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Thanks guys for the replies. I went out this morning to try to finish up the experiments. 74.0g of 4831 averaged 2898 (cooler this morning) and 74.5 was 2939 for 4-shot groups. An interesting correlation within the groups to bullet shape: I measure the length of my loads to the lands, not to...

Barrel is a 24" (actually 23 1/2"). I'm actually not so concerned with trying to increase the speed so much as to find an accuracy node near where I am now, without getting dangerous if that node happens to be a bit hotter than 2910fps. Thanks for your reply.

Outfitted eight-day moose hunt in northern Saskatchewan with my wife in September, self-guided for Wyoming antelope in October & Colorado elk in November.

I have a question re: a hunting load but first a bit of background: I'm shooting a Classic Remington 700 .300 Win Mag beautifully redone by APA. Broughton 1:11 barrel, Jewel trigger, blueprinted, bedded, no brake. The chamber is nicely tight, brass growing only .003 on firing. Using load data...

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I've shot Hornady Superformance ammo in my 300 Win Mag with outstanding results and was excited to see Hodgden release the Superformance powder for reloaders. However, they are only publishing data for a very small number of calibers, not including the 300WM. Does anyone know if they are using...