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I pulled out some loads from 2015 in 300 Weatherby to get ready for this year's Elk season. At sight in the velocity was quite a bit higher than my notes showed. I had loaded some new rounds using the same recipe and the velocity was 300 fps lower ... hmmm. I pulled a couple of the bullets...

I've never paid much attention to case weight (primary interest is hunting, but I always strive for smaller groups) but I decided to weigh a series of 300 Weatherby cases due to another problem I was researching. Unfortunately, I didn't keep my cases separated by lots. I got a range of 216 to...

I've been having inconsistent results developing another load for my 6.5-300. It's been driving me little crazy. My process is to size the case without an expander ball, and then expand the neck with the Sinclair expander die using the "E" (Expander) series. After bullet seating I do NOT...

A friend of mine ordered one in 7mm-08 and should take delivery soon. He's planning on using is on a Leopard hunt in Zambia later this year. I'm thinking one in 22 Nosler would be outstanding for a prairie dog outing, too. Any experiences?

I was at the range today, testing velocity against a variable charge of RL-33. I suspect some strange pressure curves, or, possibly some neck tension issue. All of these cases were prepped exactly the same way and are new Norma brass. The chrono is a LabRadar, so I believe its numbers. Charge...

I'm working up a series of loads for my 6.5-300 Weatherby. One of my bullet choices in the 127 LRX, which should be good choice. I was reading Brian Pearce's article in Handloader on the caliber and he shows a COAL for the 127 LRX at 3.50", while Hodgdon lists 3.59" and Barnes lists 3.58". None...

On my trip to NZ at the end of May we had a chance to chase some stags. One of those we saw was particularly nice and the stalk was on. This young lady's .30-06 Blaser R8 with 180 grain Accubond handloads resulted in a no chase scenario at a little over 200 yards, the farthest she has ever...

My neighbor received a new plastic-stocked 700 ADL in 30-06 as a gift. He's never had a hunting rifle. I went to the range with him and he was doing, shall we say, poorly at 100 yards. I sat down with the rifle and I thought the trigger was jammed. No, just HEAVY, with a load of over travel! I...

I always put book loads into Quickload so I can play with them as I prepare my OCW run. I'm working on a new load for 375 H&H using the 270 grain TTSX. The maximum load listed in Barnes #4 calculates to 107,000 psi! I double checked all the settings, it just doesn't handle the bullet/cartridge...

In my quest for the ever smaller group that I don't need for anything I actually shoot, I've become obsessed with neck tension (and concentricity, but that's for another post). One thing that I'm playing with is "clean" cases that have been resized and wet tumbled to shiny goodness vs...

A zebra shot last week with a 180AB from a .30-06 shouldn't have died from the wound due to poor placement, but the bullet came apart and one piece caught a lung and the liver. We couldn't see any reason why the bullet should have come apart - but it did. Same person shot an oryx with the same...

I've been working up a load for my Blaser 30-06 barrel and Nosler products. In this picture, the top row is 180 Accubonds and the bottom row is 150 Partitions. No sight adjustments were made, a minimum of two minutes between shots, minimal wind at the time of the shot and a distance of 100...

What kind of jump do you usually end up with Accubonds? I'm trying to get .30-06. 180 grain AB's to shoot in my Blaser R8 and I've not found a load that works very well at all. I haven't ever had to give up on a bullet before and I bought several boxes so I can keep going. I've been keeping...

I've been on a mission to get loads for some of the barrels I plan to use this fall. The latest is the 300 Weatherby. At the same time, I wanted to know if the 300 Weatherby (in the R8) was influenced by seating depth changes considering the long freebore. All of these images are 100 yards, 86...

I did some work with OCW and then played a little with seating depth with my Blaser R8 and a 257 Weatherby barrel. This is one of the 100 yard groups. I think I'll take this one to the field this year for Montana whitetails.

I've been working up a load for a Winchester Model 70 Featherweight in 6.5x55. I wasn't happy with the Nosler Trophy Grade factory ammo, which I sometimes use when I don't have time to develop a load. I'm using RL22 (MRP) and 140 grain Accubonds. I've had very good luck with the 140 AB on Red...