Same here with my 25-06, I finally gave up on E-tips after several different seating depths and then trying several different powders. The rifle shoots 115g Ballistic tips great. For lead-free my rifle shoots Hammers bullets great as well.
I just looked at some new Federal 210 and 210M that I bought this year and do NOT have that coating. It's definitely inconsistent whatever it is.
Call or write Federal primers customer service and ask them.
I don't blame you at all for that, I was going to say RL26 as it gives me the best accuracy and velocity with 115g and 120g. I tried several other powders and Magpro, IMR4831 and IMR7828ssc all did well in my 24" barrel M70.
Both will work well for deer. When I had my 7mm-08 I used 120g BT'S over IMR4350, accurate and deadly.
I have a Ruger American in 243 Win for a truck gun around the property, it's amazing how accurate they are.
I used the same codes last week after reading this and ordered a Garmin. Thank you Mark!
Tried it out yesterday with my 22 LR rifle and it worked great. Super easy to use, even for an old man.
Glad your neighbors, the firefighters and you were successful protecting the town and your homes along with the Gods help bringing rain.
Thankfully our prayers helped and will continue to help until the fire is fully contained. Stay safe!
Thanks for posting this Scotty, I looked at my bullet shelf and it was about to come crashing down as well. I bought some clear bins and put each caliber bullet in a separate bin. It's amazing how much a bunch a little boxes of bullets weigh.
I can't believe how many big wildfires there are in Oregon, Washington and Idaho. The smoke must be terrible. We had a large wildfire burn several miles away from us earlier this summer and the canyon where we live filled with smoke off and on for several days.
My wife and I both have the app on our phones and look at it several times a day as we are in a very high wildfire danger zone. We also have an alert that notifies us of a new fire in our area.
https://bergerbullets.com/twist-rate-calculator/
Try entering the bullet specs and your info in Bergers twist rate calculator. You might want to measure the twist of your barrel as well, sometimes they are not what the manufacturer claims.
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I tried Etips in my son's 243 years ago and never could get them to shoot accurately, it very well could have been the twist. The rifle sure shot Ballistic tips well.