Recent content by Okanogan

I have generally had fair to good success finding the powders I wanted over time. I will grant that it wasn't at the prices I like. I have used shootingbot.com to locate a lot of what I was searching for and get in stock notices. Probably my best score was 8# of RL26 from Brownells a few months...

I saw a video a while back of someone comparing 3 different lots of Hornady Precision Hunter ammunition. They broke one round down from three different boxes of ammo and showed what appeared to be three different type/size of powder grains. The powders reportedly looked like RL26, H1000 and...

I have taken three black bears I was a resident in WA state. The first was a small black bear with a .308 Win and 165 Accubond at 100 yds. I wasn't impressed. The bear ran 50 yards into a thicket of choke cherries. It expired shortly but I did not relish wading into the thicket to retrieve it...

I'm using .311 for both ADG and Peterson.

I reload for all my ARs. In some cases like the 300BO, it's so I can get Subs that work better or 110/120 gr Barnes solids for less than factory ammo. Generally, I can't buy factory ammo that is anywhere near as good as my handloads. I mostly have precision ARs and I don't see the purpose of...

I've always found Berger's load data to be on the hot end of the spectrum but others experience may differ. Hornady's load data has generally been closer to my observed max load charge weights though I can't always duplicate their reported velocities. The Hornady data for the 7 PRC is available...

I've got a friend who is a 26 year retired marine vet who has a current concealed carry permit in a state that doesn't require a permit. He's got a current top secret clearance and has bought firearms in the last year with no problem. He's been hung up with an issue where the ATF & FBI will...

Capitol Armory sent out a notice of the shortened approval times for some individual Form 4 applications. The notice included the following concerning trusts: We've been told the ATF will process trust applications in the same way as individuals soon. This most likely will be limited to...

I haven't figured out the correct jump for the 175 ELDX and I haven't seen Terminal Ascent bullets as components, so I have not tried them. I'm loading all the Bergers mentioned at 3.380. I've got a hundred Barnes 168 LRX that I haven't decided whether to try them given the success I seem to be...

I'm running RL26 with the Seekins 7 PRC. I haven't had as good of luck with the 175 ELDX but I haven't focused much on loads below 2850 fps. I've checked 2850-2940 with the same 3.185 COAL as factory Federal ammo. The group size and SD haven't matched what I can do with Bergers. The Berger 175...

I've been shooting Federal factory 7 PRC 175 ELDX out of a 22 inch barrel Seekins Element. 2880 fps average. 3/4-1 moa @ 100 yds. Not sure of SD without revisiting my spreadsheet but probably something like 15-20. I can do much better with my hand loads.

If you have access to Bryan Litz's Modern Advancements in Long Range Shooting he has a good explanation of trade offs between velocity consistency, ammo/ rifle precision and some of the other factors affecting long range shooting from a statistical sense at varying ranges. (He calls it WEZ...

OP, FYI Hornady app lists max RL23 as 61.2 / 2900 fps with 24" barrel. I like RL23 for mid weight bullets in my 300WM but haven't tried it in my 7 PRC.

My experience with Berger load data is it tends to be very hot. (Same for Alliant load data) In general, I've found Hornady to be more in line with what I end up achieving, even though I might not reach the max velocity they publish. The current manual doesn't have 7 PRC data but their app does...

I live in Condon. If you're planning on being up this way and are interesting in test firing a G40 with a red dot, let me know and we might be able to work things out. I'm pretty sure the range in Seeley Lake still has too much snow/ice for easy access but I have somewhere local we could use to...