Ratdog68
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Greetings. I'm a bit new to reloading... so, lookin' to pick yer brains.
Background: Using a Lee 4-turret loading press, already have the Forster case trimmer. Using an RCBS (inside) case reaming tool. Have a case lube pad, have/use a Lee powder scale. Have and use the factory crimp die too.
Not wanting to reinvent the wheel here... hoping to get some input on favorite recipes for a couple of rifles to try out and fine tune to the rifles being used.
Remington 700 ADL in .30-06 with a Leupold VariXII 2x-7x scope. Already have the scope dialed in pretty well, just did a thorough bore cleaning on it to ensure I don't have any lead/copper fouling in it.
Remington 742 in .30-06 with a low dollar ("vintage") K-Mart scope on it in 3x-9x. This belongs to a buddy of mine and it's going to get a thorough bore cleaning and I'm going to double check his scope with my bore sighter before we head out to the range next time.
I wasn't getting the tight groupings I should be... but, I'm out of practice and hadn't done the thorough bore cleaning. This is the first time I've fired this gun since getting it back from my father after his passing a couple of years ago and want to get it squared away. I don't think he'd ever cleaned it.
At present, I'm loading some Winchester 147 gr. FMJBT bullets with 62 grs. of Reloader 22 and some CCI primers. We didn't crimp them as tight as we probably will in the future... they weren't bad, but before I make any more changes, want to try 'em again now that my bore is CLEAN. I'm also trying out some hunting loads of Barnes TripleX 168gr. match bullets with 60 grs. of Reloader 22 and the same CCI primers. They were better, gonna see how those are with the CLEAN barrel.
My buddy wasn't aware of ensuring there's NO lead/copper fouling in the bore... and he wasn't seeing to it that the gun was propped UP to him, but was scrunching DOWN to the rifle at the bench... and his scope's view wasn't the best... so, he started monkeying with the adjustments. By the end of the day, he was ready to just give up on his scope/rifle. I'm getting him settled down and we're going to work on ruling out a fouled barrel... then bore sight his scope and ensure he's comfortable while at the bench to see how his 742 is shooting... THEN we'll go from there.
Not after "the hottest" loads out there... just a good recipe for accurate loads for these two models of Remingtons.
Appreciate it.
Charles
Background: Using a Lee 4-turret loading press, already have the Forster case trimmer. Using an RCBS (inside) case reaming tool. Have a case lube pad, have/use a Lee powder scale. Have and use the factory crimp die too.
Not wanting to reinvent the wheel here... hoping to get some input on favorite recipes for a couple of rifles to try out and fine tune to the rifles being used.
Remington 700 ADL in .30-06 with a Leupold VariXII 2x-7x scope. Already have the scope dialed in pretty well, just did a thorough bore cleaning on it to ensure I don't have any lead/copper fouling in it.
Remington 742 in .30-06 with a low dollar ("vintage") K-Mart scope on it in 3x-9x. This belongs to a buddy of mine and it's going to get a thorough bore cleaning and I'm going to double check his scope with my bore sighter before we head out to the range next time.
I wasn't getting the tight groupings I should be... but, I'm out of practice and hadn't done the thorough bore cleaning. This is the first time I've fired this gun since getting it back from my father after his passing a couple of years ago and want to get it squared away. I don't think he'd ever cleaned it.
At present, I'm loading some Winchester 147 gr. FMJBT bullets with 62 grs. of Reloader 22 and some CCI primers. We didn't crimp them as tight as we probably will in the future... they weren't bad, but before I make any more changes, want to try 'em again now that my bore is CLEAN. I'm also trying out some hunting loads of Barnes TripleX 168gr. match bullets with 60 grs. of Reloader 22 and the same CCI primers. They were better, gonna see how those are with the CLEAN barrel.
My buddy wasn't aware of ensuring there's NO lead/copper fouling in the bore... and he wasn't seeing to it that the gun was propped UP to him, but was scrunching DOWN to the rifle at the bench... and his scope's view wasn't the best... so, he started monkeying with the adjustments. By the end of the day, he was ready to just give up on his scope/rifle. I'm getting him settled down and we're going to work on ruling out a fouled barrel... then bore sight his scope and ensure he's comfortable while at the bench to see how his 742 is shooting... THEN we'll go from there.
Not after "the hottest" loads out there... just a good recipe for accurate loads for these two models of Remingtons.
Appreciate it.
Charles