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    7mm rem mag and 180gr vld?

    Shoot some and see. My old hunting partner shoots a pile of the 175 grain Speer Grand slams in his 7mm Rem mag with no problems. I've found that the only way your really going to tell what works in your specific rifle is to shoot them and see.
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    Favorite powder - .243 Win/55 grain NBT's

    I'll second the post on H414 behind the 55 grain NBT's. It's giving me great accuracy from both a Remington VLS and an old Ruger #1.
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    big bore coyote gun

    Keep in mind that you may want to check your local/State hunting regulations. Many states do not allow the use of fmj bullets for any type of hunting and rightly so. You'll find that your going to get run offs with fmj bullets reguardless of the caliber. Most guys use a well constructed...
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    How To Select A Die Set?

    I've been stuffing cases now for nearly 50 years and most all the dies on the market do a good job. I'm kind of partial to the Lee deluxe die sets that come with both a full length sizer and the collet neck sizer. Have several different makers dies on the bench, but seem to gravitate to the...
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    Bottom meatal

    I'd probably try Weatherby, Howa then Numrich guns parts and lastly Brownell's in that order. Here's Brownell's and Numrich's addresses. Brownells - World's Largest Supplier of Firearm Accessories, Gun Parts and Gunsmithing Tools Welcome to Numrich Gun Parts Corp.
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    Laminate tactical stock?'s

    Check out Richards Micro-fit. They build any of their tactical stocks in your choice of laminates. Richards Microfit Gunstocks
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    Is this everything I need to reload?

    I don't see a powder measure on there or a trickler as mentioned above. Best I can tell you is I've been reloading for nearly 50 years now and I'd sure Recommend Lee's Anniversery reloading kit. It comes with everything you need to reload except the dies for a hundred bucks. Over the years...
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