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I realize also that this is a Nosler forum, but let's face it Barnes has a big head start in making lead-free bullets. I too live in CA and have been forced to search for new loads for my rifles. I would still be shooting Nosler Partitions if I could, but I have to say, I have had great...

I agree with the other guys, bedding should not be necessary with an H-S fiberglass stock. I own five of them and have never bedded any of them. I am especially impressed with the one I put on my Remington Model 700 chambered in 300 Wby Mag. Twice now I have hunted in the rain while elk...

I am sure that when Lyman tested the loads that are in the 47th edition of their manual that the data they printed was valid. As someone else mentioned, they do not even list H380 in the 48th editionwith 120 grain bullets. I just checked and they do not list H380 for 120 grain bullets in the...

This problem is pretty common and is simply an excess of case lubricant. Some dies are more prone to this than others. Some have a small vent hole in the neck area, some don't. In any case, it is simply a problem of case lube building up as the cases are sized and causing dents in the...

Of the bullets listed I would shoot either the 100 grain Nosler Partition or the 100 grain Barnes TSX and never look back. I used to shoot 100 grain Partitions in my 25-06 but had to switch to the 100 grain Barnes when the California "no-lead" law came into effect in this area. Both bullets...

Nice target to be sure, it closely resembles my favorite. Redfield sold what they called a Precision Sight-In Target for years. Then it became unavailable. It has resurfaced now that it is manufactured by Champion Target Company. It also has a large diamond in the middle with four smaller...

As a follow up on my comments about using the 80 grain Tipped TSX I observed what I thought was miserable performance from a 110 grain Accubond from a .257 Wby Mag on that same hunt. One of the guys had a new .257 Wby Mag and was shooting factory loaded 110 grain Accubonds. He hit that...

Well, all I can tell you is that my dad and I are going to New Mexico next month hunting antelope and we will both be shooting .257 Wby Mags loaded with 80 grain Barnes Tipped TSX bullets. I saw my dad shoot an antelope with that load last year at a lasered 586 yards and that buck never even...

Not sure if this is due to the same cause, but I had the same problem with Remington primers a LONG time ago. I had a batch of Remington 9 1/2 primers that I was using in a .244 Remington that did the same thing. I was using pretty mild loads, but every once in a while, one would pierce along...

I happen to think that the load you have that works so well with the BT will also shoot well with the Partition. BUT, as Powerstroke says, you need to back off the powder charge and start over when you try a new bullet. Sure, you may not need to go clear back down to starting loads, but you...

You guys are right, the early .257 Wby Mag's had a 1 in 12 twist and would not stabilize heavy bullets unless they were round nosed. The new versions seem to all have a 1 in 10 twist nowdays. That 1 in 10 is marginal for some really long bullets like the 115 grain TSX, though. My dad and I...

There are so many choices these days, a fellow does not know where to start. A good barrel from Lilja, Hart, or Shilen would be great. I would go with a 24 inch length and a 1 in 10 twist. A stock from H-S Precision or McMillan would be the way to go. I have several of each and they are...

I can tell you from plenty of experience that some guns just do not shoot the Accubonds well, period. When they first came out in .338 caliber I tried the 225 grain versions in five different rifles before I found one that would shoot anything resembling a group. The last one shot several...

Unfortunately, I do have to use lead free bullets in a large portion of the areas where I hunt. That is the only reason I am trying them, this rifle shoots any number of lead containing bullets quite well, especially the 50 grain Ballistic Tips. I only bought one box of each of the 35 and 40...

Well, a while back I posted on here the total failure I had when trying the 40 grain Lead Free Ballistic Tip in my 22-250 Remington. The gun has a 1 in 14 inch twist barrel (a match grade Hart barrel!). Those bullets were keyholing so bad it was amazing and the groups were more like patterns...

I have had two barrels on my 25-06 and have a new .257 Wby Mag. All of them have had 1 in 10 twists. I like to experiment and have tried most of the .257 caliber offerings out there. I have had good luck getting good groups with bullets from 75 to 120 grains. Sometimes it took a little trial...

Well, I am totally dissapointed in a Nosler bullet offering once again. I live in California and am burdened with the "no lead" bullshit, so I was looking for another varmint load. I have a custom built 22-250 that is a Hart SS match grade barrel on a Remington 700 action. I shoots 50 grain...

What I am about to tell you is probably of little use to you, BUT, I shoot a 6X47 a lot at silhouette targets. My gun is a 15 inch barrelled XP-100 rear grip fitted with a high rise mount and a fixed 12X Leupold scope. I shoot it in what IHMSA calls Unlimited Standing class. I shoot the 100...

I may be crazy, but I have posted this here before. I would not own a scope of greater than 10 power without an AO of some sort, no matter who made it, period!!!! Over 10 power the parrallax issue just becomes too much of a problem. I had a couple of Vari-X III scopes that were 3.5 X 10 power...

Lots of folks here like the Accubond, but I still much prefer the Nosler Partition. My favorite 270 WSM load uses a Winchester case, a Fed 215M primer, a max load of RL 22, and the Nosler 140 grain Partition. My chronograph registers 3200 fps and the groups are consistantly under 3/4 inch. I...