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    Beginning reloader has questions.

    Re: Beginning reloader has questions. Going through some posts and here you are not being appreciated for your special brand of blunt advice. I hate to admit it, but I will, I increasingly enjoy your posts. Let the guy turn his necks, buy a neck resizing die and sort his bullets in...
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    GONNA START RELOADING IN 338LM WHICH DIE SET UP?

    Re: GONNA START RELOADING IN 338LM WHICH DIE SET UP? I am with these guys. A micrometer seating die makes it easier to get to an accurate depth and neck sizing with minimum FL resizing will be kinder to your brass. Neck sizing also essentially gives you brass that is fire formed to your...
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    annealing: to dunk or not to dunk

    Re: annealing: to dunk or not to dunk Trust me, you dont get under my skin, I don't have enough respect for your intellect for that. Most of this is just some entertainment for me. I was just tracking the thread and your crappy attitude toward other members. I decided I had to call you on it...
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    annealing: to dunk or not to dunk

    Re: annealing: to dunk or not to dunk That was not "long winded line of pussy ass bullshit that dances around the subject....." I was not dancing, just drawing a sharp contrast between a rude blowhard and reasonable discourse among people trying to learn more about long range shooting. I...
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    Range Report 338 LM Chronograph Readings

    Re: 338 LM Chronograph Readings Good points. I am getting my data out of a Speer manual and now that you mention it I think they are all using a 24" test barrel.
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    annealing how did I do?

    Re: annealing how did I do? It looks like you may be there. I turn the lights out and look for a VERY dull red glow. All indications are that this is within the acceptable range. I shoot a .375 CT Improved with up to 142 gr of Retumbo and a 35 degree neck and have 8 firings on some cases...
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    Closest long range shooting areas near So Cal

    Re: Closest long range shooting areas near So Cal Thanks Stealff. I had a guy at the jobsite here in Brea give me what I think are exactly those directions. His company did some work at the dump and was familiar.
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    SAVAGE 338LM 1820YARDS!!!

    Re: SAVAGE 338LM 1820YARDS!!! I live in Vegas but am working in Brea at the moment and am looking for a place to shoot my 338 LM and my .375 Chey Tac. Any recommendations? I got a tip on a spot in Barstow but was hoping for something a little closer. Nice shooting.
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    Closest long range shooting areas near So Cal

    Re: Closest long range shooting areas near So Cal Thanks for the info. I have 4wd and a quad so the areas you mention will work. Hoped there was something closer but Barstow may be all there is. How far North on I-40 from the 15 do you go? I have a 2' X 2' steel and a small stand that holds...
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    Closest long range shooting areas near So Cal

    I am working in Orange County Cal (Brea) and am wondering if anyone can recommend a place heading toward the desert where I can shoot my .375 Chey Tac and 338 Lapua. Hopefully there are some places that are nott too far out east. Even 200 to 300 would be OK but hopefully someone knows a spot...
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    Range Report 338 LM Chronograph Readings

    Re: 338 LM Chronograph Readings Thanks for the questions. Some answers as follows, 1) the loads were all seated .010 off the lands. 2) The temps started in the 40's and got into the mid 50's. 3) the rounds were in the sun but the brass never got to skin temp. I would guess never warmer than...
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    annealing: to dunk or not to dunk

    Re: annealing: to dunk or not to dunk "<span style="font-style: italic">And what's your point other than restating what's already been beat into the ground ad nauseum on this subject here, in a multitude of threads, over a vast length of time?</span>" I was just trying to provide a reliable...
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    300gr smk load info

    Re: 300gr smk load info My Savage 110 FCP 338 LM is a pleasure to shoot. I have a thumbhole 300 WM I built years ago and it kicks like a mule compared to the Lapua. You bettter be hugging that 300 tight or the scope will give you a kiss. The Savage is obviously heavier (probably 3.5#) but...
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    annealing: to dunk or not to dunk

    Re: annealing: to dunk or not to dunk I am not sure why you feel the need to insult people on this site but here is a quote from the American Society for Metals, Heat Treating Society. Not Wikepedia which can be edited by any moron. Stick to reliable sources of information, not U-Tube. <span...
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    338 LM 250 SMK Load Results

    Re: 338 LM 250 SMK Load Results Thanks for the tip. I will move it a little further out. I was at a recommended 10' and figured that, even though it is a pretty hairy round, with the muzzle brake on this rifle it would cut the forward blast so nothing extraordinary would be required. I did...
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    Range Report 338 LM Chronograph Readings

    Re: 338 LM Chronograph Readings Now that you mention it the unit was still not perfectly flat. I tried to force it all the way down but it seemed to be against a a hard stop. I will take a look at that again and see if there was something keeping it from completely opening. thanks,
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    Range Report SMK bullets for hunting

    Re: SMK bullets for hunting I am doing load development with 250 SMK's and 300 Scenar's in my 338 lapua. I have debated whether or not to stick with these loads and go hunting. My only question is about the bullet holding together. A .338 hole is plenty big enough so expansion doesnt seem...
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    Range Report 338 LM Chronograph Readings

    Did some load development with my Savage 110 in 338 LM in the desert North of Vegas yesterday and am pretty sure my chronograph is not calibrated correctly. I ran through a series of loads using Retumbo and Reloader 22 with 250gr SMK's. All charges were in groups of 3 with all recordings made...
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    338 LM 250 SMK Load Results

    Re: 338 LM 250 SMK Load Results Post Script: Checking my Speer manual it is pretty clear that my Chronograph is reading high unless I am defying physics with my velocities. 98 gr of Retumbo in my Savage 110 hit a high reading of 3203 fps with an average of 3193 fps according to my Chrony...
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    338 Savage 300 gr groups at 286 yards

    Re: 338 Savage 300 gr groups at 286 yards For what it is worth I have not had great results with Winchester primers. I prefer Federal Gold Match primers and they seem to produce more consistent results from both my .375 CT as well as my Savage 110 338 LM.
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