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Maybe the rifle wants a heavier bullet? Although mine seems to like the light ones but that's the only 3 that I've tried so far. I'd love to find some 250's that mine will stack tight.

Sorry it took so one guys is been crazy the last few weeks. I couldn't find anything saying "lot number", is it in the bar code?

Bob this is what I got yesterday when I was sighting the new scope in at 100. Top two were sighting in shots then the 4 shot group looks about 1-1 1/4" with Superformance 200 grain. Federal Fusion usually shoots pretty good but not in this rifle and Buff Bore 225's only got about 2.5". I like...

No pics yet but I have a Ruger Hawkeye African 35W that I have loved the little bit of time I've had it. I like the factory irons on the African but I just scoped it the other day and going to sight it in today, it's going to Texas with me for Aoudad and pigs this coming weekend. Only factory...

Wow I would not have expected that. I think I'm going to get the fcd and just get in the habit 9f crimping cause I'm petty sure I still want a 458 in a Model 70

Hey guys I just got me a Ruger No1 458WM in and in looking for dies I wondered, do I need a factory crimp dies since this is a single shot and there's no rounds in a magazine? Since there's no recoil to move the bullets around do they still need to be crimped? Thanks in advance and any other...

I just saw a 458 on GB last night, I had no idea they were made in that cartridge. Sounds like fun but not for $8k

I have a Belgium BAR Safari in 338wm that is pretty much immaculate. I haven't shot it much i bought it because my dad has one in 270 and I've always wanted one like it. I'll post a Pic tomorrow. My only small gripe is the trigger is burning to brag about, but exactly bad but not great does...

I'd have to split my 'favorite' to my little Ruger precision 22 when my daughter and I compete on my little dualing tree, (I get handicapped with the bolt gun while she runs her AR 15/22) and my 500 S&W pc. That thing makes me grin every time I touch the bang switch lol! Then I think about the...

Jack I've never heard of the Remington 600 until now but now I've gotta have one. In 350 Rem Mag, but I'm a bit concerned about accuracy from it. What is your experience with them? I know it's not a sniper rifle but shooting golf balls is fun

I was comparing the Hawke endurance to the vortex viper and the Maven compact 15x45. You have experience with it?

No i wouldn't think you can see trace at 200 but I will be going to the public range and shooting 600

I would like to see trace but I'd not an absolute requirement

Ok so in SE Ga I'll never have an excuse to use a spotter on a hunt and much as I hope I'll get to go after a speedgoat or Mule deer I'm sure the outfitter will have one so I pretty much only need one for the range. Now here at home I can only stretch out to 220 yards but I do like to play...

So as a beginning hand loader (haven't done it yet despite having all the tools) am i reading this right, that is better to neck size 375H&H brass instead of full length sizing?

Fortunately the one that didnt go off at all was the last one in the box so there's no more to ahoot anyway. I'm going to try and get in touch with PPU tomorrow and see what they say about it.

That figures I'd have something nobody else has even seen lol. I'm glad it's factory stuff and not some of my first reloading attempts, id be nervous to reload anything else

I didn't think about that, I'll get in touch with PPU and see what they say

Well i only bought them to stay with for the brass to reload and just to get some trigger time on a new rifle. They shoot pretty good but even the fairly cheap blue box Federal stuff is a lot more consistent so I really don't have much use in getting more PPU. I've shot several boxes of it and...

Wow I hadn't even noticed that between the belt and rim. I'm definitely going to trash this box and doubt I'll ever buy PPU again

I didn't think about INTERNAL corrosion. I wonder if that's why that one round didnt go off. One of these felt really odd, it had almost a delay and it sounded odd almost like a muzzle loader with a slow ignition

Hey guys this is the first time I've ever seen anything like this and this is NOT a reload, this is brand new factory ammo. This was the last box off PPU ammo I've had for about a year now, I've shot at least 6 or 8 boxes of this stuff with no problems but these three all sounded and felt weird...

I can't Bob!! I just got the M70 338 and the other is a beautiful Belgium Browning BAR. I love the 338 caliber for some reason but I do admit there's not much it'll do that the Whelen won't.

Wow I gotta get me some dies. Lol I'll have to hot load my 338WMs to stay ahead of that.

No sir just factory Hornady loads so far, I don't have the dies yet for the Whelen.

Bob i live my 35 Whelen so far, have a nice little Ruger African in it and really enjoy it so far but I haven't scoped it yet so idk exactly whet accuracy I'll get from it. What exactly is your 25 design? If it the '25 Whelen' your mentioned?

