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Is there a good or great American-made 45-70? I know several foreign-made 45-70s are high quality, but I’m particular about American-made rifles while I can still get one. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I put a 165 Sierra Tipped Gameking (GameChanger) out of a 7 Mashburn through a cow elk broadside at around 80 or 100 yards last year. She died. I would wonder about a cup and core’s performance above a certain velocity, somewhere around 2900 to 3000 fps. For instance a close range shot out of...

Agree they make barrels every day! I have an unchambered Obermeyer 30 cal, 10-twist, #3 barrel and a 30-06 reamer waiting for my 30-06 barrel to give up. No indication that will happen anytime soon though! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I’ve not used the RCBS bushing dies. I have used the RCBS bushings in Redding bushing dies and they work great! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I’d like a 7mm 175 Accubond (not LRAB). Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I started over with RL26 yesterday. I shot 10 rounds from 69.2 gr to 71 gr over the chrono, 0.2 grain increments. I also switched brass (to a higher quality brass) and primers back to CCI250s (again, just because). 7 Mashburn RWS Brass RL26 CCI250 primer 160 AB 2.913 CBTO (around 3.6 OAL...

I'll come back to the Harrell's. I abandoned something about the Retumbo. Great potential...sometimes. Like in this photo shot at 300... Great 3 shot group, and a big flyer. No idea what's causing that. Could be the brass, something else. Great speed, something is touchy.

This is what I really want to make work! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Yep. Nothing against H1000. I had more experience with Retumbo and RL26 than H1000 in the other Mashburn so started there. The Retumbo load with 160 AB shot pretty well today, about an inch for seven or eight shots. I have this feeling that it’s just as much the nut behind the trigger, not...

H1000 for sure works great in the Mashburn. I think that’s what Bob used mostly. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I have the RCBS Collet puller. It works well. The only quirk about mine is I have to unscrew it from the press with a wrench after I use it because it is firmly stuck in the threads. And I’m not sure if any of them are great; pulling bullets is just no fun! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

And I could crack open the RL33 for the 175s too. Are you still using 33? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thanks Scotty! I loaded some more 160s last night to try this morning but I haven’t given up on the PTs. They are great bullets! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Do CCI200s and BR2s have the same hard cups? I would assume so but not sure. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Just re-read your post. You are reading flat primers as possible pressure signs. Could be right, like I said I ignore primer signs. Anyway, CCI250s might make a difference, in that I’ve read CCI primers have harder cups than other primers. So the primers might present different signs...

Funny about Joe Elk! Bill our elk camp “seasoned” rep said the same. Nope, Joel K. I can’t say about either the WLRs or Scotty’s BR2s. I haven’t used either of them in the 25-06. Of course you could always try the CCI250s if you can find 100 of them nearby. Might help, could be worse. I did...

I'm headed back out tomorrow. Hopefully the results are as consistent, or somewhere in the ballpark, as this group! I've had loads fall apart on me on day 2, I'm sure we all have. Here's an image of the 160 AB 0.05 off the lands.

Since I only had a couple hours before I had to pick up the kids from school, I decided to abandon the 175/Retumbo combination for now and try the 160 Accubonds. I started the 10-round velocity test where I stopped with the 175s, figuring that would be safe because I was dropping a couple...

Departed direct for the range early this morning. First I shot the 6 rounds of Retumbo with 175 PTs. 71.3 gr 2972 fps 71.5 gr 3017 fps 71.7 gr 3045 fps 71.9 gr 3032 fps 72.1 gr 3073 fps 72.3 gr 3046 fps None of the charge areas have a big wide velocity node. I picked 71.8 to try, between...

I'll never know but will always wonder what difference the Nitriding makes on velocity. I'm liking it so far!