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Your load is very similar velocity and accuracy wise to mine. Also shooting 53.5 grs R26 with 105 AMax at 3.335 oal. WB 24” Vanguard. 3260 FPS. Haven’t tried any higher loads and only tried Retumbo one time, popped a primer at 57 grs and accuracy wasn’t good so figured stay with R26 and not...

When and where I grew up this irrational greed wasn’t alive. Everybody worked hard for a living and most everyone’s income was similar.... one of the current economies problems imho. Just such a large discrepancy between different folks; I understand capitalism but to the extremes now a days...

I had accuracy problems with 162 ELDx in both my 7 RM and 7-08. Same load with 162 AMax or Eldm and sub-moa. I believe it’s more temperamental to tune due to jacket taper and interlock... friends had same experience accuracy wise too. We gave up on them and use them for fouling shots now .. lol

I had accuracy problems with 162 ELDx in both my 7 RM and 7-08. Same load with 162 AMax or Eldm and sub-moa. I believe it’s more temperamental to tune due to jacket taper and interlock... friends had same experience accuracy wise too. We gave up on them and use them for fouling shots now .. lol

Scottie, your right about not having time too see the light :-) lol I m running Weatherby brass in my 257... do you have case capacity comparison vs 7RM WW brass ran through F/L die ?? That is very appealing cost wise!!

Scotty, that is moving! Looks like 77.8 to 78.0 might be a node. Did you stop at 78.4 due to pressure or seen no reason for more speed? That a 24 or 26” barrel? Thx Bud

Anyone tried R33 in 240 or 257 WB with heavy bullets? I ve had good luck with R26 but friend just did some testing with R33 in 6-280 AI wildcat and getting great velocity, accuracy and 95-100% case fill. Thx for any experiences.

Well your load development is done!! Stoke some with 51.5 grs and go fill the freezer. How far off the lands were you running those 108 Eldm s Fotis?

I m expecting sub-MOA ... good luck and let us know.

Fotis, was it MagPro or R26 that got you the 3350? Assuming 52 grains that you mentioned as your test charge. Thanks

Scotty, many moons ago helped a friend with a 26" factory barreled Rem 700 SPS. Stumbled quickly into 92 grains of Retumbo with 200 AB. Length was pretty short; don't recall, as magazine allowed 3.6 or slightly under if memory serves and it shot repeatedly sub MOA at 100. Like 5/8-3/4". It was...

I d say that velocity / charge mirroring my results where 53.5 got me 3250 fps. As others have mentioned R26 can seem fine and then sneak right up on you. I d move slowly. Keep us posted! ( your test load would be pretty close to 3400 fps with a couple inch longer barrel; that's screaming)

Remington, +1 to Fotis; be careful. I think 55 might be over the top. Might load 1 or 2 at 53 ish and try first! Don't forget your shooting glasses and let us know your results.

My 10 twist 24" Vanguard stabilizes the 105 AMax fine. Have shot Steel to 800 with it. I was running 52.5 grs of R22 and getting 3150 fps. Thought what the heck and tried R26. 53.5 grs gets me 3250 fps and haven't tried to go any higher. Shoots sub MOA and figured 3250 is pretty good for a 24"...

89.3 grs of Retumbo in Lapua case and 300 MK or 300 Berger shot submoa for me in Savage. Not a hot load, 2715 fps, but accurate and easy on brass in my gun. Only shot 9 or 10 300 Accubonds with 87.5 grs of Retumbo but it was accurate too. Never chronographed it.

Remingtonman, my Vanguard is a 10 twist and I can shoot and stabilize 105 gr AMaxes with R26 out of that 24" barrel. I ll need to look up the new 7.5 twist Vanguard as Scotties right, can't build one for the same cost!

Scotty, I have a 240 Bee that I really like but once that barrel goes south I want to replace it with either a 6-06 or this 6-280AI. 6-06 makes most financial sense but this 6-280 AI has impressed the heck out of me. All those big 6 s are addictive!

I ve read a lot of guys saying that the 120 BT is drawn from the same jacket as the 140 BT thus since it's shorter it's slightly thicker. Why they claim it performs so well on Deer. BTW, if recoil an issue that H4895 can be loaded down to as low as 60% of max charges listed. Google Winchester...

+1 Scotty !! We re playing with a 6-280 AI right now and when shooting it last week in a 30" barrel it really liked R33 and US869 :-) would you believe R26 and H1000 were 'way too fast' ? Anyway, with 68 grains of US869 or 64 grains of R33 it launched a 110 MK at 3500 fps. Shot a grain more but...

With that light of a bullet Id start with slightly quicker powders if it was me. 4198, H322, etc. You should have a low recoil, fast shooting combo with those.