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  1. diego-ted

    My first load development!

    Art is doing a great job of learning the mechanics of the reloading process as well as understanding the concept of matching components together to come up with that best possible combination of available components that work best for his particular rifle. We have had enough obstacles and...
  2. diego-ted

    Brand new shooter.... Spend $500 on match ammo or $800 reloading equip and supplies??

    So tell us how is it going with the project? :-)
  3. diego-ted

    OCW MR Pro 2000 185 Juggernaut

    I was at 25, will test seating depth this week. Ted
  4. diego-ted

    New OCW test with Varget and 186 juggernaughts.

    I was getting around 2750 with the 45gr of varget. These are not the VLDs no jam. Check out my day two results. Diego
  5. diego-ted

    F T/R Competition I do love it when a load comes togeather!

    I am going to do some seating depth testing but yea, the load does look promising.
  6. diego-ted

    New OCW test with Varget and 186 juggernaughts.

    This chamber was cut for this bullet, I don't have much if any comprssion going on? Again zero pressure. Ted
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    F T/R Competition I do love it when a load comes togeather!

    I was doubting my shooting abilty there for a second with the stock barrel and the Hornady 178 BTHP. I put on the custom tube and with varget and the 185 juggernaughts things tighteded up a bunch and no more flyers. Then today I just put togeather a test with MR Pro 2000 and the juggernaughts...
  8. diego-ted

    OCW MR Pro 2000 185 Juggernaut

    This test was also shot this morning, same rifle as was used in the Varget test. This load is with Allient MR pro 2000 and the Berger 185 Juggernaugts. This is the way a load should come togeather!! MV was around 2850 for the high load, I hope this powder is not temp sensitive as I have been...
  9. diego-ted

    OCW day 2 testing Varget and 185 Berger Juggernaughts seating depth testing.

    Went back out to do seating depth testing using the 44.5 gr of Varget load recommended by Eric. This was shot out doors as opposed to yesterday’s test which was indoors. The wind was pretty switchy today right to left and the results show this. The specs are Savage FT/R rifle that has been...
  10. diego-ted

    New OCW test with Varget and 186 juggernaughts.

    The Hodgdon site shows 180gr from 41-45 and 190 gr from 41-44, so I worked up slowly, no pressure at all at 45!
  11. diego-ted

    New OCW test with Varget and 186 juggernaughts.

    New Load test today, Savage FTR 308, Kriger 30" 1/10 heavy palma tube. Varget, Lapua brass, FGMM 210 primer, 185 Juggernaught 25K off the lands. On the 5th target i shot a 45gr round (circled in blue) I transposed the hit on to the 6th target. I love 44 and 45, not sure what to make of...
  12. diego-ted

    Brand new shooter.... Spend $500 on match ammo or $800 reloading equip and supplies??

    I got a RCBS rockchucker supreme master reloading kit and it has dang near everything you'd need to start out with. Single stage press 505 beam scale powder funnel powder dispenser (not needed to start with, but nice to have) reloading tray hand priming tool with flip tray...
  13. diego-ted

    Savage 110 FCP-HS 338LM stuck cases/ rebarrel

    Need to trim brass as well, use only lapua brass for reloading! You guys are running way hot! Myload of 87gr of h1000 is good to a mile behind a 300gr smk
  14. diego-ted

    Alliant Pro 2000 and Hornady BTHP day 2, what do you make of this?

    Hence, there lays the problem, nothing change from then to today, on neither day did I feel like I pulled any shots? That is what is blowing my mind!! 48.2 and 48.4 had one holers going until the 3rd shot! I was very very careful with reloading as well? Sako, part of the OCW test is only...
  15. diego-ted

    Alliant Pro 2000 and Hornady BTHP day 2, what do you make of this?

    I got out today to shoot a second round of load development. The rifle is a Savage F/TR 30" factory barrel, Hornady 178gr BTHP and Alliant Pro MR 2000 powder. Here is Day one results with loads from 44-48 grs Here is todays results, what do you make of it? It's all still a little...
  16. diego-ted

    New OCW test with MR 2000 and Hornady 178 BTHP, what do you think?

    Rifle is a Savage F/TR stock 30" tube. NOTE: Disregard the bulleye hit at 45, not of this load. Also the 44 gr shot POA was the #4 at the top of the target. Thx Ted
  17. diego-ted

    Hornady 178 BTHP, Has any one had any success with these?

    I could get them to group @ 100, turned to crap at 300? 1/12 twist 30"?