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Ya but, but, I know a guy whose brother in law said the recoil lug, um, uh, I mean he said the bolt shroud, you know, uh, um, he said it has a plastic stock that, um, uh, let's see, oh ya, the plastic mags, they, you know, uh. Oh never mind Pharmseller. Apparently you got a lemon of some sort.

No complaints there. I'm itching for a T3 Swede for some reason or another.

Newest iteration of the 7 Rem Mag experiment. I present to you...

162 ELD-X and H1000!





Max mag length, WLRM on the left, CCI 250 on the right, charge weights increasing by .5 grain back to front. Once fired RP brass, neck sized only. Maybe Sunday.

I'm looking for accuracy, 3k, and no pressure, in that order.





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16bore - "I'm itching for a T3 Swede for some reason or another."

Have one keeping my CZ FS 6.5 Swede company in the safe. In your hands it's a lite and lively rifle. IMO - keeping the scope within reason i.e. no 56mm's is a good idea. Larger than a 40-42mm objective makes the T3 look top heavy. Sort of like a skinny 5th grader hauling a big duffle bag strapped on his back - LOL. Homesteader

Rang Day yesterday, it was windy and 37 degrees.

Two charge weights shot fairly well, and the loads favored Winchester Large Rifle Magnum primers. Both loads are over max, so don't try it in your rifle.

69.5 grains shot 0.804", not bad considering the conditions.





70 grains was a close second at 0.850"





Most of the other loads gave me vertical strings. Weird.







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I think I'm done with load development, as soon as I load more of these and confirm. Funny thing, the first two are touching and I called the third left before I looked.





This combination holds velocity waaaaay beyond my skill level. I need to shoot a few more over the Magnetospeed, too, since the ones I clocked were a little longer, at 2.674".






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Gotta love those Tikka's!