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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.

Any of you guys ever use a F/L bushing die with the bushing removed or a body only die (Redding makes them ) to bump back the shoulder on a loaded round? I and many of my friends have. Just need to wipe external lube off well. It works really slick as long as you have loaded ammo that wasn't...

Agree that 40 VMax and BT violent but in reduced velocity loads I d wager a bet the 40 TCM HP will be their equal. And if cost is a consideration for OP at a significant savings. The 40 TCM is not a 250-400 yd bullet though since it's got such a big HP and low BC.

350JR, if you re looking for splat factor with reduced loads check out the 40 gr TCM HP bullets that you can order through Ammo Warehouse west. ( Nevada) They were designed for the TCM cartridge and thus expand mightily !! We ve shot thousands on Sage rats with Blue Dot loads running 2700-2800...

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Anyone been shooting a 6 CM with 105 gr range of bullets in the 2800-2900 fps range with good accuracy? Plan to build new rifle/cartridge off my Rem700 SA in either 6 Dasher or 6 CM. It's a floorplate gun in a McMillan stock so worried about Dasher feeding good. Don't need 3060-3100 fps from...

Shadetree, you got it working good!! I fought mine for probably the first 100 plus rounds. I did figure out early that Lil Gun was too fast and quite volatile. I was hitting pressure with my lot at 9.5 grs and getting 3750 fps!! I switched to AA1680 and my gun started shooting really well (...

That 4064 load is a keeper... good job!

JD338 is right on... bullet length most critical. Elevation can have a significant effort too. Velocity of projectile doesn't matter as much as some people think. Try some of the variables in the calculator and you ll get a flavor of what matters most. And, as mentioned earlier, some combo s...

Hopefully they re easier to tune than all the other ABLR bullets to date. Lots of guys have given up on them accuracy wise.

Think 50 and nothing heavier than 55 grain and you ll be happy!

The ones I have look similar to the more rounded one on the left. I got a bunch, around 400 or so, in the 50 per box package when a retailer had a big discount of 30 or 40% a number of years back. Got about 100-150 left but don't think I ll pay for the smaller qty box of 50 like others have...

Gbflyer, you re right that not a lot of 17 Hornet shooters but thought I might find a couple. I know Fotis had gotten one about the time I did. CFE BLK was developed with the 300 BO in mind... maybe something for you to try sometime. Thx for your reply.

No one with any experience with these 2 powders??

Anyone have first hand experience testing these 2 powders against each other? I ve been using AA1680 in my 17 Hornet for past 5 years or so and it had produced my best accuracy prior to CFE BLK coming out. Picked up a pound of BLK to compare to my standard AA1680 loads. At maximum published...