I had an issue with a rifle not grouping with proven loads and finally narrowed it down to not setting my parallax after a previous data collection sessio.
When I was looking for inexpensive rifles for my nephews, i did some research and went with tsc ventures in 7mm-08 and both shoot .5 to .75 moa with everything from cheap to premium ammo. My only complaint is the dbm for them to lose.
I never quit. When I get a bullet/rifle combo as good as I can get it, I buy some different bullets and start fresh. When I get bored with a rifle, I put it away for awhile and get out a different one to tinker with, or sometimes buy a new one. It's an obsession .
If you have a single reed duck call take the mouth piece off and use it as an open reed call. It will make the same sounds as a lot of the predator calls on the market with some practice.
Not sure what everyone else has experience with IMR 7828 but I find it to be somewhat temperature sensitive. I developed some loads for my .300 RUM when the temp was around 40 outside and when I was shooting in 75+ temps. I was definitely seeing pressure signs that I wasn't seeing when I...