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    .240 Weatherby Magnum: The Hotrod 6mm

    Understand the lead free.... I do miss my 95 partitions though. Off subject; I am a member of the American Legion Riders. We’ve donated some of our funds to a local guy that works with Raptors and Veterans with PTSD. The falconry has helped and saved some Vets having a hard time dealing with...
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    .240 Weatherby Magnum: The Hotrod 6mm

    Life's too short to worry about burned out barrels. LOL. They're fun while they last. I've gone thru the factory barrel and now have a Shilen we're installing. Unfortunately I have to shoot non-lead bullets only, (California), but I've had pretty good luck with those in other calibers. I've...
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    .240 Weatherby Magnum: The Hotrod 6mm

    I have shot a 240 Weatherby for years. A LH Mark V with 24" barrel and McMillan Stock. Mostly used it for coyotes, but also a few blacktails. I found the 95 gr Nosler Partition to be the perfect balance for coyotes and whatever else I may run into, like pigs. I used a book max load of H4831...
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    Whats Your Favorite 7mm WSM Load

    I wish I could hunt with Bergers or other lead bullets but here in California, (home of the fruits and nuts), its lead free only. With that being said I've been happy with the Barnes bullets performance so far.
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    Whats Your Favorite 7mm WSM Load

    60.5 grains of IMR-4350 and a 150 grain TTSX Loaded 50 thou off the lands gave me dime sized groups. 61 grains is listed book max. I used Fed 215 primers. I haven't chrono'd yet. Should be 3050 give or take.
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    Old can of H4350

    I suppose that opening up the can and taking a snort here and there over the years either lets out a little moisture or lets in a little moisture, which might make the powder charge a little hot or soft when measure to a specific weight. Powder that has dried out would have slightly more umph...
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    260 rem coal

    RAKATAK, I agree with Sully2. My measurements for COAL on my Rem 700 using 142 MatchKing is 2.873, so you're in the ball park when compared to my rifle. When I measure COAL with a 120 Pro Hunter, the COAL is much lower due to the differences in bullet construction. BTW, the 142 matchking...
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    Old can of H4350

    I just opened the lid and took a snort. It definately has an odor, kinda like vinegar. The powder looks healthy, but darker than the newer H4350.
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    SUPERFORMANCE POWDER is SUPER in 260 REM.

    Thanks for posting this info Sargesniper. I just happen to have 1 lb of Superformance Powder and 2 boxes of 123 A-Max bullets. If this works I may use this for an upcoming F-Class match. These days of empty shelves has me looking more and more into the back of the powder cabinet. By the way...
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    Old can of H4350

    That's pretty much what I figured. It'll be interesting to see what Hodgdon says if they reply.
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    Old can of H4350

    Quick question about an old can of H4350 that's been collecting dust in my cabinet for many years. Now that it's harder and harder to find powder I'm having to resort to using this old powder in my 260 Rem. I believe this powder was stored correctly and has not dried out. Has H4350 changed...
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    260 Rem Load Recipeies?

    Another interesting thing in the Berger reloading manual is that in the usual write up by the various authors about each cartridge there is a bolded paragraph stating the Muzzle velocity increase or decrease per inch of barrel. For the 260 it reads: Muzzle velocity will increase (or decrease)...
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    260 Rem Load Recipeies?

    Youngtrout, Seemed kinda low to me too, but there it is. One additional bit of info is that Berger recommends a 1:8 twist or faster barrel for the 130 VLD. Yaddio
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    260 Rem Load Recipeies?

    page 543 of the Berger Manual for 260 Remington using 130 grain VLD and H4350: Starting load: 37.5 grains for 2446 FPS Max Load: 41.8 grains for 2736 FPS 24 inch barrel COAL = 2.800 Picked up my Berger manual from MidwayUSA
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