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While most everyone in this thread has been focusing on powder and primers, just take a look at some bullets. This might not be a popular post here but Nosler Ballistic Tips have been my favorite bullet since they came out, what 30 years ago. If I couldn’t get a gun to shoot a NBT then that gun...

Thanks. I have been doing this for a long while. I just don’t get out to practice nearly as much as I should. This composition took me a while to settle on. My mind kept wanting the tighter view which I started with but that just wasn’t working.

I thought that I had replied to this post already. Guess my CRS is kicking in. Guy I love to see your Big Horn photos I especially like the second one posted with the close up.

The forum has been hacked again.

I’ve used a good bit of AA powders. Most was pistol powders. #’s 7 & 9 and a good bit of 5744 and the discontinued AA3100. I’ve also used 2015. I have had good results with all of them. I have never used 2520 but have always heard good reports about it.

Bill you are lucky to live that close. It’s right at a 3 hour drive for me. My wife and I have made day trips before but since I love photographing the streams just after sunrise we usually don't go unless we can spend at least one night.

There were a few fly fishermen but not as many of those as there will be in a few months either. 😆

Thank you.

Made it to the Smokey Mountains NP a week ago. Not as colorful or lush foliage as there will be a little later in the year but the heavy rains we have had lately have the streams and cascades running full.

I picked Sierra because I have probably shot more of them then any other except for Nosler. Nosler BT and Sierra have always been the easiest for me to get good accuracy out of. Lately due to availability I have shot a good deal of Hornady and have gotten some good groups but usually have to...

Ernie, I don't have the cartridges you asked about but I have a load for my 25 creed using Staball 6.5 and 100 grain bullets that are shooting under 1/2 MOA to 500 yards with charges thrown with an RCBS Uniflow. With the burn rate it might be worth looking into for the cartridges you are looking...

Even at today’s component prices I can load premium loads tailored for my 270 Winchester rifle at just under $1 a load. I can’t buy factory any cheaper. Also I recently bought the first box of factory 223 Winchester silver box for $24 and 4 out of 20 rounds failed to fire in my TC contender or...

My load uses AA 3100 which is now discontinued but if you run across any from and estate sale or old stock somewhere then that is a good option. I'm lucky to still have about 2 lbs left which no more than I shoot the 270 will probably last me the rest of my hunting life.

With the Axial’s I can. I’ve never tried the Walker.

I'm still using a Oehler 33 that I've had for probably 30 years or so. It does take a little bit to set up but works great. The only thing I really dislike about the 33 is that it uses 6 D Cell batteries where the 35 uses one 9 volt. I have thought about getting a Magneto speed just for ease of...

On my shelf I've got primers marked at $1.89/100, Powder as low as $11.95/lb and bullets at $11.95/100

Sad to hear this. I had never used Norma until just a couple of years ago when I could get it and not some others. Norma 200 is about the best I have found for my 7TCU. I have a couple of lbs so I will have to be careful how I use it.

Just last week I was sighting in a new to me SSK contender barrel in .223 Remington. I only had 5 test rounds loaded with a 75 grain bullet to see if it would stabilize so for the first time in years I bought a box of factory ammo to sight in with. Note sighted and first round of the Winchester...

I’ve had them do both. If the primer does push the bullet out of the case then you hear the pop. If the bullet doesn’t leave the case then the only sound is the firing pin dropping.