2545 Жыл бұрын
👍👍
@jeffreywilson690 Жыл бұрын
If you put the bullet through the kitchen, u get biscuits and gravy
@jeremyjeremy8795 Жыл бұрын
I don’t handload, probably won’t for a long time. When I have a house and garage again I would like to get into it but for now it’s just not in the cards. I’m building a 224V as my beginnings to long range precision shooting. One of the reasons I chose that caliber was because federal does the fusion MSR and Gold Medal Match (SMK) each in 90g which I’m thinking will allow me to switch between the target round and hunting round without having to re zero the rifle. What do you think of those bullets and my train of thought on the matter?
@unclefreedom213 Жыл бұрын
They will fly a little different so while you shouldn't in theory have to adjust zero they will more than likely have a different impact point. I will say 224V is sometimes very difficult to get shooting well and can be picky with ammo.
@gabe321 Жыл бұрын
Do a video on varmint rounds and ammo.
@MrRedtiger62 Жыл бұрын
I just subscribed, have you done any videos on 224 Valkyrie ammo yet ? If not, could you make a video on that…. Thanks 👍
@unclefreedom213 Жыл бұрын
I havent and I sold off my Valkyrie though I still have all my handload notes on what worked
@HersheyRoseX Жыл бұрын
See after watching your older videos i was hoping to heart your opinion of the Fort Scott Munitions tui in 5.56 70gr. i haven't seen much testing on it but i have liked the 62gr for defensive ammo.
@unclefreedom213 Жыл бұрын
I haven't shot the 70gr but I will reach out to them and see about getting my hands on some
@HersheyRoseX Жыл бұрын
@@unclefreedom213 that would be great! I know now they sell the 70 gr .224 projectiles independent of their loads.
@unclefreedom213 Жыл бұрын
They're not cheap but if you like reloading they are fun to mess with
@pauldiaco3817 Жыл бұрын
Question: Wouldnt a bullet be more effective if it bloomed but remained in one piece rather than fragmenting? Seems to me that a round that expands into a blender blade shape would grind out a hellacious wound channel. I keep a slug called The Gatekeeper in my defensive shotgun. It expands to a 40mm tunnel borer. (Saw it on Taufledermaus) Pretty sure we're talking a one shot stop.
@unclefreedom213 Жыл бұрын
really depends on what you're wanting to do. In a rifle something that frags and is moving 2900fps+ does massive damage with a huge wound cavity. Controlled expansion rounds have their place its all about selecting the right round for what you want to accomplish
@pauldiaco3817 Жыл бұрын
@@unclefreedom213 Its all about stopping the threat, and in my case, barriers are a more remote possibility than what a law inforcement professional might face. If a fragmenting bullet, in your opinion, is up to the task, I bow to your greater width and depth of knowledge. Clearly youve done your homework. BTW, would you happen to have Paul Harrell's email address? ;-)
@UltraAbyss012 Жыл бұрын
Do you have preferred places to buy ammo?
@unclefreedom213 Жыл бұрын
Honestly wherever I find it, Target sports, lucky gunner, midwayusa, Underwood ammo
@patriotcountry4716 Жыл бұрын
Hey what's your opinion on X-tac m193 55gr 5.56×45 nato ammo as far as quality. Is it as good ,up there with Winchester, federal? Because there's so many conflicting stories so I thought I'd ask your opinion.
@unclefreedom213 Жыл бұрын
I've never had an issue compared to other m193 rounds I would honestly take pmc over white box winchester most days it shoots cleaner
@patriotcountry4716 Жыл бұрын
@@unclefreedom213 That's what I was thinking but I just wanted to get your opinion. Thanks
@CheeseBurgerXJ4 ай бұрын
Pmc xtac m193 is 1-200 fps slower than real m193. PPU and IMI are loaded to spec, so is Winchester but they aren’t sealed. I stock up on PPU and it’s just as accurate as my old pmc I still have with a noticeable amount less drop when shooting past 100yds.
@LKaramazov Жыл бұрын
What would be he ballistic difference between a light varmint round and say, a 60 grain v max?
@unclefreedom213 Жыл бұрын
between the 60 and what like a 40?
@LKaramazov Жыл бұрын
@@unclefreedom213 yeah, I bout a couple of boxes of federal a few years ago, but haven’t gotten around to shooting them, and yeah they’re under 50 I think. I saw a vid from Jerry Miculek and light varmint rounds did quite a number on some drywall he was testing them with. I just bought some 60 grain ammo inc. vmax from PSA at a pretty good price and wonder what the defensive difference would be.
@CheeseBurgerXJ4 ай бұрын
@@LKaramazov40gr will blow up in a groundhog and probably won’t exit while the 60gr will do the same amount of damage if not more while still having enough penetration to exit
@jiujitsuforall8627 Жыл бұрын
Hey brother, I appreciate your info and knowledge. I too like to "nerd out" on external ballistics, etc. This is valuable info in selecting purpose-driven bullets for home defense scenarios but how about grid-down, SHTF, bulk loadouts? If we can choose the bulk ammo for that purpose, instead of loading 1000's of rds with specialty bullets, which common 556 round would you recommend??? Standard 55 gr mil-spec loads? 62 gr green tips?
@rogerwood5228 Жыл бұрын
M193 never stopped working
@parkerfowler5689 Жыл бұрын
Exactly what I was thinking. PSA’s aac ammo has a 77gr and 75 gr OTMs. The heavier bullet weight while still being a hollow point would it be more accurate 200yrd+ but still effective against barriers and soft targets?
@rogerwood5228 Жыл бұрын
@@parkerfowler5689 I believe PSA offers two loadings for the 77gr, one being a SMK and the other an in house proprietary projectile. The 75gr I believe is also a proprietary projectile. The SMK is a bit more accurate than the other two. I've seen people do sub moa at 200 yards with it where the other two start to open up some, but still very much usable. As for barrier penetration at 200 yards, there's still plenty of kinetic energy and stabilization to get through common materials at that distance with either cartridge.
@parkerfowler5689 Жыл бұрын
@@rogerwood5228 thank you for the insight I was planning on making that my shtf stockpile ammo the fair pricing at 55-45 cents per round makes it pretty hard to beat
@unclefreedom213 Жыл бұрын
for cheap 55gr m193 if you can afford it 68 thru 77gr otms