what rifle do have the 8mm mag in?
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What have you reloaded today?
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I have a Sako A7 that has been re-barreled, I believe its 27" That load was with 88.5gr 7828, which is half a grain over max , still did not show any real pressure signs. Possibly as it has a long throat and I seated it 30 thousands off the lands,
If your ever in north east GA I will give you some. I have a bunch and they have already been wet
tumbled, ready to load.
Let's see Sat. I loaded a large storage bin with some powder 
I blended 9 - Different Alliant LOTS and 16lb. of American Reloading's MP 590 (Bulk Canister RL17)
I did this outside right near the open shop door with a fire extinguisher handy, eye-pro, and the bin, rubber spatula, funnel, and plastic cup I used were all rubbed down with dryer sheets.
The crappy thing about it was, as I was bringing it back in from the shop I found 2 more pounds and had to re-blend it all
Total Final Weight 46lb. 13oz. Now if only Elon Musk would buy Alliant and fill the jugs all the way up! A 5lb. jug holds over 10lb.
So I loaded and fired 182 - .357" 180gr Hornady XTP's for my barrel break-in on my 31" 35 Whelen. I ordered 1lb. of .5Micron HBN (Hexagonal Boron Nitride) from Canada for like $123 (Lowerfriction.com) I super cleaned my Barrel, Bolt/Action, and 50 - Speer 2453's. I coated the barrel, bolt, and action bolt rails. Savages are kinda notorious for pinched bolts on cycling due to the single point of contact in the rear, the HBN and a few drops of oil make it run like a jeweled 700 action. I cleaned the bullets with 99% ISO and tumbled in the an old vitamin bottle with tape on the lid in the dry tumbler (no airsoft bb's, 1/2 tsp. to coat the bottle and bullets) Future tumbles will only require 5gr per 50 (They're pretty big bullets)
I'm sorry but I totally forgot to take a picture of the loaded rounds this morning..
But here is a picture of the target shot at 40yd.... I know it's only 40yd but that was the longest open bay on the private side and the long range was waay too busy for a quick chrono session.
All 5 shot groups, the first groups had bad bullets.. They're exposed soft points and 10 of them got pretty disfigured during the coating process..
and now the numbers.. I think they're F'in impressive. All the brass and primers looks 100% good to go, but I'm not sure I can get more powder in there I'm going to order one of the long powder drop tubes, I've never liked loading extruded powders for this reason.. you really need to cram the cases to reap the full benefit. Reloder 17 is magical (So is RL26) and the blend of the lots + MP590 seem to match up real well with QuickLoad
Speer 2453 250gr SP COL Gauge 2.508" SEATED 2.483"
Hornady .270 Win 1x Fired as 35 Whelen Brass Fully Prepped 2.496" 2.004" Shoulder Bump +/-.001/.002" 74gr H2O
RL17 Blend HBN Coated Bullets and Barrel
TOP #'s QuickLoad Estimates (Put in all of your proper measurements and it can be really accurate
66.0gr 53k 2804 100.6%
2775,2796,2796,2769,2776
HI 2796 LO 2769 ES 27 SD 12.7 AVG 2,782.4 fps 4,298 ft.lbs.
66.5gr 54.3k 2823 101.4%
2774,2783,2844,2817,2806
HI 2844 LO 2774 ES 70 SD 27.88 AVG 2,804.8 fps 4,368 ft.lbs.
67.0gr 55.8k 2843 102.2%
2832,2828,2851,2859,2845
HI 2859 LO 2828 ES 31 SD 12.94 AVG 2,843 fps 4,488 ft.lbs.
67.5gr 57.2k 2862 102.9%
2898,2841,2814,2869,2860
HI 2898 LO 2814 ES 84 SD 31.37 AVG 2,856.4 fps 4,530 ft.lbs.
68gr 58.7k 2882 103.7%
2901,2869,2901,2832,2895
HI 2901 LO 2832 ES 69 SD 29.71 AVG 2,879.6 fps 4,604 ft.lbs.
68.5gr 60.2k 2901 104.5%
2880,2895,2870,2861,2868
HI 2895 LO 2861 ES 34 SD 13.17 AVG 2,874.8 fps 4,588 ft.lbs.
69gr 61.8k 2920 105.2%
2914,2914,2918,2916,2899
HI 2918 LO 2899 ES 19 SD 7.56 AVG 2,912.2 fps 4,709 ft.lbs.
69.5gr 63.5k 2939 106%
2934,2947,2930,2923,2911
HI 2947 LO 36 ES SD 13.32 AVG 2,929 fps 4,763 ft.lbs.
70.0gr 65.1k 2959 106.7%
2926,2924,2932,2920
HI 2932 LO 2920 ES 12 SD 5 AVG 2,925.5 fps 4,752 ft.lbs.
70.5gr 66.9k 2978 107.5%
2952,2976,2975,2984,2947
HI 2984 LO 47 ES 37 SD 16.26 AVG 2,966.8 fps 4,887 ft.lbs.
HI 2,984 fps 4,944 ft.lbs.
For some perspective..
@Reloadhby looks like the 35W got the 8RM 
I'd also like to Thank You again, for the LR Primers I got from you a while back. They're damn impossible to find right now!
Anyways.. I'm super stoked on this. I can't wait to try and eek out a little more, and take it out to 1,000yd. I'm only 232 shots total in on the gun now, lots more fun to have before a fall Mulie and/or Elk. It would be awesome to get a safe load at 3,001 fps for 5,000 ft.lbs. An almost 100yr old cartridge with modern technology/methods just goes to show Whelen/Howe were onto something special. However it wouldn't exist if it wasn't for the Granddaddy 30-06!
