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Old 02-24-2009 | 08:05 AM
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UncleNorby
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Default RE: Hornady FPB - anyone want them

I have a genesis too. Mine has QLA, doesn't yours?

Anyway, I struggled a bit at first trying to finess them at the start. No go. Now I just center them as bestI can and give them a strong whack with a starter. Works every time.

Here's a thought. If you can get your hands on a piece of delrin (or similar plastic) say 1.5" thick or so, you cold have a hole bored that matches your bore size (not under, but matching). You could then size your bullets by pushing them through head first. It is the skirt that is oversized, not the entire bullet. Then they should load much easier.

Another thought I had was, remove the breech plug and push your whole lot of bullets throughfrom the breechout themuzzle onto a soft pad (one at a time). They will then be sized to your gun, and will load easily. I have pushed out loads rather than firing, and re-used the bullets. They load very easily.

I really like FPBs, as they shoot well in my gun, load very easily once started (even after a shot or two without swabbing), and perform the way I like on game - always a passthrough. I'd recommend guys try pre-sizing before giving up on them.
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