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I have not tried any other powder in the 308 besides Varget and IMR 4064. It shoots well with Varget for me that I have never switched to any other powder, works great from 150 to 178 grains for me. I have yet to try the 180 Ballistic Tips, I'm sure I can make it shoot. ;)

Very nice. You got a keeper JD, you going to be cooking and cleaning while Sue brings home the bacon. 😁

Good find, seems those bullets are capable for hunting as well.

My Rem 700 300 Win Mag used to be a 7mm STW with the push feed magazine before I converted it. I would start by checking the maximum box length, and seat the 165 -180 grain bullets about .020" shorter and work a load from there. The Accubonds and Ballistic Tips can be seated long to get close to...

That is a good find, what do you plan to sew on your next project?

7mm Mag 7mm STW 300 Win Mag 338 Lapua 6.5 Creedmoor

Did the Kroil and JB remove it?

I used Hoppes, Butch Bore Shine, Wipe Out foam and some Sweets for many years before I settled with Bore Tech products, I currently use Eliminator for normal cleaning, Carbon Remover for tougher carbon and Copper Remover for copper. I don't really need to vigorously clean my bores unless...

Good to hear you a 308 / 6.5 Creed fan as well, I love my .308 GAP and 6.5 Creed. Don't miss out on the 6.5 x 284 as well, they are sweet. Easy to find killers loads for them too! I just need a 30-06 or the wildcats 06 in my arsenal and don't get me started yet. 😁

I'm in the same boat, my garage and mancave out in the back is a mess as well. Hot weather is coming, and I better get to it real soon.

I never had any issues finding blood trails with the 6.5 Creedmoor. I have used 120 grain Ballistic Tips, 143 ELD-X and the 147 ELDM, all deer dropped fast and a few have run off with double lung shots, and never went far. Blood trails were good, and I have used the 178 ELDM with my .308, and...

Welcome aboard. There are knowledgeable and experienced guys on the forum that are willing to help out with any questions you may have.

I love my GA Precision 308 Crusader, shoots like a dream. Currently using 178 ELD-M with 43.8 grains of Varget, a hair over 2750 fps. I was banging 8 inch steel at 800 yards, love hearing the ding a few seconds after the hit. The 178 ELDM is deadly on whitetails, never went far with pass...

I never liked the pilots making groove marks on the inside of the case necks either, nor cranking. I went with the Giraud and its fast and I can do a hundred cases in less than 15 minutes. A Sinlclair Wilson trimmer is nice where you do not need to use pilots.

Happy Birthday Fotis, have a good one !!

Wow, 3300 plus fps with a 175 mono. That is some insane speed. Half an inch @ 100 is a good load. How far off the lands are you seating those monos? Any pressure signs on the head of the brass if I may ask?

I never tried hydro forming, I have read that hydroforming brass leaves a more rounder edge on the body / shoulder junction compared to a sharper edge when fired in a rifle chamber. After hydroforming, you would need to final fireform in a rifle chamber to sharpen the edges of the body /...

Mono bullets are recommended to be seated off the lands at .050". How was your results on your tests?

I have yet to buy those Redding competition shellholders, I always have bumped them precisely at .0015' - .002". Reloaders have been happy with these shellholders. Thanks for the reminder. These helps when you have multiple rifles of the same caliber.

Soft reduced loads at the 2800 fps range is perfect with the 120 Ballistic Tips. I was running 3,025 -3,050 fps with the 120's with H4350 in the Creed. Accuracy nodes according to Barrel Optimal Time chart shows nodes with 22 inch barrel is at 2700 ish fps at 1.201 milliseconds and 2800 ish fps...