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Have been shooting 8 mag since inception in late 70's. Several stock
Remington 700's. First, there have never been any really bad factory
loads, since there isn't any old gun interchangeability for the ,manufacturers to worry about. I believe there is only one Remington load still available--the 220 gr. That is sad because the 185 was a great load @ 3025 fps (3760 ft.# energy). This load can be easily duplicated today using Reloader 15. I have obtained the best results with all bullets weights using IMR-4350. Being somewhat partial to Speer and Nosler bullets, the 200 gr has become my favorite for big game.
   Seventy four(74) grs of IMR-4350 gives a 200gr bullet 3085 fps chronographed @10 ft. with a resultant energy of 4228 ft.# out of my factory Remington 700.This load can be pushed a little hotter, but I don't feel the extra energy obtained is worth the wear and tear on your firearm or body parts. I haven't done anything worthwhile with the 220 gr bullet-the factory bullet seems a little soft and the Sierra I find to be a little unreliable on expansion. What is needed is a good 250gr or 285 gr controlled expansion bullet for this gun. The powder capacity is there and with today's exceptional array of powders, the gun could really shake it's lackluster reputation and make liars of some of the "typewriter" magazine hacks. I have a whole book of developed loads, but am hesitant to pass them along, since I have no control over their final useage.  Happy Shooting and get rid of the factory BDL woodstock--there is no reason for the gun to recoil
like it does--and it won't with a good synthetic stock.

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