Recent content by Rooks

Just bought enough of these to give a good try. Care to share the load? I understand about reducing and working up…

Is this still available?

My R700 w/ 24” shilen loves every Berger I feed it. I’m partial to the 185 Juggernaut and 185 Hybrid. They shoot 2815 and 2805 respectively at best accuracy node and consistently shoot .5moa and often better to 1135yds depending on conditions. I use h4350, CCI Br2, carefully sorted hornady...

The zeiss V4 4-16 sounds like a good fit.

My cousin is having a custom rifle built and is having it chambered in 7mm Rem Mag. He wants to start with the 184gr Berger F-Open Hybrid and has procured a 500ct to get going. Pet Loads or recommended powder/brass/primer combinations for that bullet would be most appreciated. It will be fed...

Not hard to believe. Was just curious. Could have looked it up myself.

What barrel length was this info generated with?

My experiences echo yours. I have killed dozens of deer with cup and core thin jacketed target bullets and the results are fantastic. I get pass throughs with the core of the target bullets and yes, extreme expansion and fragmentation. But by definition, it is because the energy is being...

My first precision rifle is chambered for 30-06. I grew up hunting with it that cartridge, it’s easy to load and it felt like a safe choice. My gun wears a 24” Shilen barrel with PA M41 muzzle brake. My preferred loads for the gun are similar, Berger 185 Juggernauts and Hybrids over appropriate...

If you’re dead set on that short barrel you’ll need a short cartridge case. Efficiency will suck and muzzle blast will be awful in that length if you use a relatively large case. Consider a longer barrel and you options for cartridge selection will grow. Additionally, distances less than 650 yds...

I’ve had a couple buddies use those rifles for projects and they have all worked extremely well in the end. Our experience has been that with more than one, not all, of those rifles had relatively roomy chambers and medium/slow barrels. It would appear that you got a good one! Those velocities...

Pretty nice rifle,... if you can’t have a Remington...

Most die setup guidelines recommend screwing the die a small percentage past the point which it touches the shell holder creating a very slight cam over. You can creep up on it and achieve a .002” shoulder bump, easy peasy...

I’ve never loaded for 26 Nosler but 22” barrel seems short for such a large case. If that finish length is something you’re set on I would think that a short mag of some kind would suit that barrel length better.