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Bushings have an abrupt angle to their opening which may cause issues like collapsing shoulders on some case designs. I have often thought it would be great to have bushings with a gradual taper on one side for necking down. Actually thought of grinding and polishing the angle with the bushing...

Thanks for those details.

Elk Hunter 338. first off, I like the short barreled rifles you have showcased here. Very interesting concept. Earlier in this thread you said: " I will absolutely not shoot a 285-300gr bullet at 2600fps when I can shoot a mid weight bullet with a decent BC at 3000+ fps!! impact numbers...

$50 to $75 is the low end with perhaps $125-$150 for the high end for a takeoff barrel if the round count is low. I have purchased many takeoffs over the decades. I have a lathe and a dozen reamers with lots of tooling. I do all the work myself. I can try a chambering for very little...

Earlier in the thread someone mentioned that there seemed to be complaints about the 7 RUM having too much recoil and the 300 RUM users didn't say much about it in other threads. Did some recoil comparisons. Used Nosler's load data, chose fastest load for each bullet weight. The 7 RUM recoil in...

Nice package! That ought to put an elk's feet in the air. What powder and bullet are you going to try first?

I use several compressed loads. At one point I had a load so compressed the bullets would move out of the case after a short time of sitting! Either less powder or more neck tension was in order. My friend told me his father used to buy bulk H4831 from Jensen's gunstore in Tucson back in the...

Enjoyable thread everyone! With powder prices through the roof, I can't help but think some of us will not be experimenting with overbore cartridges as much as we once did. I tried the 6-284 in a 30" barrel. It shot the 105 Bergers wonderfully for around 1100 rounds. It was extremely heavy...

The 7 Rem mag necked up to 375 has been done. The chambering often called the 375 Taylor aka 375/338 win mag. Very easy to make by necking up 338 win mag brass. Can be loaded to shoot a 300 gr bullet as fast as 2490 fps. Shoots the 260 accubond up to 2775 fps. This is close to 375 H and H...

Get the texture! If you hunt in cold weather holding on to a slick rifle stock with gloves is a PITA! My Remington Ultimate MZ laminate is so slick I had to put a thin strip safety-walk slip resistant tape around the grip and one narrow strip on each side of the fore end just so I could hang...

Been handloading since the early 80s. I am a hunter not a target shooter. I thought I might add my thoughts on this subject. Sorry it is a bit lengthy. I find the more recent discussion of freebore interesting. Ever since the VLD style bullets hit the market and handloaders discovered how...

Summitsitter: I would suggest the Retumbo over 7828. I have been using RL-33 in my 257 ever since it came out. It surpasses Retumbo and RL-25 for velocity and is accurate. I have a custom reamer with a shorter throat and a 1 1/2 degree leade. Now on the second SS 3 groove Lilja barrel. First...

I know Charles. He used to shoot a 300 Weatherby Ackley improved in a beautiful and much heavier rifle many years ago and dabbled with a few others. He actually got out of BR shooting for several years and traveled. He came back to Tucson and took it up again. Here are the specs of the winning...

This is a tough question. Depends on your chamber is it SAMMI or custom? Are you target shooting or hunting? I use Redding for my 284 which has its necks turned per the specs of my custom reamer. I use a bushing die, body bump die and a competition seating die. With Redding you can go...

I understand your position. Except for shooting big game animals we are at opposite ends of the spectrum. I handload for all my rifles. Want to add if you or anyone else reads this thread here is an important takeaway. When making a custom choose the reamer specs. An example is that 257...