Recent content by TXbaldhunter

I'd say it's easier to get 50fps or more over what I could get with my 300WSM.My 300WSM had a 26" barrel and so do my 308 Norma Magnums,so I was working with the same length barrels.The 308 Norma has a little more useful case capacity,5.18cc,the 300WSM,4.91cc.Easy to get 3100fps + with 180gr...

I'm able to get more out of my 308 Norma's than I could out of my 300WSM.I sold my 300WSM.

Yes the 30-338 is like a twin to the 308 Norma Magnum.Really the biggest difference is,the Norma has a little longer neck and the shoulder dimensions are just a tiny bit different.Case capacities are virtually the same,just really depends more on the brand of brass you use.I've used both 338 Win...

Because the 308 Norma Magnum was developed before the 300 Win Mag and long before many of the powders available today,your not going to find much load data.The data you find is usually very old data,limited powders,usually listed in cup pressure that converts to 55-58k psi and because there just...

I just was playing with AI data after seeing another thread here.I used https://grok.com/ and entered my info based on know results I was getting from my rifles.I found it to be very close if you enter all your information.It is about the same as Quick Load.This is what I would enter based on...

I tried ChatGPT and did the same in Grok.Both gave me great info,but Grok was a little closer into what my rifle was getting .I like the extra info both added.Thanks for the tip.This is what I entered: load development 30-06,28 inch barrel,wlrm primer,winchester case,reloader 26 powder,180 grain...

Nice CZ 550.I hope it shoots well for you.As for the Ruger,looks like their last resort to get the rifle to groups well before sending it down the road and it still didn't group.Lol I wonder what kind of deal he got from Cabelas.

I like the Ballistic Tips too.They will give you just a little larger wound channel than the Accubond,tend to give you quick kills and exit as well.

I kinda learned a few things using the gauge.Starting out with new brass run through the full length die,near zero runout.Second firing,still near zero runout.Third firing,a little more runout starting to show up,but not too bad.Forth firing,a little more runout than the third fired cases.Cases...

My 308 Win loved that powder too.I used a Winchester case,WLRM primer,45.0grs of IMR-4895,168gr Nosler Ballistic Tip,2815fps.My rifle does have a 26" barrel.The 168gr NBT is just a little longer than the 165gr NBT,you would think the 3grs wouldn't make that much difference,but when I was...

I think the Norma Bondstrike may be the same as the discontinued Hornady Interbond,they certainly are constructed alike and the mushroomed bullets look the same too.I have used the Interbonds on deer,hogs,elk and nilgia.They are a very tough bullet and they have all exited.I think they are a...

https://www.nosler.com/308-norma-magnum#VRGIUNW https://hodgdonreloading.com/rldc/

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Couple of test loads from when I first got one of my rifles before I got QL data using 7mag brass

Does well with the 168gr Nosler Ballistic tip too.