I find this to be an exceptionally useful thread. I favor SFP scopes, though I have flirted with the idea of a FFP scope because of the ranging advantages (but I chickened out for several reasons). My Nightforce NXS has a mag range of 5.5—22X. It’s “magic” power (where the MOA divisions on the retic...

When working up a load, I think what I'll do is try to minimize the "Different Powder Degradation" effect by using a single powder per session and varying bullets and/or weights of propellant.

Not as good as cleaning between groups but certainly better than introducing DPD as a variable.

Wow! Wow-wow-wow!

Congratulations! Says much for the rifle, load and rifleman.

Jim, I, for one, would welcome with open arms any data you have on, wrt accuracy (or any other shooting parameter), which propellants (or other components) affect accuracy by which prior propellants (or any other components). I think that would be really, really useful information for those of us wh...

Hi Jim, Thanks for responding. I’m going to extend my tests of 32 Noslers since I didn't give them a fair shake, but I’m pretty sure my rifle just doesn’t like the 32 VMax. It does seem to like the 35 Berger and 39 Sierra BK. I’m also set to try 40 VMax, 40 Nosler BT and 40 Bergers. In checking my r...

Bill, About twists. I treat rifles, and their twists, as they shoot. Whatever the twist of a barrel, I still need to find it's limit and sweet spot. (Years ago, I had a 6mm Rem built with a 12 twist specifically to shoot light (=short) bullets very fast. It did that very well and shot all bullets up...

It's a 12 twist and it shoots the 39 Sierra BK just fine. In my rifle, and after limited trials, it's about as accurate as the 35 Berger. After your question alerted me to the fact that I hadn't given the 32 Nosler BT much of a shot (pun intended), I've just finished loading a batch of NBTs (4 loads...

Good question Bill. I fully expected the VMax to shoot well, and was disappointed. The 40 grain VMax is great in every one of my .22 CF rifles. Below are (some of) my records, and I now notice I only have one in which I used the Nosler BT. I'll need to revisit that. (It pays to mine the records we s...

Hi! My name is Brian and my on-screen identifier is bloc. I've been shooting for over 60 years (pistols, revolvers, shotguns and a variety of CF and RF rifles). I'm a reloader and have been since I was 10. My first CF rifle was a .32-40 Win, my second a bastardized/butchered Mod. 98 8mm Mauser. I di...