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Given your conditions using QL and RL-17. Max SAAMI is 60,191psi chamber pressure. Keep in mind this is a simulation and just ballpark stuff. 45.5gr 60,106psi 2913fps max load, 100.6% fill 45.0gr 57,949psi 2882fps 44.5gr 55,877psi 2851fps 44.0gr 53,886psi 2819fps 43.7gr 52726psi...

The free Reloaders Nest website has 122 verified loads for the 338 Lapua and another 30 or so "not yet verified loads". .338 Lapua Magnum @ www.reloadersnest.com I am grateful for all those who take the time to submit good loads to the Reloaders Nest website for all of us to benefit from. I...

I have the same Frankfort Arsenal calipers as you do and initially ran into the same problem. With a few small changes they now always work perfectly. The dirty little secret is that these electronic calipers are sensitive to battery voltage, and most importantly, they have a small drain on the...

your measurement is normal. I seat the 175gr SMK 0.070" jump to lands for superb accuracy. If you did so, then you would have a COL of 2.810". If you use the 178gr AMAX however, it gives best accuracy with a reduced jump of .015 to 0.030".

A Quickload simulation using 3.340" OAL, Win brass, 26" barrel, RL-17 190gr VLD Max 68.0gr at 3000fps, start should be ~63.5gr. 208gr AMAX Max 66.6gr at 2867fps, start should be around ~62.1gr. Remember this is only a simulation. According to Quickload you would get about 100 fps more for...

The following page has the documents posted online for the Canjar trigger about 2/3 down the page. Someone scanned the instructions and posted them there. Canjar trigger instructions? - Shooters Forum

You can download the 2010 Savage Catalog and near the end are the tables showing the features for each model. I find those Specifications tables very helpful. http://www.savagearms.com/various/documents/2010 savage catalog.pdf The legend is shown there on page 35 of 39.

Yes, you got it on the AR-15. There are also others than you mentioned on the AR-15 lower. Rock River makes the .458 Socom. Rock River Arms: RRA LAR-458 .458 SOCOM Someone makes uppers for the 6mm AR Turbo which is the 6.5 Grendel necked down to 6mm to shoot high BC .243 bullets. 6mmAR Turbo...

Mach 5, The optimal speed powder used for a 24" barrel would still be the optimal speed powder for a 18" barrel. The faster powder than optimal speed powder would be slower at 24" and at 18". However, at 18" the faster powder would give far less of a fireball and that might be desirable even...

I have a DPMS LR308B. The magazine is made for cartridges 2.83" inches in length while the AR-15 magazine is made for cartridges of 2.3" in length which includes (6.5 Grendel, 6.8, 223, 50 Beowulf). So the magazine is that much shorter in length in the AR 15 versus the DPMS 308 class, and the...

The printed 2009 Hodgdon Annual Reloading Guide has an article in the front on low recoil loads by Ken Kempa. Here are the low recoil loads he lists for the 270 Win, and the recoil reduction ranges from 47% to 56% (to 8 to 9.6 ft.lbs of recoil) with the 110gr bullet. Using 110gr Barnes TSX with...

trevor73402, If your Savage Model 12FV is a .223, I have a different suggestion. Buy a new pre-fit barrel and switch barrels. It's easy to do. I have a Savage 10FLP in 308 with a 24" barrel. I bought a Pac-Nor barrel in 338 Federal and I switch barrels. It only takes me 5 minutes to switch...

generally, from the bullet manufacturer's website.

The printed Hodgdon Reloading Manual using IMR4064 has 42.0gr, 2554 fps, 43,800psi for a start level; and max load at 46.3gr compressed, 2767 fps, 59,700 psi for max load. This is with a COAL of 2.750" for Hornady 165gr SP, 24" barrel and Federal 210M primers. I would use Hodgdon's information...

Doug, I saw that too in Quickload and wondered about it. It appears to me that F is Federal brass, N is Nosler brass, R is Remington brass, and W is Winchester brass. I don't know what the "@" symbol means. There is slightly different usable case capacity between each selection. I recommend...