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It was 3360 with 180 Barnes TSX and TTSX. I settled on 99.0 grs. Retumbo. Very accurate and a bone crusher. I'd like to try my new barrel with 215 Berger and 92 5 gr. N570 on an elk long rang. I just don't want to lug it up and down mountains at 14 pds.You certainly found pressure I'd think.
What a wicked machine it HAD to be.
Seems I was around 3250 if I remember. Been 20+yrs
I shot the 180 Accubond in my factory barrel . Shot good. Took a few bucks with it.
N570, N565 wasn't around back then. Have plenty of both now. 92.5 grs. N570 with 215 Berger in my 28 in. Bartlien barrel is giving me 3215 fps . Very accurate. I don't know about 180's with it. Might be to slow burn.
I use Fed 215M in all my mags.
I shot same rifle same load for years. Backed down to 99.0 grs. and had CDS dial made for load. I didn't wait long to put magna brake on. It was somewhere between 1994 and 1996. Right after 300 RUM came out. Brakes were new also. Not sure if Magnaport's Magnabrake was first or not but I believed their 40% recoil reduction claim. Kicked like a 308 win. after. Going to bed brother's.
Retumbo was the magic dust of its time ! I can remember looking far and wide for just a pound.
I didn't become aware of VV powders until late 90's. I'm stocked up on Retumbo for life but just broke into my last RL26. An 8 pounder. Haven't seen for 5 years. My best loads in 300 wm. 6.5 PRC and 257 Weatherby. Pretty good with 180 in 300 Rum . I haven't even tried Retumbo in new RUM barrel. I want to with 180's and up. H1000 shot good but I'm sure RL26 and Retumbo would also and higher fps.
shhhhsh. Memtb is sleeping. Don't wake him. He needs his beauty sleep. 
Not trying to be a jack??? But rum came out in 1999.I shot same rifle same load for years. Backed down to 99.0 grs. and had CDS dial made for load. I didn't wait long to put magna brake on. It was somewhere between 1994 and 1996. Right after 300 RUM came out. Brakes were new also. Not sure if Magnaport's Magnabrake was first or not but I believed their 40% recoil reduction claim. Kicked like a 308 win. after. Going to bed brother's.
I can't hang like memtb and HARPERC
Wow 99 it seem like it came out earlier for some reason. My first rum was/is a mod 70 classic ss. It kicked like a mule off the bench, fairly light weight with the tupper ware stock. I had Danny Peterson/Classic barrel rebarrel it with a little heavier contour 1 in 11 twist 28" tube and send it of to Jim Borden when he had rim rock stocks for a custom animal print camo stock. The gun shoots everything good sub 1 moa and nosler 180 accubond factory ammo in one hole if the shooter does their part.
Wow. That's smokin. I could only get to 91gr at 3062 FPS with a 27" barrel.
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