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Once again, thank you! So far they feed just fine in my rifles. Even my Savage 10 FLCP-K in 308 Win where I sometimes seat them just touching the lands. I'm getting ready for a little hog hunting adventure and the .308 Win is what I'm taking on this trip. Thank's again, Steve

Thank you. That's what I thought it could be. I'm loading them about 0.010 off the lands and they seem to be feeding fine for me. Anyone else have any input on this that we're unaware of? Steve

I keep hearing about people having issues getting VLDs to feed from their rifle's magazine. Is this really an issue or an isolated incident? Thanks, Steve

Okay so I'm leaning towards the .338 Edge. I've go a lot of Norma 300 RUM brass already and the stats on the cartridge are very impressive. I've also got a really large supply of Retumbo. :D Thank you for all the input gentlemen. Steve

Thank you gentlemen. It's actually a Remington 700 long action. The "Edge is intriguing, but I'm also looking for a longer barrel life and I'm told that the 338 Lapua Mag will give me twice the barrel life of the RUM. Is the "Edge" a barrel burner? Thank you, Steve

I'm considering barreling my 300 RUM to .338 Lapua Mag. Is the felt recoil as manageable with a good break as the 300 RUM? I find the 300 RUM with a muzzle break comfortable to shoot however without the break it's just not something I want to shoot. Any thoughts on this would be great...

Are you in Weaverville?

Barrel harmonics, hmmm I didn't even consider that! That would certainly make sense. Thank you sir. Steve

I'm getting two points of impact from two different loads at the same range. A Berger 168 grain VLD at 2780 FPS is impacting 3/10ths of a mil left if 175 grain SMKs but vertical the same. Same weapon system, same support (sand bags), same shooter. I could understand a higher or lower point of...

Put me down for 100.

Thank you! I didn't realize that. As I said, I'm kind of a newbie. My 45-70 isn’t all that bad, I saw such a dramatic reduction in felt recoil in my 300 RUM, I assumed that It would be a real change in the felt recoil on the 45-70 as well. I'd rather spend the money on reloading supplies and...

Thank you! I didn't realize that. As I said, I'm kind of a newbie. My 45-70 isn’t all that bad, I saw such a dramatic reduction in felt recoil in my 300 RUM, I assumed that It would be a real change in the felt recoil on the 45-70 as well. I'd rather spend the money on reloading supplies and...

Thank you for your input gentlemen. I usually lurk here, not wanting to bother folks, but I thought I'd jump in and ask. BTW: I had a muzzle break installed on my 300 RUM and it's a joy to shoot now even with 208 grain bullets at 3150 fps. Heck, I like it so much, I'm considering having a...

Maybe it's just me, but I really like Mil/Mill. Ranging is quick and easy. With a first focal plane reticle it works at any magnification setting too. It's just easier for me than MOA. Steve

Thank you for your reply. I take it that you are a lefty too? The rifle is a new Savage F10LCP. I'm really happy with the accuracy with this recipe I was just a little concerned about the cratering. My Remington 700 300 RUM does that too with just about any load I feed it. I live in the...