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I use Vihtavuori N550 for 6.5x55 & N560 in .25-06 excellent propellants that I moved to after the EU REACH system banned USA powders I was using - IMR4350/4831 so those propellants were no longer stocked in gun stores in the UK. VV N160 was a great propellant to use for .243

As it is, the numbers matter less than the accuracy so I'd say your load is pretty/very good (y)

Makes me wonder if these are military rounds & the primers are 'Berdan' type with 2 flash holes ??? I've seen resizing cases with these primers break de-capping pins before years ago. The red sealer shouldn't be the cause of the issue if they're not Berdan primers. If it turns out they are...

Thanks Scotty & hope you enjoyed a great Christmas. I was away in Scotland at the cottage - not shooting, but for a lot of food & booze with my hunting friends - though a couple of them did go out & one shot a stag calf using 6.5x47Lapua. So, ...most of the time was spent in front of the fire...

I have a friend who had a M1903 6.5x54MSch & he rechambered to 7x57 - NOT Ai... it works - sort of, but the bolt face is slightly different to the 6.5x54 cartridge & ejection of spent case is somewhat frustrating! My friend is a well known gunsmith here in UK & tho' he lives with the...

To be honest Scotty, since it was re-barrelled with the new Krieger in 2019, I've hardly used it. My Blaser K95 was always my 'Go-to' for hunting & never failed me. I sold it a couple of months ago as my walking ability is gone now so I'm not hunting so much as 'Ambushing' whatever walks out, so...

Wonderful to see you here Scotty, many thanks anyway. I'm hoping they will be killers - I'm sure they are, but haven't yet used it on reds in Scotland. I'm going north on 19th Dec & will I hope take a red hind. Very best to you & Mike of course.

Many thanks Mike - Brilliant help, hopefully gonna take a red hind with this old girl on 19th Dec when I'll be in Scotland. Wishing you the very best. Cheers, George

Hi folks, hopefully Scotty or Dr Mike ?? I need some Quickload help if you’d be kind enough. M1903 6.5x54 Mannlicher Schoenauer Hornady 160gn RN bullet, Propellants: H4895, IMR4350 & IMR4831 Primer: Fed Premium LR Match Cartridge Length: 3.063” Barrel is a new Krieger Match OAL 22” (Less than...

I don't shoot 30-06, but in my 25-06 I use a magnum primer & found more consistency in both powder burn & as a result much better accuracy. Fed Gold Match Magnum primers are very good. Brass prep is so important so take good care with it.

I'd first be checking the scope & mounts, then action bolts & finally strip the rifle from the stock looking for any witness marks on the barrel checking for interference. My view is that something mechanical is going on & wouldn't suspect the propellant/loads. It's easy to check the loads tho'...

Very nice FOTIS! - I like the tiger stripes

For interest - Viht N550 with 123gn Hornady SST or Viht N560 with 140gn bullets works exceptionally well. Recoil is pretty gentle I have a Steyr Mannlicher Classic Stutzen in 6.5x55SE also load for a friends Tikka Swede.

I agree with Bikram, my barrel is 1-10 twist & doesn't like bullet weights greater than 110gns. A 1-9 twist will cope with heavier bullets well. H4350 is not very different from IMR4350 & I found IMR4350 worked extremely well with 100gn Sierra bullets - in my rifle nominal MV around 3120fps &...

Folk have different experiences with their rifles & their points of view are valid - I found my 25-06 liked lighter weight bullets so I used 100gn Sierra 1620 Spitzer for hinds & smaller deer, but the 110gn Nosler Accubond does the business with large deer, heavier stags of 300-400lbs in...

I'd think that with a 1-9 twist barrel 128gn + bullet will stabilise just fine. My 25-06 is a 1-10 twist & doesn't like any bullet over 110gn.

I reckon with USA tariffs over here in UK/Europe... anything from America will increase in 2nd hand/used value as the new prices rise. So anyone selling used USA made stuff will smile & be buying European made reloading gear. But it's a shame as so much good stuff comes from the USA.

I've been using 110gn AB's on red stags & hinds in Scotland for years. Stags weigh up to 320lbs dressed out & hinds around 130lbs dressed out. No issues at all - good clean kills 99.5% of the time. I've taken hinds out to 300+ yds. Stags I've shot have been max 180yds. Sika deer (Japs) die hard...

I have the Hornady Cam Loc puller & it works just fine. Interchangeable collets for different cals. It's a decent an inexpensive tool & way way better than a kinetic hammer - simple to use too & never had a deformed bullet when using it

Commercial hunting in Scotland is quite expensive now.. friends & I did quite a few some years ago on Duchally, Corrour & Loch Choire estates between 2004 & 2012, but prices rose significantly after 2012. It's always with the estate stalker &/or his ghillie. Though after the estates realised we...