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I believe when my father told me about the rifle and I expressed interest in it, I loaded up some 150 NBTs and AR Comp. He forgot to bring those with him but I can always load them up again. Blkram, I have plenty of experience loading the a 338 Federal if you ever decide to jump on that...

Only thing I've noticed so far is the extreme disadvantage I feel I'm at with it. I have a pile of 308 rounds I've loaded with 44.5gr RL15 and a 168 BTHP, but with a mechanical close on the bolt, I can't feel how they chamber. It's definitely going to take some getting used to. I'm going to...

So my father gave me my grandfather's Winchester 88 in 308 for Christmas this year. My grandfather passed last year, and it means a lot to me. My father said he would probably take it out and shoot it once or twice a year but knew I would take it out hunting so it was a no brainier. My great...

I feel like my shoulder needs to get redone after looking at that rifle... Damned good shooting. Sent from my XT1650 using Tapatalk

I'm usually that guy. I don't use Varget for anything besides the wife's 6mm BR, don't want her getting mad at me. ;) Sent from my XT1650 using Tapatalk

I'm gonna be that guy that gives you info you didn't ask for. I use AR Comp with the RDF. 23.0 grains gets me 2850 in a 20" barrel. Loaded at 2.370, holds MOA to 450, haven't taken it past that. Sent from my XT1650 using Tapatalk

Don't get me wrong, I just bought a second 223 bolt action because I can, but what is the plan with such a beast of a rifle? All I can see is Burt from the movie Tremors. I pity the whitetail that gets in the sights of that rifle.. Sent from my XT1650 using Tapatalk

Stretched it out to 300 then 450 today. Chrono for five shots was 3375, SD 13.5. not terrible. From my earlier group, I raised my elevation 1 moa, and .5 left, which would put me 2" high at 100. Aimed dead center, was say two inches low at 300. Struggled to find steel at 450, connecting on my...

I have about 150 60gr V-max loaded right now and another 50 of the 53gr variety, so it's gonna depend on chrono results. I feel like I'm right on the edge of pressure, but don't have any pressure signs to back that up with. So once I get the velocity I can figure out if it is worth pursuing...

I plan tomorrow or Saturday to get back out and slap the MagSpeed on to shoot a few then punch in the environments and confirm drops at 300 and 450 if I feel like traipsing through the snow to the back bench. It will be interesting none the less. Sent from my XT1650 using Tapatalk

Went back out in winter range conditions. Temp was 19°, slight wind from about 5 o'clock, and I'd be lucky to be above 200' ASL. My rifle will always put the first five from the range trip into one hole. I changed my torque settings a little, and it looks good. Load was 34.5gr CFE223, 0.030"...

I found best accuracy with my 7 Rem Mag at .100" off the lands. They didn't shoot well closer than that. Just food for thought! Sent from my XT1650 using Tapatalk

So my Cabela's special 12 FV has been a real copper mine. Shoots great and puts every bullet to almost the exact POI at 100 yards, so I'm not going to rebarrel until I abuse it at least next summer, maybe further if it keeps shooting. Anyway, I had some David Tubb final finish in 224 dia, and...

Nice to know! When I'm pulling those old bullets, I always seat it a few thousandths deeper to break any hold before I pull it out. Sent from my XT1650 using Tapatalk

I have the Forster as well simply because I got it with a few collets on eBay cheap. I often wonder if the Hornady cam lock version is any good but won't change, there is no reason to for what I need. What I'd look at is full cost. What collets you need, and make sure it will work in the press...

Every 7mm I've tried shot well with the 160 AB and 66.0gr RL22. That being said, I used a 150gr Swift Scirocco II this year and at 230 yards put down my deer easily, and I hit a bit further back then I would have liked. Punched the liver and still bruised the lungs. With high velocity rifles I...

I tried them early on and didn't get great results. I can cloverleaf the 180 ABs in my M77, and can get pretty consistent 1-1.5" in the AR with the Hotcors. I'm thinking about trying to talk the wife into getting me a Savage hog hunter in 338 Fed simply because I want one. Sent from my XT1650...

I started loading the 338 Federal with a healthy dose of RL15 and the 200gr Hotcor in my DPMS. I want to say it took 46.5gr to get the bolt to consistently lock back, and it was accurate enough for what I did with it. I've used most medium rifle powders with my 338 Feds, settling on H335 with...

I'm assuming that was a blem due to the backwards nature of the bolt handle? ;) Mighty fine looking craftsmanship! I'll be calling them tomorrow to see if they still have it on hand Sent from my XT1650 using Tapatalk

I took quite a while to hand fit it for her and then used auto clear on it and buffed it. We put a Whidden V block in it. In all her pregnant glory shooting at 450 yards she's killer. Sent from my XT1650 using Tapatalk