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    SST vs. Ballistic Tip

    From what I understand, Hornady plans to eventually phase out the regular Spire Points in favor of SSTs, if the market for these bullets develops the way they hope it will. Truth be told, Hornady's sales of small caliber soft points have gone to almost nothing since they introduced the V-Maxes...
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    SST vs. Ballistic Tip

    Murph, I agree. I've been a Partition guy for a long time, but I think the SSTs will do the job for anything on this continent other than big bears. They're a lot cheaper, and more accurate in my guns (so far), than the Partitions also. WD, I'm thinkin' you got a bad lot of bullets there...
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    Lee auto prime

    Yup. Just be careful not to take too much off, or you might pop your shellholder and case out while priming.
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    SST vs. Ballistic Tip

    mudstud, No, I ahven't gotten lucky enough to draw a "big three" here yet. I took my moose in Ontario. WD, My BT's were more accurate downrange than yours & Murph's compared to the SSTs? Hmm...I didn't think my BTs were too hot to begin with. How did yours do?
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    how can you afford the testing?

    Yeah, I have WAY too many different bullet boxes on my bench. Guess I'll just have to commandeer more reloading space from my wife's sewing area. :D If I find that my rifle absolutely will not shoot accurately with a certain bullet, I have enough friends that reload that I can usually find...
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    SST vs. Ballistic Tip

    First of all, welcome to the forum, Mudstud. It's always nice to see new folks 'round here. I've found that BTs, SSTs, and V-Max bullets are usually about 100 fps faster than conventional Spire Point or Hot-Core bullets. As I said earlier, the bearing surfaces on these bullets are fairly...
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    SST vs. Ballistic Tip

    I recently acquired a Ruger Model 77 MK II SS in 7mm Rem Mag. I decided to do a head to head test of the 139 gr SST vs. the 140 gr BT to see which one shot better. First of all, the BTs were a consistent 20-30 fps faster than the SSTs with the same powder charge. No big deal, must have...
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    got dupped again!

    So...You got that Remington .300 RUM, eh? I think you'll find it to be a good rifle. As I noted on the other thread, the two Model 700 LSS's that I've worked with were about the nicest "cheap" factory rifles I've ever handled. The .300 RUM cartridge and the 200 grain Nosler Partition seem...
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    New Ballistic Tip Believer

    Ballistic Tips are the cat's meow in varmint cartidges, providing outstanding accuracy with explosive results. On big game, I had a bad experience with a BT about ten years ago, and it's taken me a long while to warm back up to them. I had a 165 grain BT out of my .308 Win severely wound a...
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    What to get next??

    Calipers are a must have item, if you want to make good, consistent ammo. C.O.L can be very important for accuracy, and also to keep pressures low and consistent from cartridge to cartridge. Have at least three reloading manuals. I recommend Speer, Hornady, Nosler, and Metallic Cartridge...
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    6.5X300WSM Results

    I've been gone for a while, Dan. What action and barrel you got for this thing? It does sound like a keeper! That velocity is a bit higher than I get with my .264 Win Mag. 125 gr. partitions scoot along out of a 24" barrel at around 3,380 fps.
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    6.5-06 Loads & Chrony Data

    Yes, V-Maxes do indeed give spectacular terminal performance. I pretty near turned a coyote inside out with one. It was an 87 grain, 6mm bullet launched at 3,290 fps out of my Model 77 .243 Win. Distance was only 50 yards. I imagine the 95 grain, 6.5 mm would have completely turned him...
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    6.5-06 Loads & Chrony Data

    "I was also a little suprised that there was that much difference in the 95 & 100gr bullets" That has also been my experience with the 95 gr V-max in my various 6.5mm rifles. I can smoke that little baby along at 3,395 fps in my .260 Rem, whereas a 100 grain Speer bullet only gets about 3290...
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    Powders on hand?

    One other thing. Once I find the "ultimate" load for a given caliber, I go to the store where I bought the powder and stock up on that lot number. I currently have eight pounds of N160 from the same lot, and six pounds of RE 22 from the same lot. The jugs hold a lot more than what comes in...
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    Powders on hand?

    I have found the best dual purpose powder for both the .338 and the 30-06 to be Vihtavouri N160, if you can find it. It's burning rate is right in between 4350 and 4831, very similar to Re 19, which is also an excellent dual purpose powder. 4350 should work well for both, as will 4831. Of...
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    X Bullet = Deep Penetration

    I've talked to the folks at Barnes about that, and they agree that the barrel must have NO copper fouling from other bullets in it for the X bullets to work. The way they explain it is that the copper alloys used in the jackets of other bullets are much harder than the almost pure copper used...
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    X Bullet = Deep Penetration

    Hey Dan, I used to have similar problems, until a fellow at my gun club who uses only Barnes bullets took me under his wing and taught me how to make my rifles shoot them. The first step is to ensure the barrel is absolutely spotless. No copper from other bullets at all. He and I spent two...
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    X Bullet = Deep Penetration

    Well, I've got a story to tell, and I must say I'm not terribly proud to tell it, but there's something of value to be learned. I was filling my doe license yesterday, and took a bit of a longish (360 yards) shot at a doe standing in the middle of field. I misjudged the wind drift, and hit her...
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    .338 Win. Mag Loads

    Anaconda, I also have a Ruger Mod 77 MK II in stainless (mine is an older one, and came with a walnut stock), and it shoots the 210s better than the 250s. It seems to like shorter, faster bullets for some reason. My max loads for 250 grain Partitions average about 1.7" at 100 yards, which is...
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    .338 Win. Mag Loads

    1_pointer, Good luck with your "varmint weight bullets" as I call them. ;) I only load up the heavier bullets in my .338. The 200 grainers are good if you're going after chucks and coyotes, but I have other rifles for that.:D One of my favorite loads for the .338 Win Mag is 73 grains of RE 19...

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