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FINALLY Got To Shoot My 338 Ultra mag Part 2
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<blockquote data-quote="GNERGY" data-source="post: 398953"><p><span style="font-size: 15px">Now We're Talkin !!!!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">After talking with Jim See on the phone we decided that I needed a faster powder to slug up my barrel because the bore dia. is .3385 ( as listed on my fact sheet from Broughton barrels ). </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">Jim suggested 4831sc because the RL's are temp sensitive. I have a lot of 4350 so I thought I would try some of that first seeing that is what I used with the 180gr. Nosler BT's that shot pretty good at 200 yds. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">I loaded up some 180gr NBT's that weren't moly coated and the 225gr Barnes TTSX.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">I shot some BT's to foul the clean barrel and shot the Barnes at 300yds.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">Temps were in the 80's workin their way to the 90's and wind was calm.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">The load of 86.5grs of 4350 put the first 2 touching and while I was slowly squeezing off the 3rd one the guy next to me let one fly from his garand and I jerked it. I know it could of been better so I am going to load some more with that weight ( because I only loaded 3 rounds with each weight for testing ) The ones with more powder started to get the bolt a little harder to lift so I stopped testing and shot more 180gr. BT's to finish out the morning.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">I'm finally <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" /> HAPPY <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" />with the capabilities my rifle has demonstrated with this trip to the range.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">Tarey</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><img src="http://i957.photobucket.com/albums/ae52/GNERGY/DSCN1889.jpg?t=1276491570" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">In the pic below I shot the rest of the 180 ballistic tips but the mirage started playing havoc with my group.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><img src="http://i957.photobucket.com/albums/ae52/GNERGY/DSCN1891.jpg?t=1276491570" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GNERGY, post: 398953"] [SIZE=4]Now We're Talkin !!!![/SIZE] [SIZE=2]After talking with Jim See on the phone we decided that I needed a faster powder to slug up my barrel because the bore dia. is .3385 ( as listed on my fact sheet from Broughton barrels ). [/SIZE] [SIZE=2]Jim suggested 4831sc because the RL's are temp sensitive. I have a lot of 4350 so I thought I would try some of that first seeing that is what I used with the 180gr. Nosler BT's that shot pretty good at 200 yds. [/SIZE] [SIZE=2]I loaded up some 180gr NBT's that weren't moly coated and the 225gr Barnes TTSX.[/SIZE] [SIZE=2]I shot some BT's to foul the clean barrel and shot the Barnes at 300yds.[/SIZE] [SIZE=2]Temps were in the 80's workin their way to the 90's and wind was calm.[/SIZE] [SIZE=2]The load of 86.5grs of 4350 put the first 2 touching and while I was slowly squeezing off the 3rd one the guy next to me let one fly from his garand and I jerked it. I know it could of been better so I am going to load some more with that weight ( because I only loaded 3 rounds with each weight for testing ) The ones with more powder started to get the bolt a little harder to lift so I stopped testing and shot more 180gr. BT's to finish out the morning.[/SIZE] [SIZE=2]I'm finally :D HAPPY :Dwith the capabilities my rifle has demonstrated with this trip to the range.[/SIZE] [SIZE=2]Tarey[/SIZE] [SIZE=2][IMG]http://i957.photobucket.com/albums/ae52/GNERGY/DSCN1889.jpg?t=1276491570[/IMG][/SIZE] [SIZE=2]In the pic below I shot the rest of the 180 ballistic tips but the mirage started playing havoc with my group.[/SIZE] [SIZE=2][IMG]http://i957.photobucket.com/albums/ae52/GNERGY/DSCN1891.jpg?t=1276491570[/IMG][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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