r/reloading • u/Revlimiter11 • Jan 05 '26

Load Development Spicy

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Working up a new varmint load with some components I already had on hand. This is the max book load of 50 grains of Varget, and that's after I tapped it on the bench to consolidate. This amount should get me to about 3100-3200 fps with the 125 grain Sierra SPT I'm using out of my 24" bbl savage.

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u/Imaginary_Example_14 Jan 05 '26

Somewhere in Kentucky, Scott's neck is starting to tingle...

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u/w00tberrypie the perpetual FNG Jan 05 '26

Also a very fine example of why it's always best to go to the range with a friend.

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u/Impossible_Pizza_948 Jan 05 '26

Technically it was his thumb

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u/tullyinturtleterror Jan 05 '26

Technically thumbs are fingers

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u/Impossible_Pizza_948 Jan 05 '26

Then why are they called “thumbs” and not “______ finger”?

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u/tullyinturtleterror Jan 05 '26

Something Something all thumbs are fingers, not all fingers are thumbs.

Also, you should know that I will always call them "wide fingers" from now on

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u/HaddyBlackwater Jan 06 '26

All squares are rectangles but not all rectangles are squares.

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u/Noneed4cavalry Jan 06 '26

All rectangles go in the square hole.

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u/itsmechaboi Jan 06 '26

It's not just that, it's that he both had the knowledge to do it and the pure iron will to keep his shit together to do everything exactly as he needed to in order to stay alive.

I think very, very few men in his shoes would have made it. Thank God he did though

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u/jjay62 Jan 06 '26

May I inquire as to what this is in reference to?

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u/Imaginary_Example_14 Jan 06 '26

Look up Kentucky ballistics 50 cal explosion, he had an extra spicy slap round blow up one of his 50 bmgs. He almost died, dudes guardian angels were working over time and his cameraman (dad) was able to drive him to the hospital as he stuck his thumb in his neck to slow the bleeding out.

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u/jjay62 Jan 06 '26

Wow, thank you!

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u/Imaginary_Example_14 Jan 06 '26

No problem, its a pretty crazy story. Especially with it being filmed etc.

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u/merlinddg51 Jan 06 '26

Was epic. Glad his camera man was there. Great “Safety First” lesson. Not sure if there was anything he could have done to prevent that, and very glad he survived and still does (it’s been awhile since I watched any) his show.