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...
Interesting opinions. All of your options will work. Having spent over 40 years hunting in the West I have my opinions too. I realize what I am commenting on is not on your list. Wish I knew what I know now would have started with these options for Western hunting back in the early 80s
Western...
"I think I should share the following information. There is a minimum diameter suggested for threading a brake. I have no idea if your 110 ultralite has enough metal. It sounds like it might have a thin barrel. Depends on the bore size too.
Thanks to JE Custom:
There seems to be a lot of...
My opinion is that your cases are thick and don't respond to the minor sizing of the web that your dies are giving you. The thick cases just don't respond to the "normal" reamer dimension/sizer dimension. The web gets expanded and resists sizing back down to fit the chamber. The end result a...
If the headspace is a bit sloppy, when the rifle is fired the primer moves to the rear first followed by the brass. This can cause the flattening of the primers making you think the load is hot.
Thanks Logan!
Two of my friends and I have taken bull elk, cow elk, coues wt, mule deer and javelina with this bullet. We tried other brands but once we discovered the 320 gr bonded Universal we have stayed with it.
Interesting information!
I used this bullet to kill a cow elk in 2022 . Hit her in the right leg just above the elbow, bullet continued through sternum area exited with a 1 1/2" hole. She ran 40 ft and died of internal blood loss. The bullet cut lower part of heart.
The interesting thing was...