Yeah I want to shoot this one a bit so the cheaper ammo is a bonus and is like to have a "guest rifle" or girlfriend gun and the 25-06 should be perfect for both. I'm pretty sure I'm gonna go 06 on this Savage and save up for me another pretty Mark V or a Lipseys #1 that I didn't know existed...

I LOVE my model 70 but I haven't heard a lot about exceptional accuracy in the smaller calibers so I only have my one 375 until a few weeks ago I picked up a used push feed 338WM. I'd like to find a deal in something like a 220 Swift or 22-250 if the accuracy is there.

I never heard of the 256 h&h. I like cartridges that but everybody and their brother has, but i did still manage to end up with 3 of them, so that may be an option.

Me too and I don't even have one yet

I know i tried to get one but when I see them they weren't in stock anywhere. Yeah I think I'm gonna convert to the 06 and just bite the bullet on another Mark V or try that 307 adventure. I try not to have two cartridges that overlap so much but the 06 is so much more practical and I can stock...

Starting to sound like I need to convert the savage to 25-06 and look for a REAL 257 Weatherby. Lol yall supposed to help me NOT spend money needlessly.

The 25 RPM is an option but I haven't seen the ready fit barrels chambered in it yet. Either way it'll definitely be a faster twist so I can use the 100-130 grains.

Shilen was the first option that came up I've heard about for a long time, any experience with those?

I didn't think about the magazine and feeding issues but supposedly the bolt head itself is easy to change in the Savave 110/111's. I have enough feeding issues with my Ruger American gen2 in 243 my daughter shoots so I don't want more of that. Maybe this needs to stay 06 and try me one of those...

Anybody have experience with both these cartridges? I had decided to convert my Savage 30-06 into a 25-06, I have another 30 and don't need 2, but looking for a barrel yesterday I found that I can also convert it to 257Wby. I've wanted a 256 for several years just don't want to pay Mark V prices...

Had not thought of measuring the oal of the loaded cartridge. I've never used any of the Superformance powder but I know I haven't tried the Superformance ammo in a gun yet that liked it. Even my Tikka 308 that shoots better than I can didn't like the Superformance. Thanks again to all for the...

Maybe a stupid question but do you boys think these older versions are soft enough to open up if used on hogs? I'd like to play around with my rifle in the woods but a big pig is the toughest thing around here.

Mhunts that's an amazing offer bud i really appreciate it but I've ordered the Garmin it should be here today. Thanks so much for the offer though

Wow that's a helluva spread for "good stuff". Maybe it won't be as hard to do as I was thinking. Yeah I couldn't be happier with my M70, I never thought she'd shoot this good.

Cause I'm VERY new to reloading and I don't know if I'm capable of building a load that'll shoot 3/4" from my 375. I used to think those bigger calibers weren't even capable of that accuracy

This is exactly what I've been thinking! My service sucks since I changed to Tmobile and my Oconee almost never works in the woods. I do use OnX with my side by side but the icons isn't any good when I don't have service. Thanks for the suggestion and you're right about sitting at home and...

Hey what gps do yall use? I've never used one and I don't need anything crazy or fancy, I'm not going to hunt alone in New Zealand or anything. I'd like to use Garmin since I just ordered the xero1 chrony so maybe they'll sync (for what reason honestly idk) and I'd like to stay under $600, I...

Ok boss I'll probably go with the Garmin so last question; is it worth it for the gen 2? I don't compete and I don't know why I would need to mount it on my rifles so is there another benefit to the gen 2? Are there features in the software or the app that makes it worth the extra money?

That's a lot of info, thanks John! I guess I just have to figure out if it's worth the extra money.

Ok so chronograph first, suggestions for which one? Garmin has a gen1 and gen 2 now and Athlon has theirs but I've heard it's a bit harder to get consistent reliable readings at times and it's more picky with lighting.

Hey guys how would I duplicate the factory Hornady Outfitter load with 250 gr CX bullets? My 375 loves them but they're expensive and not always available. I don't have a chronograph yet but have everything else to reload. Or should I just come up with a cheaper load to play with and keep a box...

Thanks for all the suggestions boys I got the M70 in on Friday and she runs great. Nice slick bolt and pretty decent trigger. No scope yet so idk about the accuracy but I'm real happy with what I could do with the irons.

Thanks a lot boys I've got a new to me 1985 vintage M70 in is original box otw to me now. I do love my Hawkeye Africans but I think i need a few more M70's to try out. If i like this one a much as my 375 i may need to figure out a new cartridge to get one in. Man i wish they had a true magnum...

I'm not really concerned about the push feed on a 338 I just reference it because those are the so called problem years for the model 70. The pre 64's are crf and the new one are crf, while I do like a crf action that in itself doesn't sway me either way in this caliber I just dont know what the...