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This rifle is in near perfect condition, with only one very small ding in the stock near the rear swing swivel (last photo). I hunted with this rife a few times while it had a B&C Medalist stock on it and the walnut stock was safely stowed away. The bluing is just about perfect: no rust, no...

I hate Re17 anyway but if it goes away, then I may well see no more Re16 and that would bother me...it has become my favorite powder. Fortunately I have enough for about 5000 rounds. Maybe I should worry about bullets instead. :unsure:

My brother-in-law had a knuckleheaded hound named Calvin who had a bad habit of chewing things up. One night he chewed into the conduit and wiring of their A/C compressor unit in the back yard. Calvin didn't do that anymore after that. B-I-L went and opened the sliding glass door to feed Calvin...

It would be crazy to sight in with one load and then go hunt with another load without checking for a POI change. Spend the two or three or four or even ten rounds to get your zero where you want it, or you may end up tracking a wounded animal for hours on end and never even find it.

Holy mackerel. You sure that thing is safe to shoot? :eek: Just kidding! I'm even older than you AND maybe the gun too. Looks like fun...enjoy!

I started with a Rockchucker and used it for a long time, then upgraded to to a Co-Ax about 15years ago. I gave the Rockchucker away. Then I discovered there were a few things you just can't do on a Co-Ax, so I found myself an RCBS Jr 3 on which to do those few things. Life is good.

You're welcome. I ran the Nosler 185 CC JHP (44847) and it comes in at 868 fps, damn near identical.

Unfortunately, QL does not include anything from Zero or Roze Distribution in the bullet databases. However, I looked at the conical 185-grain HP on Roze's website and the profile is similar to Speer's 185-grain Gold Dot. I ran that bullet, and with a 4.2 grains of Clays your velocity should be...

I can imagine that. I guess I'll have to shoot a few hogs to see how it behaves. If I get bang-flops, I don't care if the petals separate and fly to Hong Kong. I'd just hate to mutilate one of our nice little Central Texas Whitetail bucks unnecessarily.

First, note that max loads given on the Hodgdon website max out at approximately 3350 to 3400 fps--including the 50-grain V-Max. Be aware that brass volume can have a large influence on velocities at a given charge, as is also true with your chamber. Another variable is the chronograph itself...

Should be fine. Just watch your velocities, and if/when you reach about 3400 fps, you're pretty close to the limit.

I ran this with the V-Max.

I use X-Terminator in my M70 HV in .223, and I found 25.6 grain of X-Terminator to be very accurate. According to my records I have not chronographed it, which kinda surprises me, and QL indicates I'm giving up some velocity, but for half-MOA performance I won't complain too much. I am shooting...

Re: the Barnes 80-grain TTSX... I tried this bullet in my 6mm-284 and got amazing accuracy and speed. I found a great load running just shy of 3600 fps. I don't doubt for an instant that it will open up, but I am wondering if it will be too destructive within 100 yards. Any insight on this?

If JFK were to rise from the dead he'd regard the dimocrat party as communists. He wouldn't excuse the republican party either, they've gone along with the uniparty BS for far too long. However, I'll vehemently contradict anyone who asserts that "the right" has become radical in any way, shape...

I hereby announce my separation from the National Rifle Association and the affiliated Texas State Rifle Association. Why? We know what the NRA became while we slept. While there's noise about WLP having been removed from leadership, that is all it is. The NRA will NEVER become what it was...

I'd try it again with brass all matched for volume and with case necks annealed, and like DrMike says, use larger sample sizes. Even if those were not factors in the results you see, it could be that the charge weight of that powder just isn't optimal for the primer and it's also possible the...

I was there once upon a time. Then someone gave me a MEC shotshell press for 12 Gauge. Now I have one for 20 Gauge as well. Hope you're doing well, Bruce!

I once swore to myself that I'd never load for an AR15. That went out the window when I started hunting hogs with an AR about 15 years ago. Then I swore I'd never load 5.56 55-grain FMJs. That went out the window when The Zero started talking about banning some ammo, or something along those...

Never mind...I don't know why I didn't just look it up myself in the first place. It looks like the Maven is a bit stingy with eye relief @ about 3 inches. You get 4 inches with the Tract (and an etched reticle, to boot) so if I do end up needing another 2-10x, it's more likely to be a Tract...