I bought four pounds of the Reloader26 and they were all the same lot number so no I haven't compared any other lots.I tried the 63.5 gr Reloader 26 load with 180gr Ballistic Tips,Win cases,WLRM primer in two other 30-06's I have.My 23" Rock Creek 5R cut barrel clocked it at 2890fps and my 24"...
I like the 168gr Ballistic Tip in my three 308 Win's.I use a WLRM primer and Winchester cases.Powders that work for me are Varget,TAC,IMR4895 and Accurate 4064
Guy,this is what Reloader 26 did for me in my 28" barreled 30-06.I tried it with 168gr bullets and it really didn't seem much better than other powders I've used.There was another post on this,so I tried it with 180gr Accubonds and 200gr Accubonds.Wow!!! It really works with the heavier...
That short mag box seems to be a big problem with a lot of rifles chambered for the 300 Win Mag.I'm beginning to think somebody screwed up making 3.340 as the max length for the 300 Win Mag and rifle manufacture design engineers did to.The 308 Norma Magnum has a max case length of 2.559.The 300...
Recently I started using Ramshot Hunter.It's about on the same burn rate and load rate as IMR 4831.Really I think any powder between the 4350's and Ramshot Magnum will work for the 300 Win Mag if you find the right load.I'm usually jumping .050 - .100 on Accubond and Ballistic Tips.Here are some...
Took my 28" PacNor barreled 30-06 to the range today to try the Reloader 26 loads.This thing is a beast with the 28" barrel.The 63.5gr load of Reloader26 with a 180gr Accubond clocked at 2992fps on my Magnetospeed and I tried 61.0grs of Reloader26 with a 200gr Accubond and it clocked at...
Every rifle is different no matter who the manufacturer is.As for bullet jump,I usually find good accuracy between .025 - .100 off the lands.There again,depends on the rifle and the bullet,they are different too and can vary a little from lot to lot as well.I have some rifles that when the...
I guess I need to revisit Reloader-26 in the 30-06.I tried it with 165gr Ballistic Tips and was not overly impressed getting 2860fps with 64.0grs and 2898fps with 65.0grs.That was out of a 26" barrel.Looking at the data above,the 180gr bullet is what I should be using with that powder.I have a...
This comes from Nosler's FAQ.
What is the difference between the Ballistic Tip® and the AccuBond®?
(Externally, they look the same except for the tip colors, Ballistic Tip® bullets are color-coded by caliber while all AccuBond® bullets have white tips. Internally the Ballistic Tip® is not...
I saw them listed on Nosler's web page earlier in the year but they weren't available yet.The last few weeks they were available on Nosler's page and SPS.Last night I looked on SPS and they 6 bags available,still available on Nosler too,so people have been buying them up rather quickly.The specs...
Thank You Dr Mike!!!That is going to help me a lot.I knew those loads were at or a tad over max when I saw those velocities I was getting.When I look at that Quick Load data it looks like it's spot on with the velocities I was getting with my Magneto Speed.Shows you also how a chronograph is a...
Finally got to take my Ruger tang safety with a new 26" Shaw barrel 308 Norma Magnum to the range for a few test loads to see where it's at.I was quite impressed with the velocities.Groups where OK at 3/4",but a little load adjustment I think it will do better.I was expecting about 100fps less...
I've never used Reloader 15 in my CZ 550 308 Varmint,but it shoot really well with 46.5grs of Varget or 45.5grs of TAC.Both those loads gave me a tad over 2900fps with a 150gr Nosler Ballistic Tips.I'm shooting these loads with 168gr Nosler Ballistic Tips in my two CZ 550 Varmint 308's and my...
Those 168gr Ballistic Tips are about the most accurate hunting bullets I shoot in my 30 cals.If you cannot get them to shoot well,you need to look for issues with your rifle.