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338 EDGE @3146 with 300 Berger
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<blockquote data-quote="Wachsmann" data-source="post: 1886074" data-attributes="member: 10429"><p>IME loads that fall within SAMMI specs do not loosen primer pockets. I've had no issues with any RUM brass in my 338. Used Remington and was lucky to score 50 Normas on Amazon that somehow ere not censored. 3000 fps with a 300 Berger is plenty for me with no drama.</p></blockquote><p></p><p>I have a 300 RUM. I get 3100 out of the 220 ELDX but I think I'm leaning on the brass pretty hard even though I dont have any bolt lift issues. This was also with RL26 but the load did not prove to hold up from one year to the next or should I say the next time I resized the brass. I will be going back to the drawing board on this rifle and try retumbo, H1000, and N570 but I'm also going to slow things down and keep the pressure within the book values. I really need consistency in my reloads from resize to resize and load to load than getting an extra 100 to 150 fps on them. I was so surprised when I had loaded up 50 rounds with the RL26 and seen the numbers and the group. But after I was done with the 50 the next time I resized the brass the groups opened up and the velocity was not as consistent. I may had just hit a sweet spot with the cases and pressure but I'm out of RL 26 and I have plenty of retumbo. I have a little less of H1000 and a pound of N570 to play with. With one of the 3 I should be able to get something shooting again. I hope I can get it done with the retumbo since I have a lot more of it and I'll just say I not inclined to sale any of it. I have a few other rifles that like retumbo or the other powders as well.</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="Wachsmann, post: 1886074, member: 10429"] IME loads that fall within SAMMI specs do not loosen primer pockets. I've had no issues with any RUM brass in my 338. Used Remington and was lucky to score 50 Normas on Amazon that somehow ere not censored. 3000 fps with a 300 Berger is plenty for me with no drama. [/QUOTE] I have a 300 RUM. I get 3100 out of the 220 ELDX but I think I'm leaning on the brass pretty hard even though I dont have any bolt lift issues. This was also with RL26 but the load did not prove to hold up from one year to the next or should I say the next time I resized the brass. I will be going back to the drawing board on this rifle and try retumbo, H1000, and N570 but I'm also going to slow things down and keep the pressure within the book values. I really need consistency in my reloads from resize to resize and load to load than getting an extra 100 to 150 fps on them. I was so surprised when I had loaded up 50 rounds with the RL26 and seen the numbers and the group. But after I was done with the 50 the next time I resized the brass the groups opened up and the velocity was not as consistent. I may had just hit a sweet spot with the cases and pressure but I'm out of RL 26 and I have plenty of retumbo. I have a little less of H1000 and a pound of N570 to play with. With one of the 3 I should be able to get something shooting again. I hope I can get it done with the retumbo since I have a lot more of it and I'll just say I not inclined to sale any of it. I have a few other rifles that like retumbo or the other powders as well. [/QUOTE]
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