I have many friends who are very good woodsmen, skilled hunters and great shooters, and they don’t have a strong knowledge of internal, external and terminal ballistics. They use factory ammo, and don’t really think of why the system works. But they have more critters and better trophies than...
Some of us are very familiar to BigStick from another board. While he can be very irritating at times, he is an extremely knowledgeable reloader and gunsmith. His technical advice is usually very good.
Do you hand load? If you do not hand load, I would likely go to a 7mm RM. I also have a 270 Win and a 280 AI, and they are pretty close, with the 280 AI having an advantage with more efficient bullet selections. My understanding is like yours, that the 280 AI and the 7 SAUM are basically...
My most accurate load with this bullet, powder and primer and with Nosler brass instead of Peterson brass was .410 moa with 58.8 grains with a 3-round group. I was trying to shoot a larger group per the Painless method with the new Peterson brass. Maybe I’ll just drop back to 58.8 of H4831 and...
Thanks for your reply. I usually use the Hornady Edition 11 and the Nosler load data as references. The Hornady manual with the 280 AI, H4831, and 162 bullet weight shows the max of 59.3 grains at 2800 fps, and the Nosler load data shows H4831 max 59.0 at 2972 fps. The Nosler data is with a...
My only suggestion would be to call Hammer tomorrow and talk to them. The staff there seems to be very helpful and receptive to calls for advice. Steve does know his products and gives good loading advice.
Here’s a question regarding the painless method. I recently got some Peterson brass for my 280 ai, and I loaded it with 10 rounds, 59.2 grains of H4831, 162 ELDX, .030 off. This is close to my normal load with this rifle, except with Nosler brass.
Regarding the target photo. Round 1 was...
I’m not a Hammer guy but I think most of the Hammer and other mono copper bullet reloaders would tell you to try a bullet weighing a little less. If you want to get the most out of the Hammer bullet line, I strongly suggest you contact Steve at Hammer on Monday. He is about as helpful with...
Hahaha! Some guy offers good advice, not knowing your level of experience or expertise, and you mount him! I imagine there won’t be a long line of folks offering suggestions after that. I understand you’re frustrated but you can be a little nicer to folks offering to help you.
Frank, I’m an off-the-shelf rifleman, and I’m not sure I’ll ever order a custom rifle with one of your barrels. But I think you’ve provided good customer service here and your offer for a replacement barrel at 50% off was more than generous. I imagine if I buy a 2023 F-350, delete the emission...
What game are you going to pursue with this rifle? Do you handload, or primarily factory ammo?
Deer and smaller game, the 6.5 CM is a great choice. If you’re adding elk, the 6.5 PRC is a great choice. If you don’t mind recoil, the 7mm RM is another great all-around cartridge. If you hand...
I know you already made a purchase and congrats on the Seekins. I don’t own one but I’ve heard great stuff about them. I have a CA Mesa in 6.5CM and a Savage Ultralight in 280 AI. Maybe I just got lucky but they are both very accurate.
Neither are real pretty, but they are working rifles...