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    Berger VLD or Sierra GK

    I am facing a dilemma that I'll put up to you guys. I am super excited to be going deer hunting this fall for the first time in 5 years. I used to hunt in Maryland and Virginia and this will be a trip to southwestern Wisconsin. I have a .270 that I have worked up a good load with SGK's. This...
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    NATO brass not chambering

    I have resized some once fire .308 brass for my savage 11. All of the brass that was run through my gun is chambering fine. I have a decent amount of LC 06 that has been through my brother's M14. This brass goes into the chamber smoothly but will not chamber fully. The bolt will not lower at...
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    Weatherby Vanguard VGX

    I pulled my deer rifle out today in anticipation of rifle season for white tails. It looks like I will get to hunt on some private land in Wisconsin this year which I am excited about. My rifle is a Weatherby Vanguard VGX that is made in Japan. Chambered in .270 win. Beautiful rifle that I...
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    .308 berger OAL

    I am making some .308 win rounds using new Win brass and 168 grn Berger VLD's. After researching the subject I have found that Berger says you will find your sweet spot between .012 and .004 off of the lands. This brings me to my question. I have measured the distance and it puts my OAL at...
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    Surplus ammo in Savage Model 11

    I have recently purchased a Savage model 11 trophy hunter package with the Nikon pro staff and the accutrigger. My question is this. Is the 1/10 barrel going to be OK with 150 grain 7.62 x 51 surplus. It looks like 168 grain and up projectiles are better. I have a bunch of 7.62 x 51 Santa...
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    New Henry 22

    I have a couple of questions about the rifle itself. Wondering if any of you guys know anything about them. I have not shot the rifle yet but cannot wait to try it out. It is actually a christmas present for my oldest boy(11) so I am going to put it into the safe and try to forget about it...
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    140 grn Barnes TAC XP

    I was given these bullets in their original packaging and am having a hard time finding any data with the powders I have which are Unique, Bullseye and Clays. I would prefer to use unique as that is what my plinking load uses in .40sw.From what i can see these are long for their weight and a...
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    Range report

    i loaded several different .357 magnum 158 grn xtpfp as an eventual hog/deer load. I worked in .2 grn increments from 13.7 to 14.5 grns of 2400. 14.2 grns of2400 in new starline brass with Winchester spp and the xtp seem to be the preferred combo for my Rossi 92. I was getting great groups...
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