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  1. OLD308

    New to reloading, choosing a press

    Dillon 550 for the manual advance. Just my preference. I load all my ammo from .223 through 338 LM. For precision just remember David G Tubb and John Widden load their ammo on a Dillon 550.
  2. OLD308

    Advanced Marksmanship Anyone else good at positional but bomb prone stages?

    Had a similar issue. When positional shooting got better, prone suffered. Lack of practices caused me to start excessively loading the bipod for stability. I was also rushing to get in to the prone due to lack of practice. So I started adding the attached drill to my practice sessions. I agree...
  3. OLD308

    New to reloading 338 Lapua, but not new to reloading questions.

    One tool head, start to finish, powder measuring on a V3 autotrickler. I experimented with the 2 tool head method where you prep brass with one toolhead and then load with another. Kinda defeated the purpose of the progressive press to me. To each their own so no issue with those that do it...
  4. OLD308

    New to reloading 338 Lapua, but not new to reloading questions.

    I load for my 338LM improved and 338 LM on a Dillon 550. FL sizer station 1, expander mandrel station 2, powder dump station 3, bullet seater station 4. Widden Gunworks custom FL dies with seater. No bushing dies for me. 250 Lapua Scenars and 250 SMKs for bullets Retumbo and H1000 for powder...
  5. OLD308

    Precision Dies for reloading

    Whidden for custom dies, Forster for everything else.
  6. OLD308

    Upper Receiver Lapping

    Years ago we did this, still have the tool some where. Once I started experiencing comparing receivers that were lapped vs unlapped I stop doing it. Never had one so out that it effected headspace. Never took much more than a few rounds to show even. That’s all your going for. Even wear mark...
  7. OLD308

    Powder selection/ availability for 7mm and 338lm

    4350 for the 7mm Rem Mag VV N560, N565, N570 are the only temp stable powders I've found readily available. Prior to that H1000 Retumbo
  8. OLD308

    Rebuilding my position

    5'10" 230 powerlifter no 6 pack but no love handles or gut. Here is the issues your having per my experience. 1) You have no neck if your that size and lifitng real weights. It drastically changes your bipod and rear bag height compared to average and small people. If your trying to lay as low...
  9. OLD308

    Substitute for varget

    8208XBR gets 2720 with 175SMKs in a 24” barrel. More than accurate enough for PRC/NRL/hunting. Benchmark if speed is less of a concern and precision the top priority. Both are more temp stable than 4064 per my requirements. Both meter like a dream. Year long shooter in Texas. Tried Varget...
  10. OLD308

    What Priming Tool is Everyone Using?

    Sinclair Hand priming tool Dillon 550
  11. OLD308

    Gunsmithing McGowan barrels

    Is it a custom chamber as well. Bullets out of the body/shoulder junction? Mag feed-able? Velocity? Very interested in your project.
  12. OLD308

    338LM brass. Good price

    Great, there goes more money. Seriously thought, thanks for the update.
  13. OLD308

    Gunsmithing McGowan barrels

    1-7 twist 25-06? Please explain. Big 25-06 fan, and fast twist believer. But that's one I would have never though of.
  14. OLD308

    Range Report 338 LM Factory Ammo

    No specific recommendation, Google should return multiple options. Just seems like a better option for you. All it will cost you is time collecting you brass and mailing it back to the loader.
  15. OLD308

    Range Report 338 LM Factory Ammo

    Thought about one of the small ammo makers building you a custom load? If you send the brass back it should save to a pile of money without you having it reload. The factory 338LM ammo is like all factory ammo, severely knee capped in performance. Also the 338LM is one of a few cartridges that...
  16. OLD308

    338 lapua vs 338 AI... need educated opinions!

    A picture is worth.....
  17. OLD308

    Happy Birthday Marines

    “God made Christmas so lesser people could get a taste of what today means for use.” Me 2019 It sure as hell wasn’t Disney Land everyday, but we were conceived in a bar so what do you expect. “Not as lean, not as mean, but still a Marine!” If you see this bumper sticker on a vehicle today...
  18. OLD308

    Colt Competition - Bold Ideas?

    They were made in Breckinridge Tx just up the road from me. 99% outsourced parts from every manufacturing known to man. Colt on the rifle was solely a license issue. Some had overrun receivers from the Law enforcement line of ARs. I had several of them come in. All shot exceptionally well with...
  19. OLD308

    338 lapua vs 338 AI... need educated opinions!

    I have both a standard 338LM and a 338 LM Improved. Remember, just because it can go faster does not mean the accurate load will be found there. On the other hand I’ll never do a standard 338LM again. Improving the shoulder eliminates case growth after the 2-3 firing. Not so with the standard...
  20. OLD308

    Reduced 30-06 loads

    Muzzle break, recoils pad.
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