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Sleep content that you can spend more time hunting, instead of fiddling around at the reloading bench!

Very nicely done!! Those pics are great, thanks for sharing.

Not long range, but I got a smaller 6x6 bull on opening morning here in MT. 275 yards or so across a steep cr bottom. Double lung on the first shot. He didn't show a reaction (except to turn and face me) so I shot him again low in the neck. That bullet penetrated the top front of the brisket and dumped him in off the side of the mountain. He was already dead though

Lungs were total mush and I found about 15 grains of the boat tail jacket on the off side hide from the first shot.

My first Scenar kill and I am impressed. Kimber MT 308. Nosler cases and 51.5 of MR-2000. 155 @ 2930. 46.5 of Varget shoots as well but the 2000 gets me +30-35 fps .

I picked up some MR-2000 powder, I have yet to try it. I'm thinking it would work.

Got some, too. I hear it's the same as, are very similar to CFE-223, which I also have.

It's slower than Varget, pretty close to RL-15, Big Game and IMR-4007, so it may work OK; I have all three.

DF

2000 is a St. Marks powder and has been very consistent lot to lot. I've found re-15 about equal to Varget.
2000 is also available. It's good stuff

Your daughter has a trophy smile. Congrats to her and you.

Cross posted in the elk section.

Kimber popped her second elk.

155 Scenar pushed by Varget out of her .308 Tikka of course.

Great load and a very cool picture.

: )

I just 1,000 155 Scenars from Grafs for $300. Great deal.

I fiddled around at the load bench this morning, loaded some Lapua cases with 48.5 gr Varget, topped them with 155's & posted a three shot, one hole group of .360.

And, whudda ya know?! Reckon it works.

Damn I can't believe I missed this deal!