I hear you- I have had the same experience with my 264- tried both 7828 and r25 nothing impressive- Magnum powder worked a lil better for accuracy- I would like to find a powder that works great
http://www.35caliber.com/2.html Here a guy that does the reboring and rechambering.
heres some additional info on reboring- http://www.bellmtcs.com/store/index.php?cid=217
Both of these outfits are in Oregon.
I really don't like the feel of AR's, but a lot of people love them. I'm an owner of 4 Garands an a carbine- so I say M1A nm since you already load for it and it is a very accurate weapon.
Vortex Viper 6.5-20x44 I saw online you could get these for 279.00 Just wondering if they are any good. I was thinking for my 264wm and with that magnification I could really get dialed in at 300 yrds. Or am I better off with my leupold 4-12 germ post #4 which I have on the gun rt now.
I would say prob 223 would be best- even if I dont own one since I have a hornet and 22-250. If I was going to get a plinking/varmit gun that was cheaper to reload that would be it-brass n bullets are easy to get. right now most places have 420 round boxes of Fed/lc ammo for around $160.00 that...
You just opened yourself for a lot of remarks- everyone has their favorites- a lot of us like the odd balls 6.5's and 35 calibers. More info is needed like; if you hunt and if so what kind of game, R you target shooting for tiny groups, what action of rifles you prefer, what will your typical...
I tried rl25, and never got good groups- I'm using ramshot magnum and its ok-I have just heard retumbo mentioned on here with the 264 before and thought I might pick up some and try it.
The Hornady manual has a great section on loads just for the Garand. I use Varget and Biggame powders in my 4 m1's- All cmp guns- yep IHC, WRA, HRA and SA. One of each manufacture. WRA and SA are 1944 and '45. the HRA & IHC are 53 and 54. Only the WRA doesn"t have the correct barrel. I have 2...