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338 Lapua 250 vs 300 in 1x9 twist Savage?
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<blockquote data-quote="orch" data-source="post: 536633" data-attributes="member: 35688"><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">here are the two proven loads for my BA110</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">both shoot sub moa (probably around 1/2 moa and better if i am on my game)</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">225gr nosler accubond</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">neck sized lapua brass</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">CCI LR magnum primers</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">87.0gr IMR 7828ssc</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">OAL 3.670"</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">2900fps muzzle and stays supersonic till about 1300 yards depending on atmospherics</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span><em><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">300gr SMK </span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">89.2gr Retumbo </span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">cci lr magnum primer </span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">lapua neck sized brass </span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">OAL 3.714" </span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">2780 fps muzzle and stays supersonic till about 1900 yards</span></em></p><p> </p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">haven't been doing too much with 250grainers (have only shot over a chrono with hornady factory loads)</span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> the 300's have been shooting well and the 225gr accubonds were one of the fist loads i made for it and they have been shooting so good i haven't felt the need to waste powder on load developement for the 250's at this point .....</span></em></p><p> </p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">on a side note from what i have found regarding the 1 in 9 twist rate... i have heard people say "the 1-9 is too fast for the 250's and lighter etc.... " but my 225gr load seems to shoot great, seemingly in contradiction to the "too fast" claim</span></em></p><p> </p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">as for the 250's being flatter shooting.... </span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">according to my ballistic program the trajectory to 1000 is a wash when shooting 250's at 2920fps and 300's at 2780fps, </span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">the 250's are 5.8MOA for 10mph wind @1000 vrs 5.4MOA for the 300's,again a wash</span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">the 250"s have 1718 ftlbs @ 1000 vrs 2078 ftlbs for the 300's </span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">250's go transsonic around 1700 vrs around 1900 for the 300's.... </span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">so i would say try both and pick the most accurate one because unless you are pushing it out further than a mile you wont be disapointed by either... </span></em></p><p> </p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">I have to agree with J E custom that the 250's will probably give you everything you want... the 300's might just give you a bit more <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />...</span></em></p><p> </p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">as for the recoil the brake on the 110BA makes my 300grain loads kick like my 308....</span></em></p><p> </p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">orch</span></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="orch, post: 536633, member: 35688"] [FONT=Arial]here are the two proven loads for my BA110[/FONT] [FONT=Arial]both shoot sub moa (probably around 1/2 moa and better if i am on my game)[/FONT] [FONT=Arial][/FONT] [FONT=Arial]225gr nosler accubond neck sized lapua brass CCI LR magnum primers 87.0gr IMR 7828ssc OAL 3.670" 2900fps muzzle and stays supersonic till about 1300 yards depending on atmospherics [/FONT][I][FONT=Arial]300gr SMK [/FONT][/I] [I][FONT=Arial]89.2gr Retumbo cci lr magnum primer lapua neck sized brass OAL 3.714" 2780 fps muzzle and stays supersonic till about 1900 yards[/FONT][/I] [I][FONT=Arial][/FONT][/I] [I][FONT=Arial]haven't been doing too much with 250grainers (have only shot over a chrono with hornady factory loads)[/FONT][/I] [I][FONT=Arial] the 300's have been shooting well and the 225gr accubonds were one of the fist loads i made for it and they have been shooting so good i haven't felt the need to waste powder on load developement for the 250's at this point .....[/FONT][/I] [I][FONT=Arial][/FONT][/I] [I][FONT=Arial]on a side note from what i have found regarding the 1 in 9 twist rate... i have heard people say "the 1-9 is too fast for the 250's and lighter etc.... " but my 225gr load seems to shoot great, seemingly in contradiction to the "too fast" claim[/FONT][/I] [I][FONT=Arial][/FONT][/I] [I][FONT=Arial]as for the 250's being flatter shooting.... [/FONT][/I] [I][FONT=Arial]according to my ballistic program the trajectory to 1000 is a wash when shooting 250's at 2920fps and 300's at 2780fps, [/FONT][/I] [I][FONT=Arial]the 250's are 5.8MOA for 10mph wind @1000 vrs 5.4MOA for the 300's,again a wash[/FONT][/I] [I][FONT=Arial]the 250"s have 1718 ftlbs @ 1000 vrs 2078 ftlbs for the 300's [/FONT][/I] [I][FONT=Arial]250's go transsonic around 1700 vrs around 1900 for the 300's.... [/FONT][/I] [I][FONT=Arial]so i would say try both and pick the most accurate one because unless you are pushing it out further than a mile you wont be disapointed by either... [/FONT][/I] [I][FONT=Arial][/FONT][/I] [I][FONT=Arial]I have to agree with J E custom that the 250's will probably give you everything you want... the 300's might just give you a bit more :D...[/FONT][/I] [I][FONT=Arial][/FONT][/I] [I][FONT=Arial]as for the recoil the brake on the 110BA makes my 300grain loads kick like my 308....[/FONT][/I] [I][FONT=Arial][/FONT][/I] [I][FONT=Arial]orch[/FONT][/I] [I][FONT=Arial][/FONT][/I] [/QUOTE]
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