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Just bought a Savage 11F in 308 Winchester. 1) Which dies would you recommend? 2) Does anyone use Redding's competition shellholders to control headspacing in new brass? http://www.redding-reloading.com/pages/shellholders2.html

A recent trip to Yellowstone has got me dreaming of an elk or mule deer hunt in a couple years. I'm about to buy a Savage 11F in 308 Winchester. And I'm considering either a Bushnell 3200 Elite 3-9X40 or a Leupold VX-III 2.5-8x32. At what distance would I have to start thinking about a...

I installed a Pachmayr Decelerator Recoil Pad on my Marlin Guide Gun. The original pad might as well have been a brick. It's the only centerfire rifle I've had in 30 years. Anyway, I'm getting another two rifles: a 338 Win Mag or 338-06, and a 7x57 Mauser or 7-08. The rifles will be...

That's an eye opener. Are the numbers at the side muzzle velocities or impact velocities?

Does there exist a catalog of bullets sorted by caliber and terminal ballistics? I'd love to find something where all bullets were tested in a common medium and has comments like, "failed to expand below xxxx fps, performed well between xxxx and xxxx, and blew up beyond xxxx fps. Penetrated xx...

I'm about to have a 32" 45-70 Gov't barrel fitted to my NEF Handi Rifle. How much more velocity should I get from a load listing 2075 fps from a 24" bbl. And, can this bullet be pushed too fast for elk or moose? Rem 300 gr JHP 50 gr Reloder 7 CCI 200 LRP

I've thinking of having a custom 338-06 built. I just came across an Eddystone 1917 Enfield barreled action. Would this do as a starting point?

baldeagle713, Do any duty on CV's? All my afloat time was TAD, but I averaged over 180 days/yr at sea for my last 10 years (none of it at the pier), on CV's: Midway, Coral Sea, Big John, America, Teddy; CG's: Arkansas, Leyte Gulf, Vincennes, Reeves; DD Oldendorf, FF Francis Hammond and a couple...

The twist is 1:12 so I won't waste my money buying anything heavier than 60 grainers. And those would have to be short ogives, spire points. But to tell the truth, I'm probably just going to stay with the handload I posted above. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Does anybody know whether H335...

Fri 7 Nov Frankly, I was not expecting much. I was told not to expect great accuracy out of a $200 break open rifle. But I put a good scope on it anyway. Bushnell Elite 3200 10x40 Mil-Dot on Leupold rings. I had the range to myself this afternoon at lunchtime. Just to get it on paper I used...