Recent content by mgd45

Question...? Did your buddy make a guestimate on the distance before he shot? Did he kind of know it might be between say 800 & 1000 yards before taking the shot? Or did he think it was 500 yards & just held high & then hit at 977....? I know the 300 WSM is a flat shooting round....but there...

What state(s) do you hunt big game in most often? Colorado What is your primary long range hunting cartridge? 300 Win Mag -------------------------------------- Regarding your primary long range hunting cartridge choice above: Do you use factory ammunition? No. If so, which brand and...

We were mainly starting to wonder if the rifle just didn't like the 180 gr. bullets and maybe we should try heavier ones like 200 & above....

Our rifle has a 26" factory barrel and we started at a low charge of 74.0 grains. The highest charge we've found is in the Hornady manual at 76 grains with RL22 powder. Didn't know of maybe we should experiment with heavier bullets....

I am currently assisting a friend who's developing handloads for a Remington XCR 300 Win Mag. We conducted a proper barrel break-in period with the standard of shoot-clean, shoot-clean for the first 20 rounds through the rifle. We were using Factory Winchester 180 grain Power Point ammo and...

Let me know if the deal falls through.....I'd like to buy it.

Well hello there Mr. Kiwi man!! Greetings from the great State of Georgia!! My mom & all her side of the family are kiwis......love the country & wish I could visit again!

That is pretty much my load too.......44 grains of Varget with a 168 grain Hornady A-MAX or BTHP bullet with an OAL of 2.800". This replicates the Horandy 168 gr. TAP .308 ammo perfectly.