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338 ax bullet choice for elk.. Going crazy
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<blockquote data-quote="jmden" data-source="post: 1027394" data-attributes="member: 1742"><p>I don't really understand your question. Every rifle will find a certain recipe of primer, bullet, powder, brass (perhaps neck turned or annealed every other firing, etc.) combination that it will like...found by you experimenting to find it. There's no 'set' recipe for your gun that will optimize it's potential. That's for you to find out by experimentation and knowing what you're doing and keeping good records. There may be a load that tends to work well in certain chamberings. Like the EDGE--there's the standard 90g H1000, CCI 250, 300 Berger anywhere from -.005 to -.030 where guys seem to be finding the best precision with that combination. The load I already noted above that works for me is very close to what works for many others with the same or similar 338 LAI chamberings. Most guys do not load right to the lands for a hunting load. </p><p></p><p>Is this your first custom rifle or wildcat chambering you are reloading for?</p><p></p><p>Kirby has a pretty cut and dry method of doing load work up and it seems to work for him. It may be that his load works well for you or it may be that you could find a load that works better than that for you. Every rifle/shooter combination is unique.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jmden, post: 1027394, member: 1742"] I don't really understand your question. Every rifle will find a certain recipe of primer, bullet, powder, brass (perhaps neck turned or annealed every other firing, etc.) combination that it will like...found by you experimenting to find it. There's no 'set' recipe for your gun that will optimize it's potential. That's for you to find out by experimentation and knowing what you're doing and keeping good records. There may be a load that tends to work well in certain chamberings. Like the EDGE--there's the standard 90g H1000, CCI 250, 300 Berger anywhere from -.005 to -.030 where guys seem to be finding the best precision with that combination. The load I already noted above that works for me is very close to what works for many others with the same or similar 338 LAI chamberings. Most guys do not load right to the lands for a hunting load. Is this your first custom rifle or wildcat chambering you are reloading for? Kirby has a pretty cut and dry method of doing load work up and it seems to work for him. It may be that his load works well for you or it may be that you could find a load that works better than that for you. Every rifle/shooter combination is unique. [/QUOTE]
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