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.300 Win Mag 208 Amax
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<blockquote data-quote="MagnumManiac" data-source="post: 1106002" data-attributes="member: 10755"><p>After shooting the 300WM in competition (1000yrds) for several years, it really likes to be pushed hard, and bullets like the A-Max may work best when they are touching the lands or just off, say .005"-.010".</p><p>I use Lapua brass for comp, have a large number of them, but Norma, Win and Rem all work with a little prep. Weight sorting to 1gr may or may not be necessary, trimming to equal length is paramount, de-burring and uniforming flash holes is necessary, as is chamfering the inside and outside of the case mouth.</p><p>Try loads with both Fed215's AND WLRM primers, there will be a preference, trust me.</p><p>With powders like H1000, I swirl the charge to get consistant powder packing, it is important because it affects ignition and gives lower SD and ES figures.</p><p>Swirling the charge involves dumping the powder into the scale pan, using a funnel, pour the powder at an angle so the powder circulates around the axis of the funnel, like a tornado, this allows a lot more time for the powder to settle. If you dump 2 shells side by side, one with and without swirling, you will clearly see the difference.</p><p>If you have any questions regarding this, don't hesitate to ask.</p><p></p><p>Cheers.</p><p>gun)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MagnumManiac, post: 1106002, member: 10755"] After shooting the 300WM in competition (1000yrds) for several years, it really likes to be pushed hard, and bullets like the A-Max may work best when they are touching the lands or just off, say .005"-.010". I use Lapua brass for comp, have a large number of them, but Norma, Win and Rem all work with a little prep. Weight sorting to 1gr may or may not be necessary, trimming to equal length is paramount, de-burring and uniforming flash holes is necessary, as is chamfering the inside and outside of the case mouth. Try loads with both Fed215's AND WLRM primers, there will be a preference, trust me. With powders like H1000, I swirl the charge to get consistant powder packing, it is important because it affects ignition and gives lower SD and ES figures. Swirling the charge involves dumping the powder into the scale pan, using a funnel, pour the powder at an angle so the powder circulates around the axis of the funnel, like a tornado, this allows a lot more time for the powder to settle. If you dump 2 shells side by side, one with and without swirling, you will clearly see the difference. If you have any questions regarding this, don't hesitate to ask. Cheers. gun) [/QUOTE]
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