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All these bad reviews are sad, and hopefully not a bunch of BS from competitors. I bought a Remington 788 in 22-250 back in the early 70’s. The rifle out shot Remington’s flagship 700, but although the action and barrel performed exceptionally the cheap “hardwood” stock sucked. The rifle has a free floating barrel and even though I never had it out in the rain and do not have excess humidity in my area, the stock warped a bit after a few decades. It was no longer free floating. I had a great rifle with a crap stock and spend years seeking a replacement but because the model was discontinued (due to its outselling the 700), no one was making a stock for it. However, because benchrest shooters had long since realized the great action of this $99.00 special I eventually found a BOYD’s stock to fit it. The price was reasonable and I bought it on line as a Christmas gift to myself. It is laminated so it shouldn’t warp! It’s gorgeous in the natural wood shades I chose and the free float is clear enough to slide a few dollar bills from the muzzle clean up to the action! Their stock is the savior of my much loved chuck gun that I used to nail upstate NY chucks from 300 plus yds. Without trying very hard. GK
Late to the party but first time RU-vid referenced your channel. I'm busted up pretty bad and full of shrapnel. My body doesn't care for heavy recoil but I'm looking at 7mm Remington Magnum, 7 prc, 6.5 prc and the dark horse 6.8 Western, (components and factory ammo especially in my area for the 6.8). I have owned lot's of different cartridges with the exception of those listed. I handload for .223, .243 Winchester, 6.5 needmore and .308 Win. My thinking is maybe a trip for elk or bear sometime. I shoot the 6.5 creed and 308 to 1000 yards pretty regular and 1500 less often. If I were to make that trip I would like a little more getty-up and distance than the .308 Win. Out of those I mentioned, recoil, availability of reloading components and factory ammo in the decision, the 6.5 prc and 7mm Rem Mag with a good break or can seems to be best choice. From a factory rifle which would be your choice? Here in the Bluegrass state the .243 is very versatile as is the 308 and 6.5 creed. So this would be a lighter weight setup most likely.
Would you please share some details on your shooting bench, I would like to hopefully build or possibly buy something like that . Really enjoyed the video and all the useful load info .
3 shot groups can’t tell you if something is good. It sure can tell you if something is bad. Nothing wastes ammo like shooting a 20rd group when you knew after 3 it was going to chuck a 2” group 100fps under your target velocity.
Those shots aren't flyers. They are part of the group. Your shooting was fine, and your rifle/ammo isn't as accurate as you think it is. If you fired at the same point of aim for 15 more shots(with breaks every 5 shots for the barrel to cool, the group would be likely around 3/4 inch to 1 inch. 5 shots groups are not statistically relevant. 20 shot groups are statistically relevant.
I agree with you which is why we show both group measurements in the video. That particular rifle will put 35 rounds into a little less than an inch depending on conditions which is pretty amazing in my book! However, your absolutely right about 5 shots not being statistically significant and better yet it sounds like you have done your own testing to validate your statement. It's good to hear that other folks are starting to understand such things. We have plans to do a video on the subject along with load development explaining exactly how we do it for the videos along with how I do it personally. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment! --Jeremiah
Excellent example pf why a 260 Remington can be your Go-to rifle. Mine is a Tikka T3, i hate the magazine because you cannot go past 2.78” setting your bullets, having said that, 140 Sierra boat tales will cloverleaf, most Hornadys under an inch. The worst were factory loads. H4831 and H4350 are my best powders, then IMR 7828, 4350, and lastly but still not terrible is Varget. My difficulty is the rifle is my most accurate at the range over sandbags but in the field, it it toolight and wobbly for offhand shooting. I have gone back to my Remington 700 BDL which is a 270, same bullet weights, but easier to shoot well in the field, if you can stand lugging it around all day.
First did this back in the mid to late 80’s from a Mike Venturino article. I found it more effective than the commercial snake shot. I used 8 grains of unique.
