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I just read an article in the May 2005 issue of "Rifle" magazine that covered your exact question. In the article by Chub Eastman, he was able to test two 300 WSM barrels at the Nosler ballistic labs. His goal was to be able to load the .300 WSM to an OAL of 3.000 inches. One barrel had a...

[ QUOTE ] Those Marines can shoot! [/ QUOTE ] Especially when they're in the Army! Quote from story: Gazing through the telescopic sight of his M-24 rifle, Army Staff Sgt. Jim Gilliland, leader of Shadow sniper team, fixed his eye on the Iraqi insurgent who had just killed an American soldier

Welcome to the group and the pleasure/frustration of reloading. There are a lot of very knowledgeable people on this group that can help you with your questions. What kind of information are you looking for? Reloading methods and techniques or reloading data (bullets/powder etc.)? You may...

Re: lee collet dies/rcbs dies/foster bonanza dies/who\'s dies are best? What cartrige/cartriges are you reloading? I've reloaded dozens over the years, mostly with RCBS dies, however, I've recently gone to using Lee Collet dies. I bought a RCBS concentricity tester and was disappointed with...

Is it possible they put a .22 barrel on that rifle? Are the necks of the fired rounds blown out at all or do they still have their original shape? The Savage model 93 does come in both 22 Mag and 17 HMR.

Doing a quick check of Hodgen's load data, your load is just fine. They list 43.5 grs H4895 as a max load with a 168 gr bullet. There are so many variables with reloading it's difficult to diagnose a problem to a single cause. Backed out primers are "normally" an indication of a light load...

Stop it. Your killing me! It looks like you found a moose haven. Hopefully it will be your secret spot for a long time before it gets "discovered" by a few guide services. Hey, 7mmMag Man, congrats on joining the Air Force. I was in for 24 years and enjoyed them all. Alaska was my #1...

Beautiful! Not bad at all. Congratulations! So tell us, what was the greater pleasure, all the work, preparation, and anticipation of the hunt or the actual taking of the animal and the work that followed?

I ran some numbers using prices from a popular shooters supply store comparing Premium and Standard ammo to handloads with those same bullets. In theory, you could save between 25% to 50% of Factory prices by handloading. You could probably get all the reloading equipment you need to get...

Good luck! I lived just outside of Fairbanks from 1989 to 1994. I miss it bady. As it turned out, all my hunting was by bow. I hunted along the archery only zone of the haul road, before it was opened to the public. I got four large bull caribou up by Deadhorse(worst tasting game animals I...

I've fire-lapped 2 factory rifles with outstanding results, however, from what I understand, this should only be done to a poorly grouping factory type rifle/barrel, and never-never-never to a custom handlapped barrel. They are already smooth enough and youy would probably ruin it. I believe...

[ QUOTE ] We only had 5 minutes or so of light left so my dad shot 3 times into the brush and finally the bear stepped out and I was locked on him. [/ QUOTE ] Am I reading this right? I hope not. Could you explain this statement, because it looks to me like you are saying that your dad...

Birdman You subject line had me worried for a minute. I grew up hunting in New England. I was also fortunate to spend 25 years in the Air Force stationed in some great places. I've lived and hunted in New Hampshire (small mountains & big woods), Upstate New York (Adirondacks = big...

Just some random thoughts: Make sure all the screws are tight. You mentioned you tried a second scope - you might want to check the scope base and ring screws again. How about putting some forend pressure on the barrel since free floating it didn't help. Nothing fancy. I've used scotch tape...

Maybe a short description of a lengthy subject may help. You have two factors working against each other when considering barrel twist rates. First is the bullet's imbalance. Most bullets center of gravity and center of spin are not going to be perfect, considering manufacturing tolerences...