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Loaned my Howa out twice last year.... both times daughters of a friend wanted to borrow it... He passed away last summer, so I was feeling
too much pity, but they brought it back in good working order....
Load for them which I do for kids...
30 grains IMR 4198, and a 120 gr Ballistic Tip....Both had success, blacktails.. so not a big challenged..
but it did what It was supposed to do with no issues...
both times the shots were 150 yds or under...
"Minus the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the Country" Marion Barry, Mayor of Wash DC
“Owning guns is not a right. If it were a right, it would be in the Constitution.” ~Alexandria Ocasio Cortez
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I must be tired and feeling weak lol.
Hells canyon speed, 100% factory rifle
Neck sized only on Nosler brass.
Trimmed to length after first firing
Federal 210
47.2 grains of big game
140 partition loaded to .040 short of the rifling
2922 fps avg
11 sd
.55-.65 3 round groups on 10x, every time
Don’t really tinker with this anymore.
I just shoot it the last 3 years
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Since I have a lifetime supply of 120 BT's, I settled on BG and lapua brass. 49.6 is what gave me the best accuracy.
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Obey lawful commands. Video interactions. Hold bad cops accountable. Problem solved.
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Is anyone using CCE-223 with 140-grain bullets? I have 10 lbs. of the powder.
Okie John
If Montana had a standing army, a 270 Win with Federal Blue Box 130's would be the standard issue.
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I’m using cfe 223 with 120 ttsx alpha munitions brass.
Browning x bolt 7mm/08
120 ttsx/alpha brass new
WW primers
Cfe 223 45.5 grs
Coal 2.8
Velocity 3050ish
Shot several 3 or 4 shot groups that range from just over half inch to just over an inch.
Its new rifle and I have some tinkering to do but deer season has started so it’s go time for that
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Is anyone using CCE-223 with 140-grain bullets? I have 10 lbs. of the powder.
Okie John It should work great for ya with 140’s in 70-08.. Cfe 223 works great in other calibers also. It’s one of my favorite powders in 308 with 150 or 165 grain bullets
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Rummaging through my collection of .284" pills the other night, and "Hey, there are those 130's...." (Speer BTSP; purchased ostensibly for 7-30 Waters.) Ran some over IMR3031 in my M70 Fwt and they shoot like a house a'fire. Hmmmm
Murphy was a grunt.
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Shot the New Ruger LH 22" Hawkeye 7-08. bedded action & action screws, barrel forend pad left in. Probably free float it most groups had 2 shots < .5" 3 rd shot group opened up. My test loads in my rifle, awful conditions 15 to 30 MPH wind. New WW brass, CCI primers all 3 shot groups at 100 yards Big Game (47.5) GR 2793, 2810 FPS, 140 Sierra GK 3 @ 1.3" RL-15 USA (45) GR 2925, 2901,FPS, 120 Nosler Bal. Tip 3  1.4" (44.5) Gr WW 760 2510 FPS, 160 Speer FB 3 @ 1.1" RL-15 USA (44) GR 2812, 2814, FPS, 140 Nosler AB 3 @ 1.9" RL-15 USA (44) GR 2759, 2779, FPS, 140 Nosler Bal. Tip 3@ 1.32" Test loads in New Rifle worked up to book max in my rifle. Do velocitys look normal or slow for a 22" barrel? Loads from 2009 been using RS BG in the 7-08 for a while
kk alaska
Alaska 7 months of winter then 5 months of tourists
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Have 139 and 145 LRXs to try with Varget or BG from a new T3x SL
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I have some 120 grain BT and lots of RL15. Sounds like 44-45 grain works well with that bullet? Rifle is a Sako M75
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I have some 120 grain BT and lots of RL15. Sounds like 44-45 grain works well with that bullet? Rifle is a Sako M75 RL15, Varget, BG..all produce great accuracy , it's up to you now. RL15 seems to be very easy at various charges... 40 gr is a peach for youth.
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Embarrassing, I hadn’t shot the Mighty -08 for over a year. I dusted her off last week and tried some loads from 2016. ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/VLcRmmdH/IMG-3796.jpg) Turned out okay. P
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Never liked the cartridge
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Never liked the cartridge S o F ucking W hat
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139 grain Hornady SPs over StaBall 6.5 does it for me. A trip to the farmI'm not publishing the amount of powder, because this was touchy. The difference between WIN and FC brass was enough to give me pressure problems. I ended up with between 2940 and 2990 fps-- two averages from two trips out. My previous load with Varget had given me velocities just under 2700 fps. Not impressive, but it was enough to take deer and boar.
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Hey l can’t wait until l’m a outfitter here maybe I’ll be highly respected more then !
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139 grain Hornady SPs over StaBall 6.5 does it for me. A trip to the farmI'm not publishing the amount of powder, because this was touchy. The difference between WIN and FC brass was enough to give me pressure problems. I ended up with between 2940 and 2990 fps-- two averages from two trips out. My previous load with Varget had given me velocities just under 2700 fps. Not impressive, but it was enough to take deer and boar. I used SB6.5 with 130 Speers and Bitterroots for about the same speed. Real accurate as well.
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