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I set up my 7mm-08 for this season w/ 20 rounds of each, both 140g. Both sit on top of Varget and release themselves at 2800ft/sec. If hunting in the woods under 100 yards I go w/ the Accubond; if over 100 yards in the pasture or power lines I prefer the Ballistic Tip. -B

M70 FTW 7mmWSM w/ 160g AB on most days. Into the Cherokee National Forest, a 6lb 700 7mm-08 w/ 140g NBT. Nasty days, Tikka 7mmRM w/ 150g Partitions. -B

It does not. -B

***UPDATE*** First, I tried the suggestions above (loosen the action screws, put a pad under the front of the stock, dug out in front of the recoil lug); each group was 1.5" plus/minus a .1". A real improvement, thank you all for the suggestions. (And the pictures above do make my bedding job...

Thank you all. Let's assume it is a pressure point. Is the only way forward to dig out the bedding and start over? B

The polymer is just a plain Tikka stock. The Boyd's has no real pressure point as I can ascertain. B

This truly has me befuddled. I have a T3x 7mmRM that in the plastic stock is shooting consistent groups every time. The last 3 times out with it in the polymer stock it has been .6, .7, and .6 with a load it has always liked. Now to my issue: I bedded this Boyd's in the pics below. The pics...

I have been piddling with a 7mmRM Tikka for a few years now. I had 2 inches taken off the bbl and it just hasn't been the same since. Last year I just gave up on it. Fast-forward to this week; I have a few friends who are wanting to get into hunting and have asked me to take them to the...

This Barred Owl won't move from his spot tonight.

Hypothetically, of course... Let's say you had an accurate rifle and you cut 1 inch off the bbl. And then let's say that rifle no longer consistently grouped any of the loads it used to. Any of them. Can any of the previous data help you sort out where you are or give direction? Must you...

Howie - I thought of you today. I spent my afternoon at the NWTF expo/convention in Nashville. Not once did I pick up a crystal or slate! I know I'm good... -B

I have 2 7mmRMs and 1 WSM. Both of my RMs are more accurate at the max loads with just about every powder/bullet combo I have tried. But I get pressure w/ 160s once I reach 3100 and I don't shoot 175s. . I now shoot both a tad under 3000. But my 7mmWSM is another beast all together. I...

This past November I was in northern Oklahoma hunting deer. Before first light I was hearing an awful scream and dozens of turkeys going crazy with all kinds of gobbles, yelps, and such. I opened up an app called Merlin hoping to catch the sound so it could ID the scream. The next scream...

My wife and I have a saying that is uttered at least twice a week when we compare our days, "You just never know what the day will bring..." Well, today I was fortunate enough to have lunch w/ a Biologist. I have known him on the periphery of life, but no longer. I knew he was an Ecologist or...

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Thanks so much... B

I could never get 4350 or 4831 to consistently work. H1000 and 7828ssc worked very well with 160's and 175's in both my Tikka and 700. If I couldn't get Alliant powders, I would certainly feel good switching my set up over to 7828ssc. -B

Thanks for the suggestion of attaching the tine to mount. When cleaning him up I found he actually had 4 tines broken off. Christmas gave me time to finish him off...

I've just started shooting a new to me 7mmWSM. I had a small bit of RL-23 left around this fall so I loaded 10 rounds of 160g Accubonds for this deer season at 68.0g. It shot very well, but the speed scared me - 3150 ft/sec. More on that here...

More context: I took the red pad off and ground down a Pachmayr 215. I put in a new trigger spring from Ernie the Gunsmith. I reloaded 10 rounds with 66g of RL-23 w/ 160g Accubonds. I figured this would be a generic, published, easy load that might work well. I can't remember if I used...