Recent content by bearmn56

this is a follow up....never did get a response or any load data. Nosler accubond data is very conservative (I suspect that the bearing surface on this bullet is why). Starting with this data, I worked up a load that appears to align closely with the pressure/velocity data of the Accubond. I...

Have had a friend who is getting out of reloading give me 2 boxes of 50 of 200gr Swift A-frames for my 300 Win Mag. I have some Retumbo, Reloader 25, H1000, and IMR7828 on hand. I have not been able to find data for this specific bullet. The friend (who did not load the 300 WinMag) told me...

Thanks for your ideas, guys. I will have to weigh my options and decide what to do. I like the 22-250 idea. The action that I am using is a new M70 Winchester stainless short action CRF in a coyote stock. The tightwad part of me just wants to make the 3 groove Lilja work.:rolleyes: Bearmn56...

Dave, Thanks for the reply. I kind of suspected that the three groove barrel might be a problem (when I ordered the barrel from Lilja, I told him that it would be used for a 22/6mm with heavy bullets...the 3 groove is what he sent)... I can see that the forces of accelerating and spinning the...

New to this site....but not new to shooting. I started working with the .22/6mm several years ago. First barrel was a Montana Rifleman...gain twist to 1 in 8". Did not work out...bullets blowing up...even the heavies...69,75,77,80s. Went to a 1 in 8" Hart barrel. Shot fairly well...Sierra...