used remington 700 BDL
I picked up a used remington 700 here a while back and found out from Remington by sending them the serial number that the gun was made in 1980.
Is this gun old enough to not have the host of problems some of the other newer rifle may have?
Here is a question I...
Thanks folks.
Yes, this is a new to me gun and I was shooting factory loads.
I went out today after laoding a feww rounds each at a select depth setting for each. Found a sweet spot and will now start working on a good powder load.
The sweet spot was 57 grs of IMR 430 seated at 3.375...
I have been loading for my new to me Remington 700 .30-06 with Hornady SST 165gr, 57grs of IMR 4350 set to a COL of 3.250.
My shots at the range just aren’t good enough. They spread out more randomly than I would like; 3 to 4 inch groups at 100 yards.
So, I got one of Hornadys' COL gauges...
Thanks guys.
Answer one is great, thanks.
Answer two. I checked and the factory loads have a rated velocity of 3240 fps and my handloads where in the middle rage of the chart at 3100 fps. That answers that question.
I may up my load a little bit and see where I am.
Thanks
Hi folks,
I am reloading .223.
Question 1: I have shot factory Remington UMC ammo and some hand loaded Winchester cases.
Can I reload all cases into one lot or are your suppose to keep case brands separate? If so why?
Question 2: I dialed in the factory ammo to shoot 1 inch high at a...
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