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I’d take them .277 bullets firebird. Is 25 a box shipped enough?

I’d neck the brass up to 25 and create a false shoulder. That way headspace is a non issue.

Jamie, I will go against the grain of others, but if your charges are not getting book speeds, I add more powder. The book and manuals are guides, but their data is good for velocity. There are so many variables of lots of powder, along with primer temps, that I don't sweat going over max book...

Yeah, I’m with the others. I’d spend some time getting good with the combo out to whatever range you feel comfortable shooting to and don’t sweat if it’ll work. Last year two elk in camp were taken with 150 ABs from a 270 and 150 Sciroccos from a 280. One at 170 and the other at 420 or so. Your...

Cool build and that Speer 225 should be amazing at 338 Fed speeds.

What scope and mounts on the rifle? Just me, I don't think you need 1/2" guns to kill elk, but looking at your targets, I suspect something is not working correctly. Maybe a bad scope or mount, and if your gun is fully floated, you may try adding a pressure point to the forend. It seems very...

There is a pile of rifles chambered in them. WW, Seekins, Fierce, CA, Browning, etc. Might be worth a call to Nosler to see what they have, cause I'd think they'd have a clue. I do know there are way more 6.8's out there than 27 Noslers.

You could easily use 55 BT or 58 grain VMaxs if you were so inclined. The jacket on the 55 BT and other is plenty thick to take about anything you could toss at them in the 9 1/4 twist.

Nice shooting CL! That’ll work

Cheap and great brass. With the use of a false shoulder for firing forming it may be a touch short but I don’t see it being a big problem if you stay in front of carbon build up.

I’ll be trying some when I can get them.

Don’t let annealing get too complicated. Once you do a handful you’ll get the feeling for it. I started with a socket on a drill with a propane torch. I use an Annealeez now. Depending on brass you can get incredible life and consistency from annealing. Great brass from the start only helps all...

Bingo. Lets you form cases without stretching them from the first firing. Minimizes case wear and fatigue as well. Doing that and minimally sizing has reduced my trimming by huge margins. Case life is typically extended as well. Chances are, 50 formed Lapua cases will last a very long time. Well...

If you want reduced loads for the 338 Win Mag and 200/210 PTs look at RL15, Varget, N540, 4064, etc. load the 210 up to about 2700-2800 and have a blast.