Recent content by kolt1

Hey Blaserman. Iam new to this site but have been doing some longrange shooting for awhile. Sounds like your putting together a nice rifle. As for some of your questions, I dont sort brass or bullets by weight or turn necks or anything like that. I leave that to all the benchrest guys in...

I know Iam opening a can of worms here but what the heck! Whats better sweets 7.62 or Barnes CR 10 on copper fouling( Pros and cons of both are welcome, Iam still not sure.)? And how about that pesky carbon buildup. Read stories it becomes harder than the steel it attaches itself to. Have used...

I shoot the 168 gr Berger VLD backed by 64 gr of H380 at 3100 fps. This is in a 24" barrel. Groups are great and SD and ES over the chrony are pretty good. Hittin steel at 1125 yds with good results. And The Berger VLD is a great game stopper, shot my last four deer with them. Dropped in their...

I have a 300 wsm that used to be a .308. Rebarreld with 24" and shoots like a dream with 168gr Bergers at 3100fps across the chrony. ( Of course the bolt had to be redone to accept the wsm case, sako extractor added...etc...) But I like the way it shoots and the little shorter profile. I dont...

I agree on the sendero, had one in 25-06 that out of the box was a shooter. You didnt really say what size game you might be hunting at med-to long range. If its deer size and smaller you might think about a 7mm Rem Mag. Has enough in the horse power dept. to take elk out to a thousand yds if...

Hey JYD Sounds like your on your way to getting the hang of reloading. But your neck tension sounds loose if you can pull them out with your fingers. Might check your sizing die against someone elses for proper neck tension. Your groups in the wind sounded good for I believe you said a...

Have a safe trip home, and God bless you for your service and time away from home.