Recent content by Keith1

My Ruger 77 tang safety 7 X 57 has killed 2 elk and several deer and antelope with the Hornady 154 spire point. It just works.

I got them from Midway but it's been several years. Luckly I got 10 boxes.

I have had very good luck with 748 powder and 120 BTs. Regards

I have a Model 700 and was having problems keeping the bolt closed. What I did was buy an old model safety and install it. My rifle is from the 1990s and still had the little slot cut in the bolt but newer rifles might not have this feature. Your idea of using the rubber band was suggested to...

Jebel, Many thanks, I will get to checking it out. Regards

Jebel, I have a question. I have an Ipad Pro and do not understand where from or how to download maps. Thanks and Regards

Wyoming

I had the same experience with 7828 but with a different caliber, a 300 Winchester and 180 grain Partitions. The 26 inch barrel was installed and long throated so that the Partition could be seated with an OAL length of 3.6 inches. The powder charge was 80 grains of 7828 with zero indication of...

I don't have experience with Bergara rifles but I do have some with Vortex Viper scopes. I have one that's been back for repairs 2 times and now it's laying on the shelf because I'm afraid to use it. As someone said previously make sure the scope is good. Regards

I took the load right out of an old Lyman manual, 39.5 grains 748 and 120 BT. The only thing that I have killed with this is pdogs and some long range rocks.

In my 7-30 14 inch barrel 748 works very good with 120 grain BTs.

If you are having case head separations with a belted case you are probably sizing the brass to much. Back off a little on your sizing die. Case head separation is NOT a to much powder indication.

My Rem 700 with 22 inch barrel really likes RL 26 and 180 Accubonds, 63.8 grains produces 2860 FPS. This is without any high pressure indications at all and very good accuracy. It was very luckily that I got 5 pounds before the shortage but recently there are reports of RL 26 coming back on the...

I have owned 3-4 300 Win Mags and what worked good in a couple of them is IMR 7828 and 180 Partitions. One of the main reasons that I like using that powder is that as you are adding more powder the pressure comes on slow like old surplus 4831. One of the ways that I check for pressure is...

As was stated above I found that equal charges of H4831/H4831 SC do not produce the same velocity. In a 25/06 H4831 SC was more than 200 FPS slower than the regular type. I realize that could have been mostly different lots of powder but what ever, the SC type was slower. Regards