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Ditto on the Norma 338 WM from @RAVEN ROCKS PRECISION Edit: Note that the Norma primer pockets are extremely tight and will need uniforming. Or at least mine did.

Well done and and an enjoyable story. Thanks for sharing.

I used the 9.3 with the 300 gr A-F for a warthog and an Impala. Distance was roughly 120 yards +/- for both. MV was 2,300 fps. This was my cape buffalo load an the only rifle and edit:[soft] loading I took. Both were hit a bit further back than ideal and both had a death run of 80-90 yards...

Thibodeaux to his friend Leggett: Leggett! How we pass over that bridge when the sign says "Do Not Pass On Bridge"? From my brother way (way) back, when he managed an offshore supply depot for Gulf Oil - well South of NO. Lots of French speakers there at the time.

Set up target at any standard distance. 100 or multiples thereof. One target only. (200 yards would show better separation. ) Shoot 3 shot groups, using each full hash mark - OR each dot. (1st group using the crosshair). Use maximum power since it's 2nd focal plane. Measure the vertical...

Pretty sure I've seen that cooler before. :) Mine was 49 yards with a 338 WM. Double lunged, ran only ~75 yards and was still hard to find. Best wild game I've ever tasted, btw. Tonight was Bangers and Mash with jalapeño - cheese nilgai sausage.

It wasn't a Creedmoor, but my guide's wife killed her bull with a 6.5 PRC. Bullet was a 127 gr Barnes LRX. And Royce said it was a complete pass through. They indicated a higher failure rate with the 375 H&H than might be expected. In an informational letter Sam Ilse (Lomas Chicas Outfitters)...

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Wow - Unicorn bullets for sure. Someone actually factory loaded the 35W with 225 gr Trophy Bonded Bear Claws? Even if you shoot both equally, I would run a competition - from the sticks - at 200 yards or a little more if your range has available. Let the results decide. Doesn't have to be at...

FWIW, I find it extremely helpful to use an optic with reliable target turrets for dialing - and/or usable reticle hashmarks. When I bought my T1X I happened to have a NF SHV 4-14x50 mil/mil FFP that was available. My Zero is about 1" high at 50 Yds to mimic my centerfires. For ballistic...

I bought my Tixxa T1X strictly for the range - to rotate with the centerfires for practice from the sticks. Like it a lot with moderately priced Federal Auto Match. For precision, I've seen a Vudoo, with premium match ammo, do amazing things at 325 yards. One of the better 22 match shooters...

Absolutely on running all new brass through the FL sizer die. Take nothing for granted. Most of my sizer set-ups are for only ~.002 shoulder setback, so the shoulders of New brass aren't touched anyway. Learned my lesson the hard way during the Y2K component shortage of 1999. Although it was...

How about neck tension? Actually what I'm wondering is when chambering a round, if that 160 RNSP bullet was driven back into the case. I had one rifle (AR15 gas gun, not a bolt action) that If I reloaded heavy 68 - 77 grain bullets it would shoot some fine and drive others back into the case...

Hopefully to never use that bullet OR that powder again for that caliber - Unless it becomes perfectly clear the issue was something else entirely. On more than one occasion I've found a wrong weight bullet mixed in with a box. Usually seen when buying "seconds". Not very likely to be this...

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