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    Ladder test interpretation needed. maybe made a mistake.....

    I recently switched from Hornady to berger so i needed to start my load development over again. had a pretty good recipe for the hornadys but they were becoming difficult to find and I happen to live close to bruno's shooting supply and they had boxes and boxes of bergers. I performed a...
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    cant make heads or tails of shoulder bumping

    Hey guys, I want to get into bumping the shoulders of my 300WM to preserve brass life and not FL size them each time I load them. I understand the concept of shoulder bumping and why it preserves the brass. but what I cant find out is what die to use. Ive got a set of RCBS and hornady...
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    Need help....... AICS and AI mag feed problems.

    Ive got a Remington 700 sendero in 300 WM that i put in an AICS 1.5. when i load up the AI mags and insert the mag. the mag seems to drop down a hare then it becomes difficult to feed the bullets into the gun. so much so that it takes a good push to get the round in. and there are some...
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    Rifle Scopes Is there a measurable/appreciable difference between scope ring brands

    Looking to buy a decent set of scope rings for the rifle. one question i have is im wondering if there is a difference in quality/performance/accuracy between a $60 set of burris extreme tactical rings and $120-$150 (prices estimated) Badger, NF, USO, Leupold, Vortex rings? is it branding or...
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    Gun cleaning supply list. Lets year what you have and what you do.

    Hi guys. After using a bore snake on my last few rifles: I now have a decent long range rifle and want to step up to the better more proven methods of cleaning my bore. Ill admit this is a little foreign to me so I'm wondering if I can get your input on what tools/chemicals you use and the...
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    Stainless steel tumbler, case discoloration?

    ran a load of once fired 300WM cases through my stainless tumbler. after drying the cases came out with a slight greenish tinge with a little rainbowing coloration of the cases. I feel I may have added too much lemishine. Could this be the issue? The cases should be fine right?
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    Need help interpreting OCW test results

    I decided it was time to do some serious load development so I took my rifle out today to perform an OCW test on it. It is a remington 700 sendero II with aics chassis, timney trigger, and Harris bipod. The bullet components are virgin remington brass, hornady 208 amax, h1000 powder and cci...
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    NEED HELP!!!. Dont know where to start load development (signs of pressure at low loads)

    So im getting into load development for my rifle. Caliber is 300 Win Mag Rifle is a Remington 700 Sendero II bought new by Me, placed in an AICS chassis, with APA fat bastard and timney trigger, vortex viper PST 6-24 scope Load is brand new Remington brass, CCI large rifle magnum primer...
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    Best long action Calibur

    Strange question. Im currently running a 300WM in my remington Sendero in AICS chassis. after the stock barrel is burned out im considering a calibur change when I purchase a custom barrel. What is the best long action calibur for long range accuracy. Im currently looking at the 7mm...
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    new to long range shooting. range report.

    so, just got back from my first real serious range visit with my new gun im building up. Gun Specs: Remington 700 sendero II 300 WM. Vortex viper pst 6-24x APA fat bastard otherwise stock Shooting reloads. 208 amax's with 75.0 gr H1000 and CCI magnum primers. shooting off of bench with...
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    taken to bottom of screen when viewing a thread

    Hey guys, fairly new to the forum here. I have a question on a setting or something. when i open up a new thread, I am immediatly taken to the bottom of the thread then have to scroll up to view the first post, is this a setting that can be changed? how can i prevent this? Does it...
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    rl22 or H1000 for 300 win mag & Amax 208

    ive been firing 180gr interbonds and IMR4831 out of my 300 since i got the rifle and started loading for it about 2 months ago. I want to move up to 208gr amax and a better powder combination. it seems that RL22 and H1000 are the most popular for the 300 win mag. the rifle is a stock...
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    Rifle Scopes Can i remove a scope from rail and keep zero?

    This could be a newbie question and if so i apologize. but ive got a vortex viper pst mounted to a US optics 1 piece picatanny rail with burris 30mm rings. If i were to remove the scope by loosing the rings hold on the rail, then re install it again: will the scope still be in zero? or is some...
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    Jumping into reloading feet first. pic of my bench

    ive been shooting for a little while now and thought to optimize on my accuracy, and in time (hopefully) save a little money, i'd get into reloading. gathered everything together over the last few months and finally got it all put together. became a hornady guy. seems they are a good medium...
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    Question on seating depth and bullet weight/length

    Getting ready to load my first rounds for the first time. but i have a few questions on seating depth vs the length of the bullet and how far it will seat to give my .010-.020 jump to the lands. I'm loading a 300WM Remington 700 Sendero II. Using a hornady OAL gauge and giving myself a...
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    Case length question

    I have a question regarding case length. Im getting into reloading for the first time and am getting measurements for Case length, OAL and ogive for the round im developing. I bought a sinclair chamber length gauge Clicky Here Im loading for a brand new never fired Remington 700 sendero...
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    Progressive or single stage pres

    hello all, Fairly new here and new to long range target shooting. just picked up a Remington 700 sendero II in 300WM and am going to reload for it. now have to find optics. I'm looking at hornady stuff. My big question is if there is a big difference in accuracy when reloading with a...