Recent content by Okanogan

I submitted an individual eF4 Friday and got approval today. Two business days. I have a friend who filed through the same SOT several weeks ago and is still waiting so there is still a lot of variability, but I'm impressed with my own turnaround time for approval.

Published data Hodgdon Reloading 24" barrel: H1000 67.2 2968 Max load Retumbo 70.0C 2985 Max load Hornady App 24" barrel: H1000 67.1 2950 Max load My personal data 22" barrel: H1000 67.6 2825 F215M 175 EH have been running 20-30 fps slower than 175 ELDX F215M have been running 20-30 fps faster...

I used a can of bear spray once to try and get a badger to leave his den next to my buried propane tank. It didn't leave until after I did and it's only reaction was hot footing it because it didn't like it on it's feet. It returned shortly. Ended up using mothballs to get it to leave. The...

I have generally had fair to good success finding the powders I wanted over time. I will grant that it wasn't at the prices I like. I have used shootingbot.com to locate a lot of what I was searching for and get in stock notices. Probably my best score was 8# of RL26 from Brownells a few months...

I saw a video a while back of someone comparing 3 different lots of Hornady Precision Hunter ammunition. They broke one round down from three different boxes of ammo and showed what appeared to be three different type/size of powder grains. The powders reportedly looked like RL26, H1000 and...

I have taken three black bears I was a resident in WA state. The first was a small black bear with a .308 Win and 165 Accubond at 100 yds. I wasn't impressed. The bear ran 50 yards into a thicket of choke cherries. It expired shortly but I did not relish wading into the thicket to retrieve it...

I'm using .311 for both ADG and Peterson.

I reload for all my ARs. In some cases like the 300BO, it's so I can get Subs that work better or 110/120 gr Barnes solids for less than factory ammo. Generally, I can't buy factory ammo that is anywhere near as good as my handloads. I mostly have precision ARs and I don't see the purpose of...

I've always found Berger's load data to be on the hot end of the spectrum but others experience may differ. Hornady's load data has generally been closer to my observed max load charge weights though I can't always duplicate their reported velocities. The Hornady data for the 7 PRC is available...

I've got a friend who is a 26 year retired marine vet who has a current concealed carry permit in a state that doesn't require a permit. He's got a current top secret clearance and has bought firearms in the last year with no problem. He's been hung up with an issue where the ATF & FBI will...

Capitol Armory sent out a notice of the shortened approval times for some individual Form 4 applications. The notice included the following concerning trusts: We've been told the ATF will process trust applications in the same way as individuals soon. This most likely will be limited to...

I haven't figured out the correct jump for the 175 ELDX and I haven't seen Terminal Ascent bullets as components, so I have not tried them. I'm loading all the Bergers mentioned at 3.380. I've got a hundred Barnes 168 LRX that I haven't decided whether to try them given the success I seem to be...

I'm running RL26 with the Seekins 7 PRC. I haven't had as good of luck with the 175 ELDX but I haven't focused much on loads below 2850 fps. I've checked 2850-2940 with the same 3.185 COAL as factory Federal ammo. The group size and SD haven't matched what I can do with Bergers. The Berger 175...

I've been shooting Federal factory 7 PRC 175 ELDX out of a 22 inch barrel Seekins Element. 2880 fps average. 3/4-1 moa @ 100 yds. Not sure of SD without revisiting my spreadsheet but probably something like 15-20. I can do much better with my hand loads.

If you have access to Bryan Litz's Modern Advancements in Long Range Shooting he has a good explanation of trade offs between velocity consistency, ammo/ rifle precision and some of the other factors affecting long range shooting from a statistical sense at varying ranges. (He calls it WEZ...