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The Basics, Starting Out
New .338LM reloading help
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<blockquote data-quote="KSAv8r" data-source="post: 1904292" data-attributes="member: 86098"><p>I have this same model/caliber rifle and it is a beast. When I purchased the rifle and did the load workup, I found it liked Hornady 285gr A-Max the best, so purchased 1000 rounds of the same lot number with the thought I will probably never shoot all those in my lifetime. I think Hornady has replaced the A-Max with the their ELD line but I still see A-Max around. I use Lapua brass, Federal 215 primers and found a good node at 87.6 gr of Retumbo. Have not been able to find Retumbo for over a year now but was able to find H1000 a couple weeks ago so will need to start load workup again.</p><p></p><p>As others have noted, brass gets sticky in this particular model/caliber. I don't feel like I'm close to max pressure but I don't like the feel of a sticky bolt and not willing to push it. Good luck and have fun!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KSAv8r, post: 1904292, member: 86098"] I have this same model/caliber rifle and it is a beast. When I purchased the rifle and did the load workup, I found it liked Hornady 285gr A-Max the best, so purchased 1000 rounds of the same lot number with the thought I will probably never shoot all those in my lifetime. I think Hornady has replaced the A-Max with the their ELD line but I still see A-Max around. I use Lapua brass, Federal 215 primers and found a good node at 87.6 gr of Retumbo. Have not been able to find Retumbo for over a year now but was able to find H1000 a couple weeks ago so will need to start load workup again. As others have noted, brass gets sticky in this particular model/caliber. I don't feel like I'm close to max pressure but I don't like the feel of a sticky bolt and not willing to push it. Good luck and have fun! [/QUOTE]
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