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Looking for advice on proper thickness of target for 338 LM. Target distance will be 650 yards. Was hoping to find target in 3/4" thickness. Would a 1/2" target survive long term hits? Looking at 8" diameter size.

All powders locally have dried up temporary. Have some Ramshot Mag being shipped in. Time to start over.

Back from range withe the 300WM. Tried US869 cause H1000 has vanished from the free world. Use Federal military brass, 208 ELD-M and 250M primers. Couple of loads were under .5 MOA but velocity had a large spread. Crono was a Labrader. Even at the largest loads, no pressure signs. Will...

I'm out of the H1000 and looking for a good starting point with US869 and the 300 WM. Using the 208 ELD-M bullet and hoping for the 2950 f/s range. What would be a good starting point powder weight?

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Looking for 50 pieces of FC 300 Win Mag once fired brass with year headstamp. Will pay $35 shipped.

I purchased a S&B scope that had some rings that were marked "11126 USMC" rings. Who makes these? The scope is a 34mm diameter.

I purchased a 50 round of this stuff and am getting .75 moa at 100 yards. Uses the 175g Sierra HPBT, Using a stock Remington 700P with a Yankee Hill Machine can. Very quiet. The COAL varies from 2.781 to 2.796. The powder weight is 7.40-7.46 g of a unknown powder. I would describe it as a...

Thanks for the reply. Will re-test next weekend.

Just got back from the range. Used the following Took LC Match brass and enlarged flashhole to 9/64" LR Mag primers, Trailboss @ 10.8g 220g RN Sierra #2180 2.810" COAL Remington 700 PSS Velocity as measured from Labrader - 2146 f/s Was expecting to see velocity around 1150 f/s. Wanting...

I am in the process of pulling the FMJ green tipped bullets from loaded ammo and switching to a non-FMJ bullet. What is the best way to remove the tar from the pulled bullets?

Just purchased a used Dillon RL550B for my bulk .223 ammo for 3-gun events. Are the carbide dies worth the cost over the steel dies?

I use the Co-Ax and an arbor press for my precision 308 rounds. Just purchased a used RL550B for the .223 ammo for 3-gun. Are the carbide dies worth 3 x the cost of steel dies for bulk ammo?

Re: Ed Brown Light Tactical 308 My first FTR setup was a A5 Tactical. Shot better then I could. At that time Ed Brown only made a 0 moa scope base so the fine guys over at Murphy Precision ( a site sponsor) made me a custom 20 moa scope base. Good luck.