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168 gr, Berger VLD in 280 Remington? Load suggestions?
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<blockquote data-quote="Nimrodmar10" data-source="post: 769086" data-attributes="member: 36369"><p>Since I didn't get any suggestions, I loaded test loads with Berger 168 gr. VLDs and the the four powders listed above. I started at max loads from the Berger manual, which are usually mild. I seated the bullets to touch the lands and ended up with a COL of 3.410" All loads chronographed in the mid 2550 fps range with no sign of high pressure. These speeds are 120-220 fps lower than the Berger manual quoted for a 24" barrel. I didn't expect the two inch shorter barrel to make that much difference. Three of the loads shot sub-MOA with the best being the load with 54.9 gr. IMR7828ssc which measured .375".</p><p></p><p>I'm reloading the same load again to test this afternoon. If it shoots this good again I will probably increase the load to get a little higher velocity. If I can get 2700 fps with the 22" barrel I'll be tickled. Especially if it stays below .5 MOA.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nimrodmar10, post: 769086, member: 36369"] Since I didn't get any suggestions, I loaded test loads with Berger 168 gr. VLDs and the the four powders listed above. I started at max loads from the Berger manual, which are usually mild. I seated the bullets to touch the lands and ended up with a COL of 3.410" All loads chronographed in the mid 2550 fps range with no sign of high pressure. These speeds are 120-220 fps lower than the Berger manual quoted for a 24" barrel. I didn't expect the two inch shorter barrel to make that much difference. Three of the loads shot sub-MOA with the best being the load with 54.9 gr. IMR7828ssc which measured .375". I'm reloading the same load again to test this afternoon. If it shoots this good again I will probably increase the load to get a little higher velocity. If I can get 2700 fps with the 22" barrel I'll be tickled. Especially if it stays below .5 MOA. [/QUOTE]
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