Recent content by Horsethief

You’re right. When I read about the so-called string points of the 6.8 Western I thought the 270 WSM a received a faster twist rate and Winchester / Browning are calling it new…….but those rifle makers aren’t even making their respective versions the same. Their twist rates are different!!!! The...

I like the notion of a purpose-built rifle. We have different shoes / boots for various activities (and temperatures) and if you need x a hunting rifle with certain traits, the 307 can be one for you. The 307 isn’t offered in many typical hunting cartridges. That’s fine because the hunters...

Several years ago I tested Fed 210 vs Winchester large rifle primers using exact matches in case weight, bullet weight and charges of the same powder with my 300 Weatherby Magnum. My variable was the barrel temperature since I had no way to accurately measure it. The Winchester primers were...

Varget with the 166 grain Hammer Hunters in my 308 Win (Bergara B-14 Ridge) had crazy small shot groups My loads were one grain apart and no noticeable dining accuracy so I went with the faster one. These were with the muzzle break. Loads without the brake we’re not as good, so I will keep using...

My M-1A and Bergara Ridge rifles like 44 grains of W-748 with the 168 grain hollow points from Hornady and Sierra. Winchester cases and primers, but HORNADY cases are fine too. I weigh the cases empty (no primers either) and shoot in order from lightest to heaviest.

Hunting load: 130gn Swift Scirocco over 46.5gn of Superformance. This is lightning death on White tails. Long range plinking: 129gn Hornady SST over 43gn of RL-17. It’s sun MOA a at 300 yards and makes first shot hits on a 20” gong at 1,000 yards. All from the same hunting rifle.

I have necked sized a variety of cartridges and noticed no difference in accuracy vs identical loads from full length resized cases. As for Nosler v Hornady cases giving differences with accuracy, it seems like a neck tension issue or internal capacity creating different pressure. Either way, I...

W-748 and 50-52 grain bullets are a great start for a 222 Rem. Your rifle issues sounds like some this is amiss with either the crowning, maybe the receiver or barrel getting undue pressure, and possibly a worn out barrel. I have a Savage 340 in 222 Rem that is a tack driver, despite having a...

The 308 Win is neither new nor special in the sense that it catches attention for what it can do. It can do damn near anything a non-magnum can do. Period. As a service rifle it’s great—-M-1As and M-24s. As a plains game rifle it does it very well. It’s not dead. It’s a jewel.

I have used RL-26 almost exclusively with my 7mm Weatherby. Even with all copper Swift bullets at max loads, there is very little copper build up in the bore. The anti coppering agent is certainly doing its intended job. The barrel cleans up quickly and easily with Hoppes #9. I soak the bore and...

I use RL26 with my 300 Weatherby and 180 grain Bullets. I get 3225fps and that is as close to factory ammo velocity as I know of with a 24" barrel. Of course, accuracy is good because there is no need to brag about fast and crappy sized shot groups.

I use RL26 with my 300 Weatherby and 180 grain Bullets. I get 3225fps and that is as close to factory ammo velocity as I know of with a 24" barrel. Of course, accuracy is good because there is no need to brag about fast and crappy sized shot groups.

RL-17 with a 129gn Hornady SST is a great combination in my 6.5 Creedmoor. It thumps a 20" gong at 1,000 yards and is a regular hunting rifle that happens to be smokin accurate.

I have a McGowen barrel on my 9.3x62mm Mauser. It's got paper match shooting accuracy for a medium bore rifle and I think that's perfect.

Yup. Good scopes from Vortex. A buddy just put one on his S2 Vanguard 30-06 Springfield.