Originally Posted by Mule Deer
Brad,

In my rifle (a Featherweight Classic) 3-shot groups with 150 Partitions are averaging .8 with 60.5 grains, and a little over 3000 fps from the 22" barrel. The primer is the F210 but the brass is Winchester from maybe 4-5 years ago, which tends to run thinner (but harder) than Federal cases. So far haven't run into stiff bolt lift at velocities up to 3100 fps. How much do your Federal cases weigh?


This my exact recipe Ive settled on as well - WW brass, Fed 210, 60.5 gr Re26, seated 0.010 off. I shot it on Saturday, velocity was 3038, group was 0.82 gross. I'm loading 30 this week for my elk hunts in WY and CO in a few weeks but will likely use my 30-06 as my primary gun.

I know it will surprise some but I'm on my 5th case loading using Re26 and am still able to seat primers - plus I havent blown up my rifle or myself!

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