Recent content by EastTNHunter

I’ve never weighed my rifles, but I tend to gravitate towards “standard” weight rifles. Heavy bench rifles are heavy and hard to lug over distances, and lightweight rifles tend to be harder to shoot accurately in practical field positions.

Thanh you. I don’t know if that much can fit in a case, but it lets me know some parameters. Looks like it should be right up there with the RL17 load on speed...

After finding success with RL26 and 180 NABs, with great speed and accuracy, I got to wondering if enough powder under a 165/168 to get similar results, or if I should just stick to RL17? Could someone please run a QL for my 22” Savage 116 and Tikka T3 using RL26, WW casing, Fed215, and 165 or...

First trip to Colorado for elk. This is actually my backup rifle, as I’ll be using my Savage 116 with 180gr NABs for my primary. I have had that rifle for years and have a lot of confidence and familiarity with it on deer

I received this reply from Barnes today. Their customer service is top notch: “For distances out to 400 yards the 165 gr. will work great out of a 30-06 I would not worry about the 168 unless you plan on shooting well beyond 400 yards.“ I’m going to stick with the 165s for now and try the 168s...

I’ve been adjusting at .010 increments, although there have been some gaps, but I haven’t checked concentricity as I don’t have a runout gage

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I’m sure that it is, but I’m just too stubborn. All of my rifles and hunting loads will shoot WAY better than I can in the field. I’m sure that 1.5-2” groups would be more than accurate for hunting

I just loaded up a few more at .110, .120, and .130” off of the lands. We’ll see when I get a chance to go shooting again

I tried them at .120 jump as well, but had some issues that I can’t remember at this point. I made a note already to try it again, and likely will now based on your recommendations

Not the gun, scope, or mounts. I shot other loads in the same session(s) that were consistent

Alright, I’ve been reloading for years, and have had this phenomenon occur before, with other rifles and loads, but I’ve always been able to “tune it out” by tinkering. I can’t really point to any one thing that I’ve done in the past to fix it, but these 168 TTSXs in my new Tikka T3 30-06 are...

I’m a Tikka fan. Smooth bolts and accurate

Personally, I am not a big m70 fan. Nothing wrong with them, but I’m just more used to Savages and Tikkas. I know several people who love the m70s, though, and I can’t blame them. I’m a 30-06 fan, but the 300WM is very appealing. It’s the most practical magnum in my book... but I own 3 - 30-06s...

This is the reason that I allow ample time to cool between shots, and only hunt with a fouled bore