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I have used the Tubbs Final Finish system and it worked extremely well. My groups shrunk and it was much easier to clean infact the patches went thru much smoother after the Tubbs process. I would not use it on a good shooting rifle but if you have a rifle that is not accurate and especially...

I load the 200 grain accubond in my 06 for elk and it is good to 600 yards at my hunting altitude of 9500 feet. From a 300 WM or WSM 2850FPS should be very doable, which makes your effective range longer than most of us have any business shooting at game from. If your rifle will not shoot the...

The 4000 showed really good velocities in the heavier 06 bullets according to the Alliant manual. It runs right with RL17 in most cases. I am going to give it a try when I find some locally. If you are a fan of ball powders it does add velocity would worth trying I think. I get more...

Wow that is news to me! I always considered 700 + pound black bears pretty big. They typically take several that size each year. In fact several years ago two bear pushing 800 lbs were killed in the same township only a couple miles apart.

I like 56 grains (max load) RL17 with the 180 grain accubond at 2800 FPS. Or better yet 54 grains RL17 max with a 200 grainer at 2720 fps.

I would like to see a 168 grain Accubond since it would have a .490 BC compared to the .475 for the 165 grain accubond. That will shoot as flat as the 165 with less wind drift and higher KE downrange. I would also like to see a heavier Accubond designed that still manages to stabilize in a...

If they shoot equally accurate I would use the 110 accubond. Terminal performance on either will be great but the accubond will have less wind drift than the TSX while matching the trajectories on long shots due to the higher BC. They are also cheaper!!!

Considering that very few rifles are chambered in the 6.8SPC and few are sold it would seem a long shot to design another bullet around that cartridge. I was looking to get that caliber for a first rifle for my nephew but could not find any bolt actions chambered for it. It seems like the...

No experience with RL17 in the Whelen but it nearly fills my 06 with RL17 so I am sure it would be to slow to make enough pressure for the Whelen.

Seating the bullet out will generally reduce pressures and velocity provided you are not seating into the lands. If you are considering going over the book max I would suggest using quickload to estimate pressure. You will need to input OAL, powder type and charge, etc. Also chrony the...

The 7mm WSM is probably the best of the short mags but the least likely to survive. I was a released later than the others because of a chambering problem that required a redesign after it was first introduced. The 7mmWSM ammo would chamber in the 270WSM rifles which is obviously a very bad...

That is correct. I mentioned buy American to the poster because he only mentioned purchasing the Japanese made Vanguard TR rifle.

I would see which groups better. If accuracy is equal I would choose the 140s. They have less wind drift, and higher energy at long ranges and are less likely to cause meat damage at close ranges due slower initial velocity.

At 30-06 velocities and on medium sized game like deer a BT will work fine. I would suggest the 168 grain BT over the 165. It has a higher BC, will retain more weight, and will shoot just as flat as the 165s due to the BC. Most BT horror stories start with their "XYZ magnum at 3,400 fps"...

My understanding is that most Weatherby rifles are not made in the USA. Most are made in Japan I believe. That is at least according to Petersons Rifle Shooter magazine and the fact that my neighbors new Weatherby is made in Japan. I believe Weatherby has outsourced its manufacturing for many...

They are both good rifles for the money. If you are torn between the two I would give the american manufatured rifle the nod. Especially in these economic times. I have been making a concerted effort lately to buy american when possible and that goes double when it comes to firearms since the...

500 yards is a breeze for either cartridge. Unless you are recoil sensitive may as well go 338. A 200 grain accubond from a 300 WM is pretty awesome if you choose to go with the 300. You are choosing between 2 winners so either way you should get great results.

POP I would suggest also looking at the 168 grain Etip. Its BC is advertised at .503 and they were less expensive that the barnes bullets also. I like this long bullet with less bearing surface due to the long nose section and boat tail.

That is a good point. I had to heavily compress the 180 grain Speer BTSP when using RL22 and had some of those rounds that also"grew". I found that RL17 has a higher loading density per grain powder than RL22 does while also having higher velocities with approx 7 grains less powder. It has a...

I have not loaded for the 180 Etip but from 168 to 200 grains RL17 has given the highest velocities by around 100 FPS and shoots sub moa with 168 BT, 180 Accubonds and 200 grain accubond bullets. Velocities and accuracy have been as follows: 168 BT 3012 FPS 5/8" to 1" groups 59 grains...