I must admit Mike was definitely the inspiration behind this and the shot size selection as well! They work wonderfully well and have saved my horse and dog from danger close death noodles. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment! --Jeremiah
Rest in peace, Mike. Thank you for passing all of your knowledge on to this one-time wide-eyed teenager, circa 1967, who eventually developed a thirst for all things handloading and firearms related. ✝️
I’m a 28 Nosler fan. I routinely get 3100 fps with 175. You should of used Retumbo in the 28, rather than H1000. I use V N570 in mine and it really goes like a shot cat🤣
Great video just bought a Remington 700 in 7mm Remington magnum can’t wait to hand load it .sorry if I missed it but what is the yardage you are shooting at thanks
I was 3- years old when I first saw a German LUGER..7-years after WW2. Eversince..it has BECOME my Holy Grail. Finding a UNICORN 🦄 Is much probable from where l come from ( outside the USA)than finding a LUGER! Found one after a 33-years search! Have always followed Mr.Mike Venturino over the gun magazine publications. Feel his passing 😢.. will include him in my daily prayers..🙏 Incidentally,we are of the same age..
You probably have the most comprehensive shooting channel on YT. Your in-depth shooting, load development coupled with real hands-on narration makes this channel one I really enjoy watching.
I loved my Grendel and kick myself for selling in on the bright side now I can build a new one! I got a nice walnut stocks from boyds and added the hinged floor plate.
I've been a fan of the Grendel since before AA released his trademark on it. I have a Shilen barrelled AA 24" upper, plus had a Remington imported Zastava mini mausers 7.62x39s rebarreled with a #1 contour Shilen. I live in Alabama, and it's a perfect cartidge for 99% of the deer and hog hunting in this state. 28.0 TAC and 26.0 H4895 behind 120-123gr bullets are my favorite loads . There's a video from 2013 of me cutting a playing card in half from 100 yardswith the 24" AR on my channel. Thanks for showing the great round some love. 👍
Boy do I hope you did not request the Harris political ad. it was extremely anti-American! 😅😂🤣 O-Biden and their anti-American followers are closer to communists or Islamic terrorists than law abiding US citizens...
I see that this video is over two years old . However I felt that a couple of comments are in order. I own one of the jungle carbines. My question - Why did you shoot that rifle with the peep sight down? That first apature with the sight down is the "Battle " sight. it is a larger hole. It was there for a qick aim in battle. Men were trained to aim at the belt buckle ,and it would hit a man between the forehead and ankles up to 300 yards. On the other hand the flip up peep is very accurate. With mine I harvested a moose at 260 yards. two quick shots through the ribs. Both bullets were fused together on the underside of the hide on the far side. That moose took two steps forward and fell over.
Accurate No 9 is a great powder. I buy it in 8 pound jugs. I use it so much I almost buy 2 at a time. I use it for 44 Magnum and 10mm Auto. I have also had excellent consistency and accuracy with it. My numbers on the 10mm were almost identical to yours. I'm using a 180gr bullent with 13.2gr of No 9 powder. It meters very consistently in my progressive press. It's a very clean powder. Accurate No 7 is great for 9mm. I buy that in 8 pound jugs too. I would like to see a deep dive on Hodgdon Leverevolution. It's an interesting powder and I'm getting ready to work up loads with it. Also, I've started using Winchester 231 for 38 special. I'm still experimenting but I'm getting incredible groups from an 75 year old Smith and Wesson with it. Incredible means one of my batches was within an inch radius ring with 4 of the 6 shots with 158gr SWC at 25 yards. Last request would be BL-C(2). I've been using that in Remington 223 and 30-30. Great powder and underrated in my opinion. Meters well, clean, consistent, and versatile. These powder deep dives are really great for those of us wanting to get the most out of reloading.
Ha Ha they are both popular I think I like the ARC a little better than the Creedmoor for my own purposes but they both have their pros and cons for sure. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment! --Jeremiah
I have run the 22 Grendel for a few years. I have been converting Starline 6.5 Grendel brass and found that after sizing the neck thickness ended up between 15 and 16 thousands. I was having horrible results (wild SD/ES, non-repeating grouping and quite a few crushed cases when seating) until I neck turned them down to 11.5-12 thousands. Have you seen the thick necks after necking down the Lapua brass?
