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JD - Wish I could help you out. Have always liked those Ruger @@ bolt guns. Always felt like a "real rifle". Hope everything is OK...CL

Sounds like a good day afield. Dog, pretty country, and a favorite gun. Thats a win even w/o the birds. Glad you could get out! CL

Yup- gets interesting dont it? :) CL

Back when rifles were still affordable and 30-30 was $16.00 a box and could be found at the Cenex, I couldnt talk myself into one. Sounds like a good "back door" or truck gun. Could be fun. Had a buddy with a contender in 30-30 that could out shoot my rifle at 100yds. A friend just picked up...

Thanks all. That CFE is wierd stuff, at least not at all like 4350 and 4064. Stuff looks like pixie dust and as slippery as quick silver. Not having a powder measure, the old spoon and scale make measuring a challenge. Not a problem per se, but takes a little different technique. CL

Twice fired, third reload. CL

I assumed this was what was happening. Cases chamber fine. will run with it. CL

Resizing some cases a while back, and decided to experiment. The attached photo shows a sharpie marked case that I ran into the sizing die, adjusting down in 1/4 turns until I got thr result you see. Looks to me Like this would be "Neck sized". You can see the sharpie removed on the neck and...

So... I found a pound of Hogdon CFE 223. Load data is avaialable for Speer hot cores in 100gr and 87gr varieties. Hornady also lists loads for the 75gr V-max's both of wich I have available. Loads look pretty speedy. What I dont have is anything for 100gr BT's any body able to run a quick load...

Sorry for your loss. Good that you have good memories. CL

Always thought it'd be fun to try one in 250 Savage! CL

Again- you guys impress me. I am also amazed that at this late date- (early august) you can get food plots to grow. Course I am stuck in MN. Few weeks are all that is left of the growing season for most things. Wish my tomatoes would start ripening- looking good. CL

Thanks Guys- Little extra firing pin clearance in the bolt. Kinda what I figured. I get acceptable accuracy at 39.5 gr. so unless things change I will stay there. I have heard of shimming a firing pin, but I'm not sure its the best plan for a 100 year old rifle and my friends budget. If...

I have had my share of issues, including broken rifle parts recently, and while things are looking up, I was looking at the fired reloads from my friends model 99 in 250- 3000 Savage and I noticed what looked to me to be "cratering" of the fired primers. Given my recent experiences I decided to...

Thanks all- I've already gotten my moneys worth in piece of mind and enjoyment from those groups. Work has been nuts all month and the last couple weeks the wife and I have been sick. So not much opportunity to shoot.... Hopefully that will come. I did set up a ladder test based on this...

If I recall, that was home for you? Enjoy your vacation sir! CL

Oops posted to soon- next had to try my old tried and true- 75gr Hornady V-Max's over 40 grains of 4350 nice group like it ought to be.... Then back to 100Gr BT's over 38 gr of 4350. After going back to the smith and discussing all fired brass and targets w/ him I think i might back this load...

Well- Sentimentality won out and despite all you guys sound advice to the contrary, AND the fact that somebody should name a cartridge "cloverleaf" :) I left my 250 Savage with the Smith mentioned in my post above. He reportedly scoped the bore and action. He offered to have the action...

Updates are forth coming..... "Aggie" (the rifle) is on life support but she aint dead yet.... just not a priority right now. Take care all. CL

Well done Guy! thats the way to get out there! Sure would admire to get up on one of those four legged ATV's again...long ears or not. :) CL