firstcoueswas80

Look for rust under the barrel, but most importantly, in the scope screw heads, most people don't wipe those out after being in the rain.

Rcbs rock chucker

There is, but my rifle shows slight pressure at 71 and goes up from there.

I'm using 71 gr Retumbo with a 180 Hybrid at about 2950, in my LRM. Do you think trying out 50bmg could be worth it, or stick with Retumno?

I personally would be very surprised if in fact they do mail the tags today considering results are not even posted.

Nope but know Clint well..... cant believe I just said/typed that publicly!

I've got a # rl 33, $30, or a pound of Retumbo.

Hey, I'll be there too where are you camping?

Sorry, missed that in the first post

Where are you located

I have Talley one piece rings and bases on my 7LRM & 257 Wby. Both are lapped. I did not lap the rings on the LRM to begin with and the scope moved so.... lesson learned.

3.5-10x40 leupold on mine, love it.

Watch a season or two of Mad Men and you'll be a pro... or an alcoholic, one of the two.

Where are you located? I've got one # 33.

Jeff, Gunwerks uses h1000, buddy of mine who has a similar wildcat used US 869 & RL 33 with success. I loaded some US 869, and it showed potential, but used about 10 more grains of powder for about the same speed (+/- about 50fps) and a noticeable amount more recoil. Plus, its not a temperature insensitive powder like Retumbo and H1000.

Wow, that 6.5-06 is flat out impressive.

Are they nitriding the barrels? So you are saying you see pressure at 2950 with the 180 hybrid and 71gr of powder. Safe in your rifle and accurate. I have a 6.5-06AI pushing 140s at 3180fps and 59gr of powder, safe and accurate in my rifle. My 6.5 has much less case capacity than the 26 offers but velocities are similar lets look at real world data and compare. Lance do your thing and run the numbers. Slightly flattened primers, but no sticky bolt or extractor marks at 71gr Retumbo. But, at 73, very flat primers and sticky bolt. They use H1000, which I've actually yet to play around with.

Also, I don't do MIL, I do MOA. At 600 (150 yard zero), I dialed 10 MOA and was spot on, also using Strelok.

That I can't answer for certain, but he said the sweet spot was between 2900 & 3100, I'd be willing to bet they run them as fast and flat as they can.

Also, for what it's worth... I just got of the phone with Gunwerks questioning about barrel life. Craig told me their shooting school rifles are lasting 2500-300 rounds.

Could you run it at 3100, like up above? I run the hybrid at 2950, with 71 grains of Retumbo. Anything up above that shows pressure, plus accuracy was at 71 gr.

I don't recall saying the LRM would outrun the 26.... I can promise you, running that 180 Hybrid at less than 3000 fps extends that barrels life further than the 26. Lance, could you run those same numbers, with the lrm using the .674 hybrid please.

Not when one strictly works on the reservation.

What would you know about killing big deer? You CLEARLY got lucky with Twister, and your archery buck. I've got nothing to add to this thread add I've hunted strictly coues since I was 12 and have yet to bag a 100" buck. I've had three or four in my crosshairs, shot at two and never connected. Best advice? Follow Jim Reynolds, Jim Mullins, Devin and Jody Beck, and a few others. Gps their boots, trucks etc and sneak into their spots. (Kidding.... kinda)

Amen Greg!