Reeder Custom Guns - you are right about the 708. In the field it does matter

Lynn
you are right about the 708. In the field it does matter
Monday, December 28, 2020, 16:46

the FTX is supposed to expand from 1800 up --so for me to use the .358 win I have to keep that in mind. that happens at 250 -275 yds- starting at 2600+-
and a bc of .300. the Serria 225 is .386 and can get to2490 but the bullet is a little tuff for deer as the range increases so it needs a bit more velocity at impact to be sure 2000fps impact is better--
the 220 speer is fairly soft but with .289 bc 2500 start which is very hot as was the 225 gr., is close to the 200 gr FTX which for me is best all around. I am starting to move toward cast more in my .358. I had 3 and wish I still had them. Been using the .358 win like this test & hunting since about 1975-- they can be very accurate like 3 shots that touch but mine has some throat wear so not .6" like before. I do use BC--I have never got the .308 to quite catch a 30.06 -- I have learned a lot about the .358 though-- you can take nickeled 30.06 cases and make .358 -I learned the nickel on the 30.06 can vary and some can be stiff to chamber- of course the nicked .308s can work too...

Fun little pondering... - WB, 2020-12-28, 08:38
- I have one customized, in 338-06. Real nice, and - Woody, 2020-12-28, 18:31
- 308 norma mag - Clint H, 2020-12-28, 11:48
- I am into the .308 and have a .308 Mossberg and a Weatherby - Lynn, 2020-12-28, 11:03
  - I had a 350 rem mag in a model 7 from the - Lymey, 2020-12-28, 22:06
    - wow (nm) - Lynn, 2020-12-29, 08:50
  - If a man is a realist the .308 is plenty good for all - WB, 2020-12-28, 11:24
    - you are right about the 708. In the field it does matter - Lynn, 2020-12-28, 16:46
- 338-06 for sure! - Amede, 2020-12-28, 10:37
  - I got one of those as well..great rifle (nm) - Woody, 2020-12-28, 18:36
- must admit I have slid down - Sunny, 2020-12-28, 08:54
  - What is a break in...... (nm) - Sid R, 2020-12-28, 11:11
  - .338 rabbit hole - .stonecold, 2020-12-28, 10:34
    - The bullets sure are made well. (nm) - WB, 2020-12-28, 10:45
      - Pssssst ....... 9.3! it works better than it should, and - Blake, 2020-12-28, 11:00
        One more vote for the 9.3 (nm) - Derek, 2020-12-28, 11:10
        A minor critique if it is one for the 9.3 - WB, 2020-12-28, 11:48
        Have often wondered about the 338-06 and 35 - Derek, 2020-12-28, 12:25
        They have some obvious reloading advantages - WB, 2020-12-28, 15:07