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Hi Slimfinn, I have had some luck with 180gr Hornady JHP's, but am still testing loads. My current test set is based on 180 Hornady JHPs over 2400 and 180 Hard Cast bullets over L'll Gun. This is in my Marlin 1894c, which has proven to be accurate in the past. I have spent more time on .44...

I use the surprise technique and it works for me when I do it correctly. This is especially difficult when shooting offhand. Silhouette competition has really helped my trigger pull because you are pulling through while the sights are doing their figure 8 thing. On a bench, prone or even with...

OK, based on this knowledgeable group's feedback I paid the $9.99. So far I like it as it is fast and has a different zero atmo setting from your current firing situation. Very nice. Different results from the other ballistic calculators I have, but having a range of possible solutions helps...

Hi jjs405 - Does this software have the Leupold Bone and Crockett or Varmint Hunters reticle in their reticle database?

Thank you for the advice jimbires and maverick2. I went with Talley's as this will keep my rifle under 9 lbs which I need to participate in the hunter class for NRA Silhouette. I don't need a tilt scope mount for this competition, but am trying out Precision Rifle and with the current scope I...

Looking to get a little more range out of my scope and want to understand what others have done to get some angle in their scope mount. I would prefer not to go with a Picatinny 20 MOA rail as I don't like bridging the action. Any ideas? I want to try out a local Precision Rifle Series match...

My understanding has always been the objective size depends on the magnification you want to use. This fact appears to be missing from this conversation. Objective size divided by power = exit pupal size. Therefore a 40X10 = 4 mm exit pupal which is about as big as older eyes get anyway. For...

This conversation has only hinted at an important point. There is a difference between breaks. Personally I side with the "no breaks for hunting" crowd for all the reasons mentioned. There are other ways to control recoil, including getting a smaller caliber rifle, heavier gun or longer...

The raw Nosler .308 brass I have reloaded several times has had no issues with lose primer pockets after being fired in my FNAR. This is true even of loads that showed over pressure signs in the way of ejector marks on the base. In this case the over pressure was due to the powder type (4064...

Once again Nosler shows what a class act they are by replacing the bad brass I received from Graf & Sons. Mike Seay addressed the problem quickly and without any fuss. Thanks Mike

Yes, what everyone else has said. My experience is with Nosler in .280 AI and .308. Just neck size and load them up. They are at the short end of SAAMI specs for length and can be fired several time before resizing in my experience. Best brass I have used (except for the bad .222 Rem Mag...

There is sleeping bag religion, tent religion, off road tire religion and optics religion. They all have one thing in common: You spend more constantly making small upgrades and still experiencing failures until you fully understand "you get what you pay for." At that point you also realize...

Yeah right FOTIS. I bet you have been on the Wby site looking at the new Accumark rifles already. How can you have enough Weatherbies?

Thanks, 30-338. Looks to be the same batch of brass with the same problems. How does this stuff get out of a quality shop like Nosler and into circulation?

As sent to Nosler: I have experienced a problem with Nosler .222 Rem Mag brass purchased from Graf and Sons I wanted you to know about since it has your name on the head stamp. I am also concerned about people hurting themselves with this brass. The brass was purchased on April 9th 2016 as...

As others have said it is lack of consistency in the bullet's form. Berger's seem to have the largest spread, but on contacting them they indicted the data from my measurements was well within their specs. Nosler BT's are really consistent for me as are all the Sierra game king bullets I have...

Excellent FOTIS, I picked up some Norma at Bruno's they decided not to carry any more so were selling cheap. Now I have a better place to start putting this stuff to work. Thanks

I am concerned about the Nosler brass I received from Graf's. I fire formed the .222 Rem Mag into AI shape using a 55 gr Hornady FBSP over 26.0 gr of IMR-4064. The max load for a .222 Rem Mag is 26.2, but with 3% larger case of the AI this should have been a safe load in the .222 Ram Mag AI...

Hi FOTIS, I am looking forward to your range reports. The 6.5 Creedmoor has had me interested for years, the 26 Nosler started an itch and now Weatherby has created a serious rash I might have to treat with a duplicate of your Accumark. Too bad they will not let this on the silhouette...

Great job Fotis. Love that .378, the way it shoots and the way it looks.