Recent content by ralfus

Remington 700 Mountain in .270 Win. Belonged to a very good friend and mentor that taught me reloading and gunsmithing. I had it 25 years, harvested my 1st deer and elk with it. Was insanely accurate. I bought a 6.5CM and assumed I wouldn't need the 270 much and another friend offered to buy...

H4831sc was my goto for 20 years but I recently switched to Rel26, gained about 150 -180 fps. 145grn ELDX at 3150fps.

I can agree with this! I used my 700 Mtn in .270 as my primary hunting rifle for 25 years and sold it to get a 6.5CM. But I built the 6.5 on the heavy side and regretted losing the 270. I managed to get it back and started over from scratch and now get 3150 fps with 145gn ELDX and Reloader 26...

Thanks for the followup and your background info. The rifle was a gunsmithing project by someone learning the craft ten years ago. It was passed on through the family knowing it needed some finishing work and I found it had other shortcomings that I have addressed this summer ( lengthening the...

While it sounds counterintuitive, modifying a rifle for a larger cartridge case often requires opening up rails. Same difference as opening up a Mauser to chamber 300winmag. I need to remove the guide ribs in the magazine box to open up for the wider shouldered cases. When fully loaded, the...

I have a Sako L61R Finnbear that was converted from 7mmRemMag to 7mm-300 Dakota. I can only feed reliably with one round loaded in the magazine, any more and the cartridges will pop out when pushing the bolt forward. Follower, rails and mag box have not been altered yet. The rechambering/bolt...

Years ago I was given a 7-300 Dakota chambered Sako. I'm ready to finally use it, loading 162-175 grain bullets with RL22, H1000 and WC860. I estimate 4-5 grains more capacity than 7mm Dakota. Can any of you contribute load data or advice?

My understanding is that the barreled action is the same, the stock is an updated design and they scrambled up their whole model numbering system. I work retail firearms sales. The new models are still being phased in and older models are still in distributor inventory and it makes ordering...

Have you considered soft chambering the round and then using the forward assist to finish seating it in the chamber?

I have a rifle that shot .4"-.5" that went to 1.5"-2" after not being shot for a few months. Drove me nuts until I remembered replacing the action screws with allen heads just before putting it away. The new front screw was touching the bolt's locking lug just slightly. Worth checking out...

Your welcome and waiting until winter is good as they get busy and backed up this time of year. I'm new to this forum also and there are lots of good folks here willing to help. Browse around Burris' website they have tables to break down the BDC reticles but remember those are only close at one...

I have used H4831 shortcut almost exclusively in my 700 Mtn in .270. I usually use Hornady Interlock SP's. 130 grn bullets get around 3100 fps with 60.0 grns and 150 grainers get about 2900 fps with 58.0 grns of powder. These two loads somehow shoot to the same point of impact at point blank...

Todd, I recently selected a Burris Signature 3-12 for my 7mm Dakota and I contacted Burris. They will install target turrets for $80 per pair including return shipping.

Since you have fired other ammo without trouble definitely contact Hornady. If the Hornady had been the only ammo fired I would have suggested checking the chamber for rust. I helped a fellow with a rifle last year that looked to be in perfect condition on the outside but he had failed to oil...

I haven't shot the SST's in my stock Winchester 308 Heavy Varmint at 600 yds yet but they do average .4" at 100 yds in my rifle (180 grains). Looking forward to buying plenty more to try out at further ranges.