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    now I'm getting frustrated

    ok so i double checked the scope, rings and base everything is lock tight and is torqued down to the proper poundage per Night Force's standers. i fired another 15 rounds with no noticeable difference in groupings so i to me i have to rule out the scope, rings etc..
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    now I'm getting frustrated

    my rifle was made by Dave Viers (Viers Co.) 28" benchmark barrel jewell trigger manners T5A carbon stock stiller tac .338 action
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    now I'm getting frustrated

    do you guys fire three round groups for load development or five?
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    Info request .375 Chey Tac

    +1 just got a set of .338 Lapua Mag dies and they are perfect
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    now I'm getting frustrated

    37 rounds total on the gun
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    now I'm getting frustrated

    i just checked the screws on the scope and they are go to go. there shouldn't be too much copper in the barrel it only has 37 rounds through it. as far as cleaning it i run a bore snake through the barrel until there isn't any visible fouling. i just started loads using Retumbo i'll keep you...
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    now I'm getting frustrated

    im going to try a different powder next, i haven't tried Retumbo yet
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    now I'm getting frustrated

    i have checked the scope, it is a NF 5.5X22 could see anything wrong. the rifle was built by Dave Viers so i highly doubt that there is something wrong with the rifle.
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    now I'm getting frustrated

    ok im now on my last nerve every time it seems like i have a load that will work for my .338 LM i go back the next day with the exact load to double check it comes out shooting all over the place no where near what it did the previous day. the load that i developed was: 300gr lapua Scener...
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    .338 load data questions

    there is a pic of the three round group, the target was 200 yards away
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    .338 load data questions

    not sure yet i'll be using a chrony soon after i make sure that group wasn't a fluke
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    .338 load data questions

    ok i think i may have fixed it......BTW when testing loads for your .338 LM what distance do you typically shot at? today i test loads starting at 84gr of H1000 up to 89gr, increasing the load by 1gr for each set, each set contained three shots. i fired at a distance of 200 yards and i have...
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    .338 load data questions

    ya i'm going to continue to tweak it and see if i can figure out what im doing wrong, im also going to try and use some RL-22 and see what changes i get
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    .338 load data questions

    my load so far seems to have low velocity around 2590 fps is my anverage 300 gr lapua sencers 89.2 gr of H1000 CCI Mag Primers lapua brass 26" barrel 1:9.5 twist does this seem too low of a velocity to you, is there any other powders i might want to try. The groupings that i...
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    Hunting & Fishing Archery Hunters

    I have had some luck here in CT I have taken two dows this year and have been seeing a lot of more, the problem in CT is that there aren't a lot of big bucks around, I have let two four pointers go so far.
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    Hunting & Fishing How do you feel about crossbows

    I was just curious how you guys on the hide felt about the use of crossbows in hunting, some people like them, others have told me that it isn't fair to the animals because it makes bow hunting too easy. Here's my thoughts, I don't necessarily disagree that they make things too easy however I...
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    does this sound right?

    the rifle is a bone stock Remington 700 Sendero SFII, so i think that the barrel is their 26" fluted varmint. the loads is: 168gr berger 66gr of h1000 fed mag No. 215 primer MV is 2793 fps i have played around with the amount of powder, seating depth etc. and each time when the barrel is...
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    does this sound right?

    i have been doing load development on my 7mm Rem Mag and i have been having trouble with finding a load that gets me a good three round group at 100. what i have noticed is that the first two shots can be placed right on top of each other but the third shot lands about 1 inch low, +/-, i believe...
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    7MM RM 140gr hunting vld IMR4350 load?

    i think the reloading manuals may list the max amount lower than it really is just for liability reasons but definitely use caution when loading above the listed max. for me i just stay under, i haven't needed to load a round that hot to have accuracy.