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    Any use .338 Winchester for long range?

    I shoot a .338 win mag of a Sako m995/trg-s. I have got best results in my rifle with nosler accubonds 225gr (BC of .550), 70gr of H4350, and CCI 250. This load in my gun gets it out at right around 2780fps. At 950 yards I need 8mils, and at 1270 yards I need 13 mils. I just tried out the new...
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    338 Wm Loads

    70.0 h4350, 225 nosler accubonds gets me at 2820fps. This load is above max load that's in the book, but my Sako has no heavy bolt lift and the primers are good.
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    Rifle Scopes Valdada ior bases, Near mfg

    I have used Valdadas mount (mine was built in turkey), near mfg and also us optic base on my sako m995 trg-s build. I would say near mfg is the most heavy duty, followed by US optic base. I was not happy with my Valdadas mount.
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    Cabelas has H4350 in stock

    Ordered 10, thanks for the heads up!
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    550 yard ladder test confusion

    Lol, I wanted a cheaper bullet to shoot, the SST's are almost 2x cheaper then the accubonds, just being cheap :)
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    550 yard ladder test confusion

    that "flyer" was my first shot of that load, and I know I pulled that shot since I wasn't even preloading the rifle when the rifle went off, so it more then was me.
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    550 yard ladder test confusion

    Ok I finially got the chance to head out to the range with the 5 powder loads loaded to the correct seating depth this time. I am not pleased with the results with this hornady 225sst and H4831sc combo. But here are the pics. Any group worth pursuing to try out seating depths?
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    550 yard ladder test confusion

    I was was quite happy with the 67.5gr load, I was testing the seating depth during those testing and the seating depth didn't change too much for accuracy, so a week later I redid them all and chose the most consistint seating depth from the two trips and called it good. Only reason I am trying...
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    550 yard ladder test confusion

    Yes sir! I won't be able to in the next few days, but when I have a morning off from work I will hit the range again and do the same test over again, will keep you guys posted! Thanks again for all the help
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    550 yard ladder test confusion

    May 77 of powder my bolt lift was as easy as the 70. My primer was starting to flatten at 77 vs 70. The only problem of going past 77 is that the powder was already at the neck of the case with not much room left. the last years groups were very good for me, again I am no expert shooter and if...
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    550 yard ladder test confusion

    Yep numbers are right, I was jamming it, I saved one round to take home with me (as noticed in the picture of the 5 plates, one of the plates only had 3 holes since the 4th I kept due to the huge spread. Seems like we saw the same error and posted at the same time :)
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    550 yard ladder test confusion

    Sheldon I just double checked all my numbers and my load book I have started to make and I used the ogive off the 225 nosler accubonds instead of the 225sst!!! The bullets where to be seated at 2.714 from the lands of 2.724 for the sst vs the nosler at 2.758!!!! Ugh stupid mistake, (maybe...
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    550 yard ladder test confusion

    Ok Spife7980 let me try to answear the best I can: - loading on a RCBS with RCBS FL dies. - fired case is 2.121 and my sized case is 2.120 - fired neck is .369 and sized neck is .359 and loaded case neck with bullet is .362 - bullet ogive is 2.724 touching the lands, I have it loaded up as...
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    550 yard ladder test confusion

    No offense taken, I am here to learn, so any tips or questions will help me. I am not the best shooter, but I am trying to learn the best I can with what I have (very small pockets) here are some pics of the same gun shooting nosler accubonds last year, used different bullets and different powder.
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    550 yard ladder test confusion

    Sheldon when I saw the groups I have made I thought to myself that I just need to put the gun away, very disappointed in the groups. Only issue I could think of is that with each round I had to push down the bolt with force just to close it, seemed as if maybe I was jamming the bullet in. Last...
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    550 yard ladder test confusion

    Ok guys I loaded up 4 rounds of each powder range by .3 differences, this is what I got.
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    550 yard ladder test confusion

    Do I have a high node? At 75.5 I was already compressing the powder in the case, I don't think I can go any higher then 77. Yet even at 77 I had no pressure signs. Maybe my high node is past 77?
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    550 yard ladder test confusion

    Awesome. Will load some up tonight and give it a try tomorrow morning. Will post pics of targets tomorrow and see what you experts advise on next. Thank you to both Sheldon and Cranedaddy for your advice. If anyone else has a few more info or advice I am listening.
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    550 yard ladder test confusion

    Sheldon, thank you for your input. So when I make the 72.2, 72.5 and 72.8, is that just one of each and I shoot at 100 yards at the same target, or is that in a group of 3-5 rounds each for each powder weight at different targets? Also I do not have a chronograph so I will not know my speeds to...
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    550 yard ladder test confusion

    Hello, I have just shot 16 rounds at .5 powder difference at 550 yards just like TresMon had written in the article on hand loading, please let me know what you are seeing from my target, or what I should be seeing. I am a not seeing a cluster or group of any kind. Any help would be appreciated...
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