Recent content by Idaho Shooter

Mule Deer, 378, 6.5 Grendel (DRT)

I figured there was something I was missing thank you for taking the time to help me along. Greg

Friends and colleague, After decades of hunting with an 8mm Remington Magnum I have decided to start tweaking my hand loads to see what kind of accuracy can really be achieved. I know the 8mm doesn’t have any style when it comes to high BC bullets but it has killed everything I have shot at over...

Thank you for the reply and introducing me to ce bullets. I will certainly take your advice to heart and start developing my loads next week. Thanks again Greg

Hello, I have A 300 win. And because of magazine length limitations the maximum seat depth is to SAMII COAL no longer. I can always shoot single shot but would rather use the rifle as designed. From what I have measured the bullet jump is going to be approximately .228. My intention was to...

Actually, the data may not be correct that is why I asked the original question. In their manual as bullet weight increased so did powder charge, I found that to be a little out of the norm and possibly a typo. If a typo, my question would have drawn attention to a flawed data point thus helping...

Hello all, So here’s the problem, I purchased a new Tikka and went to my Speer number 12 loading manual for data. Being interested in shooting Berger 190s or 210s I start looking through the heavier bullets. As I reviewed the data for the 190 gr bullets, the numbers seemed high so I searched...

I have a standard M4 with a 16 barrel. A few summers ago, I spent three months formulating the perfect combo and ended up with CCI 400 primers, 55gr. Moly Vmax bullets, Winchester cases and 24.5grs of Varget. My best five shot group at a 100yrds was 3/8”i.e. one raggedy hole. Because of part...

Enter Me In The Berger Bullets Contest

Hello all, Thank you for the advice your suggestions are right in line with my thoughts. I will use them for big game this fall and then make a final decision. Thanks again Greg

Hello all, I have two remington BDLs that I have been shooting from way back in the early 80s (2506/8mm mag). These were not just the annual big game hunting rifles they were both used for everything. I remember one rock chuck hunting trip where the barrels on both of them had gotten so hot I...

Has anyone used the clea coat I would likely install a SS barrel but I am not very excited about screwing a SS barrel into a blued receiver. Will it work to stripping the receiver bluing and use a clear Duracoat to in effect more closely match the receiver to the barrel? Thanks Greg

I have tried handloading Berger and the 70gr bullet worked well but I could never get the 75gr to work even after I cut a slot out of the front panel of the magazine. I too would like to get my hands a DPMS magazine.

Hello from Idaho, A couple of years back I started load testing for my S&W AR15T, mostly for therapeutic reasons, and was shocked with the results. After some months of experimenting I was able to shoot a five shot group measuring 3/8 of an inch. With a new level of confidence, I determined to...