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So in the recent months I did some long range hunting on the farm. First time shooting anything this far. 2 deer one at 580yds heart shot dropped her where she stood and the 2nd at 680 yds through some trees at the top of the field another heart shot but she ran about 80yds before she dropped...

So I made some loads for my tikka t3x 308win using imr4895. They shot well but I’m going to shorten up my seating depth to get more consistency in groups. I loaded 44.0gr at 2.82” which is mag length max and rifle chamber measured 2.91”. I got no signs of overpressure at all and unfortunately...

Just a heads up or PSA if you will… I got in touch with Winchester/Olin about some primers that popped through the edges of the primers. They took a while and about 15 emails back and forth to finally get them picked up I send back 2 lot #’s totaling 1400 primers. Called to get an update on the...

Just seeing what people preferences are in 308 win. I have a decent for deer 150gr load but I’m looking to load a 165 NBT. What powders do you prefer are there any “known” good loads? This is used for hunting whitetail deer in central PA from a tree stand or on foot. Shooting from 30yds to about...

I’ve got a few boxes in 270win both 130 and 150 Hornady IL. I guess my question is is there a speed limit on these type of boolits and I assume for my distances in PA woods they’re good for a 270 on whitetail deer. I don’t know much about the round nose other than 30-30 rounds do these 270’s...

I can’t say I hate the accutrigger on my Savage 110 but I really just don’t like it. I mean it works and I can shoot the rifle well but I know there’s better out there. Mainly what I’m looking for is a better trigger feel on my finger and more consistency in group size. At 100yds with my hand...

So I was given some powders by an older gent I know who is getting out of reloading. Some of the canisters; as far as I can see; have been mixed. One of the imr4895 is full right to the top of the container and one of the varget is well over a pound. How much does this matter? Lots are from 2014...

So I’ve struggled with this for my entire reloading experience. I understand there is no set value here but each individual rifle has its own. When developing loads how important is it? Should an OCW and preferred boolit be the main focus and seating depth considered after? What about book...

So I’ve been running my Savage 243w with Sierra PH 100gr and 41.0gr of H4350 pushing them right at or slightly under 3k. Great accuracy and mild recoil. I’ve had 10 rounds loaded for some time now with 90gr accubonds with RL17 @42.0 and put them over the chrono today at 3230fps avg. I had good...

So a recent thread about scales got me to thinking about replacing mice. It’s just a cheapy Amazon scale I think I paid less than $50 for. It’s a Brifit and measures .01 grain. Seems to work fine but I’m looking into a beam scale or possibly an electronic dispenser. What is your preferences of...

I’m looking for some edumication on Berger boolits for hunting. I have not used them on game ever but I know Guy and some of the other guys here like them. I hunt from a tree stand in Pennsylvania so shots are not long at all. And yes this is in relation to my 30.06 looking to squeeze more...

I’ve mainly used RCBS dies I have a set of Hornady but lately I’ve been thinking about better dies. This is primarily for rifles but what are the benefits of some of the more spensiff dies? I see forrester and some others that are over $200 but what does the extra coin get me? I don’t much care...