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Both of my Tikka T3's were purchased used and neither came with the factory Tikka rings that fit the milled groove in the receiver. On my 30-06 I need to move the scope forward a bit, but am out of room w/ standard Weaver bases and Burris rings. I just bought a set of Tikka rings cheap on...

I think I figured out what is causing the feeding issues in my new Mauser. It's a sporterized Mauser and the German stampings are all scrubbed off. However, when I heated it up to cast The Chamber I could see some faint markings. It's a bnz 45, or late War Mauser. Please look at the attached...

I used some Christmas money and picked up a pretty nice sporterized Mauser for cheap because there was no stamping on the barrel as to what caliber it was. Once I figured out it was a 30-06, I was in business. It has Williams FP-98 receiver sights on it and shot the starting loads I ran...

My wife and children got me a Caldwell precision chronograph, which I don't get to open till Sunday of course. After over 20 years of loading without one, I'm both excited and nervous to have one. Afraid I'll shoot it right away, or that I'll learn I've got to relearn a lot about loading. I...

I recently sent Leupold customer service an email asking about my 14 year old Vari xII and how it didn't seem to hold zero. I was wondering if there was anything I could do, perhaps try to recenter it. They encouraged me to just send it in. Well I just got it back and they inspected the...

I had been meaning to at least glass the recoil lug on two rifles for some time now. Recent work by truck driver and Wyo7200 inspired me to give this small job a shot on my Remington 783 and push feed Model 70 with a Bell and Carlson Medalist stock. Both guns already shoot well and have loads...

Anyone have any experience with the S&B large rifle pimers, good bad, or otherwise? How do they compare in heat range to standard CCI LR primers? Cabela's has them on sale and a decent supply of them. Thanks. Bret

Finally had time to sit down and read my new Nosler 8 manual and saw the new bonded solid base bullets. Looks like really stout bullets. I would only ever get them through the shooter's pro shop as blems, based on their cost. But they look fantastic. Has anyone seen or tried the .30 cal...

My brother just acquired a 7mmRM and I imagine I will be loading for him this year in preparation for next years' deer season. For 140-160 grain bullets, what powder would you recommend? I have plenty of '06 and 308 burn rate powders and some slightly slower powders, but no "magnum" powders...

Anyone have a good 90 gr BT load in 243 Win with H4831SC? I'm developing this load using Hodgdon data and it shows 48 grains as the max with a 90 grain Speer bullet, which seems kind of high as max on a 95 grain Partition is 44.5 gr. So, on my first attempt I stopped at 44.5 gr and the load...

Here is a slug I recovered from a small buck I took in 2008. It was a quartering away shot at 65-70 yards. Broke 2-3 ribs on the near side and was lodged in the hide by the offside shoulder. There was no lead left in the jacket and it expanded to .65". No blood trail, but I heard him fall...

Anyone regularly running full speed 125 gr BT's in an '06? I've been shooting them all summer in my 308's and have no worries about how they'd perform on deer at those speeds. But I'm thinking of trying them in my '06. They would likely see use next year on a pronghorn hunt. Maybe use them...

I took my two .308's, a Tikka T3 Lite and a Remington 783, to the range yesterday. They each shot the same loads of 125 gr Nosler BT with IMR 4895. I expected to see the T3 outperform the 783 based on how well it shoots other bullets, especially 165 gr BT's. But I've been developing 125 gr...

I know the books say to crimp for pump actions. I just FL sized and loaded a box. I would think there'd be enough neck tension to hold the bullet. For target 30-06 starting loads, should I still crimp? Thanks.

This winter I watched an older wood stocked Savage 110 languish on the Cabela's used gun rack for $229. Every time I looked at it I thought that would make a good donor rifle for a build. I'm not a Savage fan due to this same rifle of my youth. They just aren't as slick and smooth as the...

Tried IMR 4895 with Sierra 125 gr PH bullets in my Remington 783 in 308. The idea here is the inexpensive gun and load will work well for my daughters. Tried H414, Sierra's accuracy load, and did manage a .70" group. But I've never seen any powder work like IMR 4895 did today. The groups...

I was shooting Thursday with my 308 and 30-06. I was trying H414 in each gun. Sierra indicates that H414 was most accurate in 308 with 125 gr bullet, and I managed a .70" group. This is the smallest group so far in a new Remington 783 I picked up cheap for my kids. The 165 gr loads in the 06...

Working on reloading for a new Rem 783 in .308 to develop 125gr starter loads for my kids to shoot and hunt with. As was suggested in a previous post, I picked up some new brass at Cabela's today. Last week they had Win brass in 308, this week not so much. But they did have HSM brass that is...

The last couple trips to the range with two different calibers I've had one dud each trip. The first one was for my 30-06 with LC match brass that I cleaned in a solution. I think that one there may have still been some liquid in it by chance that ruined the CCI standard primer. The one last...

I already know there are lots of mixed reviews on these and basically, you get what you pay for. With that in mind, the Boyd's stocks are almost the only replacement stock for my new 783 (and I knew that going in). I really don't mind risking $100 on one if it turns out bad, but to start...