Recent content by K-Dirt

I overheard someone say that some govt. agency was looking at .280 Remington for a sniper caliber. Doesn't seem like a bad choice. I've always been surprised it isn't more popular.

I have an A-bolt and love it. The only gun I have that out-shoots it is my Savage.

I'd love to see Winchester (or Remington, Browning, Tikka, Kimber, or Weatherby) make a left-handed .280 Rem. Just because sometimes lefties don't feel like using a 30/06 or 270.

I found a Zeiss Conquest 4.5 x 14 (44mm I think) on closeout at Sportsmans Warehouse a couple years ago. It still seemed pricey at the time, but I've never regretted it after using it. I put it on a stainless Savage 22-250. I think it's a great coyote rig.

Start and Max loads for Benchmark with the bullets and cartridges I use are pretty tight (about a 6% difference). The more I look at Benchmark, the more I see why it's probably better for bench rest shooters than hunters. I weigh each charge when working up loads or loads for deer and elk...

For those that do use mag primers with ball powder, is there a charge weight or caliber at which you start using the mag primers? I'm thinking something like .22-250 is small enough to stick with standard primers but .30-06 is big enough to maybe use the mag primers?

I don't think I've seen a .22-250 Benchmark loading anywhere except from Hodgdon. 33 gr. didn't fill the case very well either. I was using a Federal large rifle primer. Well, I knew it wasn't ideal for the bullet weights I like but I was still surprised.

I bought a pound of Benchmark back when I couldn't find any Varget, RL 15 or IMR 4064. I don't have it with me right now, but I think Hodgdon's minimum charge for 55 gr. bullets in .22-250 is 31.6 and a maximum of 33.6 so starting 10% below max would be too light. I loaded some 55 gr. V-Max at...

I voted H414 because I've had good 180gr Interbond loads with W760 (supposed to be the same as H414) in my A-bolt. IMR 4350 worked just as good though. I didn't draw an elk tag last year or I would have been working on a RL 17 load.

I'm starting to be a little leary of Hodgdon's load data; it seems like their loads are pretty stout. I know every rifle is different, but my Savage .22-250 can't go near their max. loads while it can shoot max loads from other sources without an issue. As to the original question, I haven't...

Slamfire, did that target say 420 yards? If so, that's nicer shooting than I do. Thanks for the response. The Accurate Arms load guide has load info for the 165 gr Barnes X bullet in .30/06 but I don't use Barnes bullets. I remember hearing somewhere that barnes bullets need to be treated...

I like to use IMR 4064/Varget/Reloder 15 with 55 grain bullets in my .22-250 and will be working on .30/06 loads with various bullet weights with those powders. I found some AA 4064 in a local shop the other day and bought some. I have the Accurate Arms load guide, but none of my...

I went to the Albuquerque shop noted in the post today, no Varget, but they did have Reloder 15 & IMR 4064, which pretty much do what Varget does in .22-250. Not sure about .223. They have the most powder I've seen in Albuquerque in a while. I picked up some AA 4064 just to try out.

I was under the impression that single based powders are more temperature sensitive. I don't use H380, but I remember a post warning about its temperature sensitivity. Reloder 15 & 17 both list nitroglycerine and nitrocellulose, so they're double based, not sure about the rest of the line.

I started out planning to use Federal large rifle primers and Remington large magnum rifle primers so that it would be impossible to use the wrong primer, due to their different colors. Since it got so hard to find primers, I've also bought some cci large rifle and Winchester large magnum rifle...