What rifle are you working up a load for now?
So what is everyone working on curretly?
Savage 10FP Savage 308 here.
Hopefully will have a final load in 2 more range sessions. [?]
Savage 10FP Savage 308 here.
Hopefully will have a final load in 2 more range sessions. [?]
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Rem. 700 LSS Mountain Rifle .260 Rem.
Just starting the process and have high expectations...
"Blessed be the Lord, my rock, who trains my hands for war" Psalm 144
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Heavily customized Remington 1917 Eddystone chambered in 6mm/284.
It's a blast!!!![:D]
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My latest project is finding a good load for a 700 BDL in 6.5 rem mag that i recently bought.So far,it seems to prefer the 100 gr. bullets. 0 -
Weatherby Predator .308 125 grn ballistic tip currently pushing 3000 fps at muzzle. Very fast and apparently accurate. Still need ot work on the bullet seating depth in my opinion however.
How vain it is to sit down to write when you have not stood up to live.
Henry David Thoreau
My friend is one... who takes me for what I am.
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Sako AV Mannlicher with 20" barrel in 375 H&H. Working up loads for the 270 grain Barnes TSX. Hoping to get 2650 FPS from that short barrel. It's going to Africa in May 2006.
AlleninAlaska
Delta Firearms & Supplies
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Picked up a .280 last week. Just waiting on the dies and will be starting on loads soon. Thinking 150gr... is this a good weight? -Don 
When they pry it from my cold dead fingers.0 -
As soon as the weather breaks I'll be working on the 350 Rem mag.
Planning on a 6.5-284 being built when I get back to work.0 -
BSA Martini 22 Hornet.
Pete
"Be kind to your neighbor, he knows where you live"0 -
Working with the new Nosler 180gr Ballistic tips in my 8x57. 0 -
Deputy Don....depends on what you are hunting? For deer
sized game it is hard to beat the 145 grain Grand Slam. It
knocks them dead right now! But yes, 150 grainers should work
well too. Remingtons have a good rep. Don't use boattails,
they come apart on impact.
The 160 grain bullet has about the same numbers as a 180
grain bullet in 30-06,(sectional density and bullet coefficient) and should work on just about everything.
I let the gun writers talk me into "premium" bullets a while
back, and found they are not necessary.(small holes all the way through!) Remington and Hornady bullets work just fine. Might use a premium on elk, though.0 -
My custom # 3 Ruger. Douglas 25.2" barrel chambered in .38-56 WCF. Just starting out with a load from Ken Waters Pet Loads. I know that I can exceed that load as his are primarily for the old Lever action rifles, but we will see. I am currently using 37 grs. of IMR 4895 behind a 255 gr. lead bullet and fired by Federal 210 primers in reformed Remington .45-70 brass. Don't have a crony so don't know about velocity with this load. Oh Yeah the barrel is a 1 in 12 twist rate.
for GOD and COUNTRY
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too damn many!!
why chase the game when the bullet can get em from here?....
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I wish I could afford to work on more than one project at a time! [:D]
Here she is Justin, almost finished.0 -
good looking rig CF[8D] Never get tired of seeing those big knobs sticking all 3 ways off of a nice peice of glass[:p]
Don't get started with more than 1 at a time or you won't end up getting any of them done.[B)]
why chase the game when the bullet can get em from here?....
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Thanks. I love the Leupold Mark 4. Would rather have a Nightforce of course but didn't have the 1300.00 for glass.
I am also helping my buddy with his Barrett 50 BMG project and my other buddy's Sako TRG42 in 300Win.
After this 308 is done I am thinking a 300 RUM is in order.0 -
Weatherby Super Varmint Master in .243
Eric
All American Arms Company
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A vintage Stevens single shot in 25/20 WCF. I have a stash of Speer 75 gr. soft point, flat nose bullets. I haven't started yet, and I'd like to hear some suggestions. I have a can of Alliant 2400 that should work well, but any ideas using others? In four manuals, there just isn't much data to be found. Any ideas?
The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.0 -
Still playing with .308 155gr A-max loads. with Varget.
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Hey FrancF,
How do those 155gn bullets work out at longer ranges, 600 yards plus? I am at 45gn of Varget behind a 175gn SMK, sub MOA 5 shot groups easily. Running around 2730fps. Will be testing it out at 300 yards tomorrow to see how they do a lil further down range.0 -
At the moment it's a 27" #5 Lilja barrelled 25/284 with a .287 neck on a tuned XP-100 action.
Then it's going to be a 28" #7 Shilen barrelled 8 twist 6mm BR with a .252 neck on a tuned Ram-Pro action.
Spent the last few weeks turning down necks, and tuning brass for the both of them.
I have it all fire formed shooting out of the bedroom window, can't wait till April to finish em up.
Gun control is hitting what your aiming at.0 -
Our club is going to allow Cowboy and Blackpowder Cartridge rifles to be shot at the IHMSA events. Cast bullets only. I need to work up a load for my Shiloh Sharps .45-70. 0 -
Guys, you got some fancy rifles. All I've got is a newer Winchester in 270 short-fat with a laminated stock and a Leopold 3x9. Shoots sub MOA and I haven't even glassed the stock yet, current load 140gr
SPBT over 62gr. RL 22 and WLR primer.
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An old Rem. 788 in 22-250. I've got 6 test laods made up. Just waiting for the time off, and a nice day. 0 -
Right now Im working on a 338-06. Ive got a 25-284 waiting after that. 0 -
7mm WSM.140 Accubonds shoot all over the paper with 64 grains of IMR4350.Next try will be 160 grain Sierra GameMaster. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by ContacFront
Hey FrancF,
How do those 155gn bullets work out at longer ranges, 600 yards plus? I am at 45gn of Varget behind a 175gn SMK, sub MOA 5 shot groups easily. Running around 2730fps. Will be testing it out at 300 yards tomorrow to see how they do a lil further down range.
Don't know yet, I am still dinking around at 100. It's hard for me too get to a range that long. My local gun club only has 100. When I can, I go out to BLM land a ring em out. For me thats about 2 hours away.
But what I will say is out of my Rem 40x it likes the A-Max better than the Sierra's. I am a newbie with this bullet but so far its won me over![:D]
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Hey FracF,
Check out my group at 300 yards under the Load Testing 308 post. Still working to tighten it up though.0 -
CF,..here is the one of the candidates for new load developement this spring/summer,...also why I am keeping track of your varget and RL15 performance compared to accuracy loads from other 308 shooters,..I think I need more barrel though.
why chase the game when the bullet can get em from here?....
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Rem700 Sendero 7 mm mag.
...and always working on my proven loads and guns...just got to see if I can improve just a little more[:)]
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JustC,
Very nice rig. Is that a 24" barrel? Most guys are running 26" but a few of the guys are having good results with the Rem 700 LTR with 20" barrels out to 800yards with 175SMKs.0
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