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I would try the 168 grain etip. It has a .503 BC and 95+ percent weight retention while still producing large wound paths. It expands down to 1800 fps and outpenetrates most 180 grain bullets. Velocities approaching 3200 fps should be posible with RL17 and when you run a ballistics table for...

I have the #6. If I were you and you were not in a bind for a manual I would say to wait for a newer manual with Etip data and hopefully some updated powder options like RL17 etc. There have been a lot of powder and bullet advances since the #6 manual was released.

I would go with the 200 grain bullet to limit meat damage. At 300 UM velocities meat damage can be extensive at higher velocities. The heavier bullets slower impact velocity will help reduce damage especially up close where it matters.

I hope they can keep operating now that everyone is OK. I am going to buy a couple boxes tomorrow in case this stops production and bullets are scarce.

One of my best friends has 3 Kimber Montanas one in 308, one in 338 Federal and one in 300wsm. All three shoot great with factory ammo shooting around an inch. I shot his 338 and my 3 round group was 1 1/4" and I never handled the gun before. I feel if I got familiar with it things would just...

The cartridge I would choose is the 7mm-08. Bullet choice would be the 150 grain Etip or the 154 grain Interbond. Rifle would be the Savage Model 16 or Remington Model 7. If you feel the 7mm-08 would be too much recoil a 260 rem with 140 grain Accubond or 130 grain Scirocco 2 would be another...

It is always nice to see your groups tighten up as your charge increases so you get accuracy plus good velocity.

I read an article approx 4 years ago from a gun magazine and they took a 26" barreled 7mm-08 and shot 10 rounds and averaged the velocities. They cut off one inch, recrowned and shot 10 more and averaged the velocities. They repeated the process until the barrel was 16 or 18 inches I cannot...

I know this will not be a very popular suggestion but I would go with the 200 grain Swift A-Frame. It has higher weight retention at 90+ percent compared to 65% for the Partition and it also typically expands to between .55 and .65" compared to .45 to .5" for the partition which means a larger...

Use the same starting load as the Nosler manual but do not go beyond the midpoint of the powder charges listed. The 7mm Rem Mag is rated at 62,000PSI by sammi which all the manuals powder charges are based on so there is a little safety margin in a modern bolt rifle also compared to the...

I have tried Sweets, butches bore shine, shooter choice and Hoppies with good results and sweets and butches bore shine work well on copper and the shooters choice works best on carbon. Recently I tried "bore tech eliminator" with great results. It is the best copper remover of the three I...

I load 59 grains max, of RL17 with the 168 grain BT. The 168 has a higher BC (.490) and actually shoots as flat at long range as does the 165 BT. My oal length is 3.41 and the primers are CCI200s. My groups are around 7/8" and velocity is 3012fps. Quickload estimates pressures at 65K so this...

I have a 116 pre accustock. I like the looks of the new action alot more than my pre accustock. I would guess they shoot at least as good also. RL17 works wonders in the 06 from 165 to 200 grains in my rifle.

I neck size with Lee collet dies and they always have fed fine at the bench and in the field. Dont forget you can also have misfires with FL sized ammo if the shoulder is pushed too far back with non belted cases like the 06 because you can lose your head spacing and just knock the case...

barthowes let us know how it shoots. I am thinking about getting the long range hunter with the accustock in 6.5-284.

Those velocities are easliy attained with RL17. I have loaded the following: 1. 168 grain Nosler BT, 59 grains RL17, 3012 FPS 2. 180 Grain Nosler Accubond, 56 grains RL17, 2820 FPS 3. 200 Grain Accubond, 54 grains Rl17, 2820 FPS My OAL was 3.41" with 200 CCI primers. All loads group under...

There are several 150 grain 7mm bullets that offer a .5 bc or better. Any of these bullets lauched at 2800 fps will retain 1500 FT/LBS KE at 400 yards as low as 1,000 ft elevation. Hornadys Superperformance factory ammo delivers 1465 FT/LBS at 1,000 ft elevation at 400 yards with the solid...

I have one that is pre accustock with the accutrigger. It shoots just about anything inside of an inch to 1 1/2 and my best groups are 3/8" with handloads. The accustock is an improvement based just on checking one out at the gun shop. Good rifle IMHO.

Between the two I would choose the marlin. I would look at the new entry level Savage Edge also. http://www.savagearms.com/firearms/model/edge Dont know anything about them really just thought it would possibly be a good choice if it is anything like the other savage bolt action rifles.

The BC coefficients listed by manufactures vary dramatically based on the velocity they are travelling at . Most manufactures of course list velocities that show the highest BC for marketing purposes. There is a G7 BC model that minimizes this variance but few manufacturers list a G7 BC for...