In my Rem 700 CDL .270 with 24"bbl
140gn Hornady and 59gns W780 produced a 5 shot average of 3018fps
140gn Hornady and 54gns H4350 Produced a 5 shot average of 2985fps
140gn Hornady and 57.5gns RL19 produced a 5 shot average of 2971fps
140gn Hornady and 53gns W760 produced a 5 shot average of...
When this first generation Rem 700 Titanium in 7mm saum popped up recently I couldn't help myself and bought it immediately. Thankfully, it came with 100 Remington cases , 65 of which had never been used, so I dont think its had too much use. Load development will start shortly with RL19...
Where I live on the Gold Coast Qld, Aus, I'm lucky enough to have a huge variety of interesting wildlife frequenting my backyard Here's a few.
Female Koel
Male Satin Bowerbird
Male Koel
Red Necked Wallaby & Joey
I used a lot of Winchester WXR (Winchester Extruded Rifle) when it was still available. I was always led the believe it was made in the same facility and just rebranded Reloder 22. I think it was replaced by W780.
I've knocked up a few loads for my Marlin 1895 in 45/70 Gov, recently. 300gn Speer Jacketed HP's and 60gns of H335 was the winning formula. Believe me, I got some attention during my last trip to the range.
Here's a few more. I've photographed most of these birds hundreds of times and only keep about 5%, the other 95% get deleted as soon as I look at them.
Female Satin Bowerbird ( or possibly a juvenile male )
Male Eastern Koel
Rainbow Lorikeet.
Juvenile Grey Butcherbird
Pale...
My primary hunting load when using a 308 is 47gns Varget & 150gn Nosler Accubonds. I know I can get more velocity using either CFE223 or Alliant PowerPro 2000-MR but Varget (2208) is more readily available in my area.
In my 1969 Rem 700BDL with 24"bbl, 225gn Sierra & 59.0gns IMR4320 produced 2705fps. 200gn HP & 56.0gns RL10X produced 2851fps.After trying many powders those are my best combinations for those bullet weights.
Great informative video. Although in saying that, a Ranger Point Precision loading gate spring is what the test rifle needs. My Marlin 1895 45/70 had a loading gate like a rat trap once ....all good now though.
While on the subject of the 45/70, here's a pic I took a few weeks back...