TIKKA 30-06 and the SAECO # 301

Ben

Ben

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My TIKKA just loves the SAECO # 301
( Misprint on the primers...they are WOLF Primers.)

I glass bed all my rifles, I'm almost afraid to touch this TIKKA ? ? ?

Sorry for the poor quality photos, I took them with my cell phone.

If you're lucky and can find a SAECO # 301 with a .301 nose and .311 drive bands , you should be " good to go. "



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Ask this 8 point what happens when one of these HP's is placed in the " boiler room " ? ?



Can you see why I keep about 300 or so of these lubed, sized, and gas checked, ready to load ?

Ben
 
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S Mac

S Mac

Sept. 10, 2021 Steve left us. You are missed.
It would be hard to improve on that Ben. Is this a Saeco mould or Saeco design?
 
Brad

Brad

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I love a guy who appreciates 2400 with cast in a rifle.
That load looks like it shoots well and a dead deer is a good deer.

Well done Ben.
 
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sundog

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I shoot that same bullet in a very good 03A3 for military bolt matches, among other things. My mould is an original SAECO 4-banger that all cavities are as close to one another as anyone could hope for. VERY accurate!
 
Ben

Ben

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sundog said:
I shoot that same bullet in a very good 03A3 for military bolt matches, among other things. My mould is an original SAECO 4-banger that all cavities are as close to one another as anyone could hope for. VERY accurate!
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You're very fortunate to have a mould like that !

Ben
 
smokeywolf

smokeywolf

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16 grains of 2400 in a 30-06 and 12 grains of Unique in 45-70. Those two have almost never been known to fail.
 
Rally Hess

Rally Hess

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Ben,
Does that bullet whistle?
I had a buddy in the Army I shot alot with. We both had Browning Hi Powers in 9mm at the time. His gave him alot of trouble feeding until he found a conical 115 grain mould, I believe it was an RCBS. His dad, a retired shrink, made him a jig to HP his bullets. We used to hunt alot of cottontails with our Hi powers. His Hp's would emit an audible whistle, which I could often hear while we were making drives for rabbits. He never could hear it and said I was just messing with him. I told him that was why he didn't get many rabbits, they could hear the bullet coming. LOL
 
KHornet

KHornet

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Years ago, I loaded some 270 Herter hollow points (believe they were 130 gr), and they whistled, Had to be off to the side of the shooter to hear it however.
 
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300BLK

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Ben's results with the Saeco 301 led me to have one PB'd. I had already been shooting it from a couple of '06s and a K31 with excellent results. 29gr AA5744 shot very well(GC'd), but kicked like a mule. 8-12gr Herco shot tiny groups at 50 yards, but I didn't try other powders or heavier charges.
 
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300BLK

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Ben said:
What loads have you used with the plain base # 301 ?
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Remington 700 w/6x
RP 30-06 cases neck sized in Lee collet die, WLP Saeco #301 plainbase cast of 96-2-2 aircooled, sized .311" with my own lube, tapered expander to slightly flare cases 8.0-12.0 in 1/2gr increments, no cleaning!
8.5 .58"
9.0 .40"
10.0 .57"
10.5 .71"
11.0 1.0"
11.5 .51"
12.0 .45"

other notes MIA
 
Ben

Ben

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I wish I could find Herco around here.
Not to be found right now ?

Thanks for the data !
Ben
 
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300BLK

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I saw a 4# jug of Herco, and 8# of Universal, Red Dot, 700x, 800x and more on Saturday. I bought a jug of Unique a couple of weeks back.
 
Ben

Ben

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Right now , I seem to be able to get just about any powder that I need EXCEPT Herco.

Ben
 
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