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I start low and work up to max while watching pressure under a chronograph, once I start seeing pressure, I stop and I back off about a grain and seek an accurate load. If you do not understand how to read pressure, do not approach maximum loads or go over. Starting at maximum is asking for...

That gave me an idea, to open a Load Development Service. :ROFLMAO: Kidding aside,,,,, Ernie those calibers looks interesting. yes, the 140 Ballistic Tips are cheaper, got 10 boxes of these when I bought them 4 years ago, and never tried them yet. I have two boxes of 180 Barnes TTSX for the...

I do have RL 26, only a pound left. 😞 I also have 4 pounds of IMR 4831

Just bored, should I do a test with some 180 TTSX Barnes in my 300 Mag, if so, what powders should I try,,,,RL22, H1000 or some RL 25 or,,, try some 130 Accubonds or 140 Ballistic Tips in the 6.5 Creedmoor with some H4350,,,,

I have two berms at my ranch that i had set up, one berm is 8 feet high and 15 feet wide, and its used for shots out to 1400 yards across a crop field, but can use after crops are harvested in Fall season until mid Spring. The 2nd berm is smaller and accessible all year round and shots are out...

I'm pushing them to 3,125 fps to 3200 fps with RL 22 and H1000 with my 300 WM. I have approached 3300 fps with RL26 during a test a couple years back. I keep them .5 to 1 grain less from where I see pressure like ejector marks. I use the 180's as well. Normally I see loose primer pockets north...

That is a fast load. Did you feel the slide bottom out during ejection? I recall a weak spring or a P+ load I used in a Browning 9mm Hi Power back in the days where the slide bottomed out, I felt it slam back so I bought a new spring and never felt it again. I have bought two heavier springs for...

Most likely you just trim them once or twice in its lifetime. I have 15 X fired brass, its a non magnum, that has seen just one trim.

The 120 BT in the 6.5 Creed was at 3,025 fps when I bagged the red stag with it. Neck shot @ 215 plus. Never knew what hit it.

You won't go wrong with the 120 Ballistic Tip, I have used it on whitetails, and a red stag. Dropped right there, and its an accurate bullet and performance wise is very good.

I agree, 13 grains with powder fill at 118% is a tough pill to swallow. I would drop 10% from 11 grains and work up. 10 grains is a reasonable number to start with.

Nosler reloading data shows that 40-40.5 grains of Varget is a very soft load for 308 and 150's. Might want to swap primers and use CCI primers, its a harder cup and see if it solves the issues with primer piercing. Keep us posted.

Most of the guy's responses are spot on, many of you like to hike over long terrain, so the lighter optics are best with good magnification for long distance shots as well as close up. As for me, I like to multi task,,,hunt, shoot steel, rifle competitions, and shoot long distances, so I stuck...

Since Idaho is known as The Potato State, just hang two potatoes from your hitch instead. ;) Indeed some laws have gotten ridiculous.

Welcome to the forum, each rifle, barrels, bullet, powder are different. Manufacturer manuals differ from each other, they test with their own bullets, powders, test rifles. I did a copy paste from my earlier post. Best solution is to start 10% lower than max, and carefully work up seeking...

What caliber is this?

Welcome aboard, you will gain a wealth of information from this forum. As for powders for the 7 08, Varget would be my first pick, as for the 7 RM, IMR 4350, IMR 4831 and RL 22 is a good pick. I had a 7 RM Sako M995, had this rifle for 30 plus years, just retired it after 3 barrels.

We don't need this.

@JD338 Looks like scam links, he posted several other links as well

If your barrel is new, I would work up slowly and safely,,,wise choice if you were blowing primers with these reloads on another rifle, then the charges are too high. I would pull those bullets carefully and save both the powder and bullets. Resize the brass, if you have an annealing machine...