Sorry, wrong forum, can this be moved to Std. cartridges?
Looking at loading my first batch of 150 gr berger vld for hunting.
Initially I need to break in the 111 fcns rifle (from Savage Shop w/ 26" med sporter w 9.5 twist and no brake) and the first 20 will be factory loads.
Being it's a long action and equipped with removable magazine I'm curious as to what overall length I should intially load the round.
Typically I make contact with the lands and back it off 5 thou. or so. I'm not sure the magazine will allow this.
I plan to use rutumbo and will start at about 70 gr and work up until I begin noticing pressure. I'm lead to believe the "majic number" is about 72.5 gr.
Anyone using this setup? Any comments or suggestions will be appreciated.