Happy & Safe Reloading to y'all
I blended 9 - Different Alliant LOTS and 16lb. of American Reloading's MP 590 (Bulk Canister RL17)I did this outside right near the open shop door with a fire extinguisher handy, eye-pro, and the bin, rubber spatula, funnel, and plastic cup I used were all rubbed down with dryer sheets.
The crappy thing about it was, as I was bringing it back in from the shop I found 2 more pounds and had to re-blend it all
Total Final Weight 46lb. 13oz. Now if only Elon Musk would buy Alliant and fill the jugs all the way up! A 5lb. jug holds over 10lb.
So I loaded and fired 182 - .357" 180gr Hornady XTP's for my barrel break-in on my 31" 35 Whelen. I ordered 1lb. of .5Micron HBN (Hexagonal Boron Nitride) from Canada for like $123 (Lowerfriction.com) I super cleaned my Barrel, Bolt/Action, and 50 - Speer 2453's. I coated the barrel, bolt, and action bolt rails. Savages are kinda notorious for pinched bolts on cycling due to the single point of contact in the rear, the HBN and a few drops of oil make it run like a jeweled 700 action. I cleaned the bullets with 99% ISO and tumbled in the an old vitamin bottle with tape on the lid in the dry tumbler (no airsoft bb's, 1/2 tsp. to coat the bottle and bullets) Future tumbles will only require 5gr per 50 (They're pretty big bullets)
I'm sorry but I totally forgot to take a picture of the loaded rounds this morning..
But here is a picture of the target shot at 40yd.... I know it's only 40yd but that was the longest open bay on the private side and the long range was waay too busy for a quick chrono session.
All 5 shot groups, the first groups had bad bullets.. They're exposed soft points and 10 of them got pretty disfigured during the coating process..
and now the numbers.. I think they're F'in impressive. All the brass and primers looks 100% good to go, but I'm not sure I can get more powder in there
I'm going to order one of the long powder drop tubes, I've never liked loading extruded powders for this reason.. you really need to cram the cases to reap the full benefit. Reloder 17 is magical (So is RL26) and the blend of the lots + MP590 seem to match up real well with QuickLoadSpeer 2453 250gr SP COL Gauge 2.508" SEATED 2.483"
Hornady .270 Win 1x Fired as 35 Whelen Brass Fully Prepped 2.496" 2.004" Shoulder Bump +/-.001/.002" 74gr H2O
RL17 Blend HBN Coated Bullets and Barrel
TOP #'s QuickLoad Estimates (Put in all of your proper measurements and it can be really accurate
66.0gr 53k 2804 100.6%
2775,2796,2796,2769,2776
HI 2796 LO 2769 ES 27 SD 12.7 AVG 2,782.4 fps 4,298 ft.lbs.
66.5gr 54.3k 2823 101.4%
2774,2783,2844,2817,2806
HI 2844 LO 2774 ES 70 SD 27.88 AVG 2,804.8 fps 4,368 ft.lbs.
67.0gr 55.8k 2843 102.2%
2832,2828,2851,2859,2845
HI 2859 LO 2828 ES 31 SD 12.94 AVG 2,843 fps 4,488 ft.lbs.
67.5gr 57.2k 2862 102.9%
2898,2841,2814,2869,2860
HI 2898 LO 2814 ES 84 SD 31.37 AVG 2,856.4 fps 4,530 ft.lbs.
68gr 58.7k 2882 103.7%
2901,2869,2901,2832,2895
HI 2901 LO 2832 ES 69 SD 29.71 AVG 2,879.6 fps 4,604 ft.lbs.
68.5gr 60.2k 2901 104.5%
2880,2895,2870,2861,2868
HI 2895 LO 2861 ES 34 SD 13.17 AVG 2,874.8 fps 4,588 ft.lbs.
69gr 61.8k 2920 105.2%
2914,2914,2918,2916,2899
HI 2918 LO 2899 ES 19 SD 7.56 AVG 2,912.2 fps 4,709 ft.lbs.
69.5gr 63.5k 2939 106%
2934,2947,2930,2923,2911
HI 2947 LO 36 ES SD 13.32 AVG 2,929 fps 4,763 ft.lbs.
70.0gr 65.1k 2959 106.7%
2926,2924,2932,2920
HI 2932 LO 2920 ES 12 SD 5 AVG 2,925.5 fps 4,752 ft.lbs.
70.5gr 66.9k 2978 107.5%
2952,2976,2975,2984,2947
HI 2984 LO 47 ES 37 SD 16.26 AVG 2,966.8 fps 4,887 ft.lbs.
HI 2,984 fps 4,944 ft.lbs.
For some perspective..
I'd also like to Thank You again, for the LR Primers I got from you a while back. They're damn impossible to find right now!Anyways.. I'm super stoked on this. I can't wait to try and eek out a little more, and take it out to 1,000yd. I'm only 232 shots total in on the gun now, lots more fun to have before a fall Mulie and/or Elk. It would be awesome to get a safe load at 3,001 fps for 5,000 ft.lbs.
An almost 100yr old cartridge with modern technology/methods just goes to show Whelen/Howe were onto something special. However it wouldn't exist if it wasn't for the Granddaddy 30-06!Happy & Safe Reloading to y'all
Got a mixed bag of Vmax pull downs today and most were in great shape.
