Recent content by SSG Graybush

I loved the flat base 150 Interlock #3031 by Hornady in my sporterized 1903a3, and the discontinued 162 gr 7mag custom factory ammo. But I don't buy any Hornady products anymore after I got 30 cal bt Interlock in a box of 162 gr 7mm bt Interlocks. And that was the second time I got a wrong...

My 7mag, a 700/OMR prefit 8T 26" using 68.8 grs of H1000 shoots a 180 gr vld-h at 2912-2919 fps, 67 thou jump. Shoots at .442 moa tested out to 300 yards. That's not max, just very consistent. RL26 was faster but didn't give as good accuracy, ES, and temp stability. Every Berger bullet I've...

I stand corrected the 180 vld-h only needs a 9T, I thought it was 8T, my 7mag is 8T and I shoot the 180 vld-h. Edit: Berger must have changed the recommend twist for the 180's, I'd swear it was 8T, I built that 7mag to shoot the 180 vld-h.

When you use that calculator, slow the speed down till it shows unstable. Then you'll know the max effective range where the bullet becomes unstable. it may be good at 2900 fps but at 2850 fps it's unstable, at just hundred yards, just a hypothetical, I don't know the exact numbers. What I...

8.5T is gonna limit you. 180vld-h and 168 lrx are both out. You could try a 140 gr bd2, it has a .605 g1 bc, needs a 8.5T, so your good.

CA were good, dude left, qc dropped, but I had heard that it was better now, idk personally. I would buy the new 700 Alpha 1 in 7mag 8T if I didn't already have one over a CA. But CA's are lightweight, and most shoot. Not as reliable in the accuracy department as say Tikki. I don't own any...

200 gr LRX with hot load (78 grs) of H1000 at 50 thou jump. That load shot .6 in my 300 wm Rem 700 LR. So a prc load would be close, probably? But I'd do a latter up to 79 grs to be safe, find max(maybe) and look for speed node to start at. I'd start at 45 thou and work longer for jump...

Scope bases are overlooked, this pic shows the gap in between the action and base. Bed it.

I bed all my actions, and scope bases. So yeah, absolutely. Both.

It's the scope, mounts, action screws most of the time. THEN look at the barrel and maybe the trigger, or bench set up or even shooter. Hard to say from the couch. I've got or seen about a half dozen bad new scopes though. All Athlons or Vortex. Not a dig on them, I still would buy Vortex. Never...

If your using new scopes, shoot with a known good scope before blaming rifle manufacturer. I was RSOing when a guy brought up a new CA with a new Razor Gen 2, he chased his tail for a few weeks, I said try a known good scope, he was getting 1 75 to 3 moa with about every factory available. A...

I believe he designed it with no neck turning in mind, but my Peterson brass OD is 5 thou larger fired then sized. It's a bit much. But it shoots consistent holes at 100. Criterion may have took a bit to much metal. I shoot a 112 gr Barnes MB, cci 400, 39.6 grs of H4350, at 2917 fps, ES of 12...

My 6XC bushing die, that Tubbs sells, puts 5 thou neck tension. It shoots excellent. I generally order bushings to put 2 to 3 thou of tension. Neck tension would be the last thing I'd test, to get that last bit of accuracy. Imo, annealing every firing to ensure consistent neck tension is a must...

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