Recent content by Huntaholic

Question: would you folks trust that combo on a caribou? Ive got a trip coming up and I really havent decided what to shoot yet!

Thanks for the input guys! I knew when I set the ultra up with the Amax that it was gonna be pushing it too fast at 500 or less. I bought the gun specifically for shooting deer size game at 800+, but due to faulty rangefinder readings, I wasnt able to take any shots that I felt comfortable with...

A MESS! We just got back from an antelope hunt in Wyoming. I used the 300 ultra with the load in the title. My longest kill was only 384 yards due to the rangefinders not working properly, but at those distances I didnt get a passthrough on any of the antelope I killed! I killed my buck at...

I use my wife's fingernail polish on the primers for my hunting rounds. Take a toothpick and a couple paper towels. Get a small drop on the toothpick and guide it around the edge of the primer. After doing this, I push and twist the primer into a paper towel while hoplding the case a sflat as...

96gr. RL25, and a 178gr. A-Max netted me groups of .695 100.5gr. Retumbo and a 178gr. A-Max netted me groups of .5 92gr. RL 22 and a 178gr. A-Max netted groups of .650 93.3gr. IMR 7828, ans a 180gr. Sierra SBT shot groups of .6 96gr. RL25 and 180gr.SBT yielded groups of .920 That should be...

Thank you for posting the question! That's what these boards are for, to ask and learn. I bought a 300 RUM a few weeks ago and have been working up loads for it. I was in the process of trying the 178gr. A-Max in fact. I had some concerns about using it for longe range work, but thanks to your...

Backing it off the lands ten thousanths wasnt the solution. Groups opened up some in fact. I shot a 5/16" 3 shot group with it today with another load back at .005 off, unfortunately, those three were in a string of 5 which blew the group out to a little over an inch. This was with 200gr...

Happy birthday!

S1,you might be on to something there! I bedded the recoil lug and action before ever firing the first shot, but I imagine it could be recoil lug flex causing the "average" groups. Could this also explain why groups tend to open up horizontally more so than vertically? Some groups with some...

I used Johnson's Paste wax and it worked fine!

Are ALL remington senderos in 300 ultra a 1 in 10 twist? Im asking because with mine, it seems to like lighter bullets better regardless of powder choice. I was really wanting this gu nto shoot a 200 or 220 SMK but it seems to prefer a puny little 165 SHBT! The only reason I know this is because...

Ive been playing around with it some in my 300 ultra. I have yet to find that magic load though, most groups run around an inch. So far Ive tried the 200 SMK and 180 sierra SBT bullets.

Darryl, do you think my accuracy might improve by increasing the distance from ogive to lands? I am getting consistent .5 to .75 groups at .005 off the lands. This is about as good as it has done with the exception of a 165gr. HPBT break-in load that was way TOO HOT! [ 03-07-2003: Message...

At what point downrange does a 200 or 220gr. SMK become "flatter" than a 180gr. SMK? I realize this all is related to muzzle velocity to begin with, so lets just assume approximate max vel. in each loading. I hope thats clear enough for yall to at least give me some ideas! 1000 yards is about as...

Looks like you decided who stays and who goes! or maybe you got another toy in mind?