Recent content by longrangehunter

New barrels tend to have higher velocities in the beginning and then either level off or begin to increase as the barrel gets broke in, and why it’s important to wait until you have a hundred rounds down the barrel or a little more depending on the steel. Otherwise you’ll be chasing one thing...

Years ago I built a 6.5/300 WSM and my rifle loved Retumbo, but at a much lower charge level. 65.5-66.0 using the 140 GameKing, and the 140 SMK’s in Winchester 270 WSM Brass, as the 300 WSM shares the same case dimensions. There’s not a lot of difference between a .264 and a .277. Had you...

If the chamber end was blackish/brownish it would have been Button Rifled.

I I would like to post the thread that the individual who shared the proper way to address your feet position to the point of aim using these quad sticks, but that information belongs to that individual and I don’t feel right about attaching his work. But he posted it on Africahunting.com...

I’m with Scotty on his recommendation! Although I settled on using a 225 TSX behind H4895 in my last Whelen. That said I had great luck with the old TBBC’s previously too, but in a wood stock in that same rifle. The Sierra 225 is a tough bullet that stands up well on Game.

I’m always excited after the load development process to get down to testing the load at distance from field positions. Luckily I’m able to do this on my property and not have to go anywhere. This past week I loaded up 100 rounds for testing with the 22 ARC to shoot off the Quad 4 Stable...

I was wondering if your Benchmark Barrel in a Button, or Cut Rifled? 5R type or number of grooves? I have two of the cut rifled that are carbon fiber wrapped in 5R, and a SS #4 .264'' that is Button rifled that I have not shot yet in 6.5 Creedmoor. The two cut rifled barrels I have not seen...

I’ve been shooting two different rifles in 25 cal in 1:7.5” twists and haven’t had any issues with jacket separation. A 25x47, and the 25/7 PRC. Both are using Berger bullets in the 133 to 135 range, that said, those jackets are just as thin as anything else you’d likely end up using. I have...

Bolt gun or AR? I've used up to 25.3 VarGet behind the Berger 73 BT in a Remington 700 Mil-Spec rifle that has a 24" bbl, but I ended up lowering it down to 24.2 last year as I decided to reduce the charge because the barrel sped up from when I first developed the load.

IMR4831 will typically give you great velocities. Test it with a mild-medium load while changing your seating depth. Once you found what seating depth it likes you can increase the charge weight to determine its potential.

I've never used any of the 500 series VV powders in multiple 30'06's I've owned or have loaded for, but N150-N165 might get you the accuracy you're looking for. If you can find RL19, RL22, RL23 they've always given me good speed and accuracy. Anything in the 4350 burn rate up to N160 should...

What were your findings? For me personally, I don’t like tight necks, or worse neck turning. Bartlein’s #3 or 3b is a great hunting contour barrel. There #3 is actually bigger than any other 3’s out there, actually Benchmark’s #4 is still smaller in every dimension. Neither is light, but a...

So Dan, what’s happening with the rifle itself? Great cartridge, kind of in a class of its own for speed and accuracy IMO. One of the medium actions would be a fine choice. Are you having it built, or buying the rifle?

I honestly have never seen brass turn purple/blue unless I was annealing it during the process. That seems weird? I have shot brass that the neck tension was under .01 and never seen coloration changes on them. So unless someone else is aware of this issue that seems odd. I’d think it’s...

I’d try to find the most accurate load possible that is repeatable vs velocity! Learning to shoot well centers around that factor. Even if it means slower speeds, consistency will prevail in you seeing that you got the wind wrong, and/or your fundamentals aren’t up to par. Even a 7mm-08...