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Big Game is my favorite powder in my 338-08 with 200gr Silver Ballistic Tips and Accubonds.
~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~ As Bob Hagel would say"You should not use a rifle that will kill an animal when everything goes right; you should use one that will do the job when everything goes wrong."Good words of wisdom...............
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Big Game is my favorite powder in my 338-08 with 200gr Silver Ballistic Tips and Accubonds. Hard to beat that one. Gonna give it a try in my .338-06. I've posted this before. My HVA '06 restoration project gun. I saw your 59 gr. BG. I believe your group is a tad tighter. I was frankly surprised by this one. Wasn't expecting this from a vintage HVA with pencil thin barrel. It was full length bedded, which may have helped. Ralph Council hand made bench rest quality bullets don't hurt. Never tried them on game, although Ralph says they do well on WT's and such. Didn't clock it, but it should be running around 3,100 fps or so.
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Will just add that I've never been down to one 8-pounder of Big Game in the last decade.
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This load has been working well in several 30-06's.168gr Ballistic Tip,Win brass,WLRM primer,55.5grs Big Game,a little over 2900fps
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~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~ As Bob Hagel would say"You should not use a rifle that will kill an animal when everything goes right; you should use one that will do the job when everything goes wrong."Good words of wisdom...............
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Will just add that I've never been down to one 8-pounder of Big Game in the last decade. You whoreder ( LOL) Jerry
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Happiness is a big jug of Big Game,especially during these times.
~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~ As Bob Hagel would say"You should not use a rifle that will kill an animal when everything goes right; you should use one that will do the job when everything goes wrong."Good words of wisdom...............
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Will just add that I've never been down to one 8-pounder of Big Game in the last decade. You whoreder ( LOL) Jerry At least he has powder... DF
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Happiness is a big jug of Big Game,especially during these times. +1 DF
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Mule Deer, how has this, and past, shortages affected your profession? Seems to me it might limit what you could write if you have trouble getting components for projects/article topics.
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Pharmseller I was referring to my 308 load.
The data and opinions contained in these posts are the results of experiences with my equipment. NO CONCLUSIONS SHOULD BE DRAWN FROM ANY DATA PRESENTED, DO NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, ATTEMPT TO REPLICATE THESE RESULTSj
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From P 1 This is also because the burn-rate (slightly faster than H4350/IMR4350) is suited to so many cartridges. This ^^ is the reason I haven't used any Big Game. In another thread I posted a very similar pic of this empty can. Before these political "panic shortages" I began stocking up on components when the price of powder went to 15-16 $ per pd. I began buying more than I needed before the price got ridiculous. The # 1 on the cap & can indicates the first lot of new powder I bought. That lot # is E940C19 over L6564 I just dug around thru my graphing notebooks and found that 1997 was when I bought & graphed that lot. I have several pounds of IMR 4350 * and * a few years back I bought 4 lbs. of H 4350. I am still good. I've enjoyed this thread, learning about Big Game. Good Luck Guys Jerry
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BG meters great, burns clean, typically produces accurate loads, and often a bit faster than the competition. What's not to like. The only down side is finding some. These days, you use what you have or can find. It's not too unlike by F-150 buds who sniff at my Z-71. I tell them I'll drive the Chevy until I can afford an F-150.... DF
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Mule Deer, how has this, and past, shortages affected your profession? Seems to me it might limit what you could write if you have trouble getting components for projects/article topics. The shortages have been interesting, but really haven't affected my work that much. I have always tended to keep more components on hand than the average handloader, so am usually sufficiently stocked with powder and primers. The components I have had occasional problems finding are brass and bullets, especially recent introductions because even the manufacturers don't have any on hand. Occasionally I can find some at a local store--one in particular, because it's probably the least-popular reloading supply place around, since it's part of a local chain that sells everything from skateboards to running shoes. As a result the reloading section is relatively small--and the shelves go from the floor to around 7 feet high, and are relatively small and deep. As a result the lower shelves often have stuff ending up in the back, where nobody looks! Have found hard-to-get stuff like 250-grain 9.3mm Nosler AccuBonds and 6.5-300 Weatherby brass in the back of those lower shelves!
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Pharmseller I was referring to my 308 load. Copy
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Mule Deer, good to hear. I enjoy your writing, a lot.
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“Montana seems to me to be what a small boy would think Texas is like from hearing Texans.” John Steinbeck
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Mule Deer, good to hear. I enjoy your writing, a lot. Yep, JB has the habit of confounding certain Fire contributors with facts.... DF
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Facts? Facts? We don’t need no stinking facts! 😊
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Facts? Facts? We don’t need no stinking facts! 😊 Ha! DF
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John, Charlie or Anyone,
Has anyone here developed a good load with Big Game and 100 - 115 grainers in the .257AI? TIA
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