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Michael I used RL17 and got great results with both 200s and 208s but Alliant powders have gone extinct. I use a lot of N570 in my magnum calibers but haven’t tried N540 or N550. In you opinion which of the two would be best for 208s and how would it compare it to H4350 as far as accuracy and...

It’s surprising that reloading data for the 308 win almost never has anything to do with Reloder 17. Varget seems to be considered an exclusive powder. But, as you already must know that for heavy bullets (200 grn range) Reloder 17 outperforms Varget by at least 150 fps and with longer barrels...

Same bullet, 24” barrel 1-10 twist using 46 gns of Reloder 17, coal 2.98” gets me 2600fps with mild pressure signs at an elevation of 2100 feet. I have taken deer out to 750 yards on calm days and hit 6” steel at 1000 yards quite easily … flight time is over 1 sec so gusty windy days are very...

As previously stated my first bullet choice is the Berger 200.20x followed by the Hornady 208 eld-m and the new Berger 208 target hybrid. My number one powder for the 308 heavies is Reloder 17. I live at 2300 ft above sea level and with 46.2 grains of R17 I get 2620 fps in a lapua case and OAL...

The 338 lapua will outperform both, bucks the wind way better and has been around for 40 years … no debate here IMHO

I’m interested in you opinion on the IOR Valdada scopes. I own a Recon 4-28x50 and a TX Raider 3-25x56. The Raider is a little more refined than the Recon but still not in the TT wheelhouse. However they are both built like tanks, perfectly accurate and come with 30 year warranty from a company...

I totally agree that the elite hunters is the way to go for hunting but if one is comparing the (for example) 208 ELDM to the Berger 208 hybrid target bullets you will find that the quality control of the Bergers far exceeds that of Hornady. Especially the BTO distance when one is trying to seat...

If you reload than the 308W using 208 gr elf-m with 46-46.5 gr of Reloder 17 (velocity 2600-2625 fps) will give killing power to 1000 yds on deer and 600-650 yards on elk and moose … been there done that… at 650 yds you have a velocity of 1880 fps and energy of 1630 lb/ft … more than enough for...

Arken EP5 gen 2

The chart doesn’t necessarily show which scope is better. For example, the chart shows more people using Bushnell scopes than Tangent Theta. I don’t believe anyone on this forum actually would choose a bushnell over a TT if they were offered the choice for free. Also IOR Valdada showes up second...

On the other hand, as a word of caution, in my Browning max long range 28N using N570 in a Norma case and the same bullet seated to a coal of 3.395 I show pressure signs at 79 grains and at 81 grains I’m close to blowing out primers. So as great as the above results are (and they are and...

Just a word of caution ... I sent some 127 LRX down the pipe at 3550 FPS ... TWICE... and the Nosler brass was done ... the primer pockets wouldn’t hold any primers ... and here in Canada they’re selling for $120 for a box of 25 ...something to consider when you’re chasing velocity

Very good accuracy node with 77.3 gr of VV N570 and 140 grain Elite Hunter Bergers flying just under 3200 FPS ... liquified everything in the boiler room inside 750 meters.... the group was shot at 800 meters with a 5 mph left to right crosswind

Thank you... you just saved me so much time and money ... and I really do wish quick load would come up with a version that runs on their iMacs