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Fine tuning my hand loads
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<blockquote data-quote="billy53" data-source="post: 939548" data-attributes="member: 62015"><p>Point taken on velocity. Like I said I'm new to doing the extra steps and don't have anyone I know that reloads or if they do try to improve on what they have for long range. I used to check the manual look for a load that filled the case from 90 to 95 %, try a couple if they didn't stick in the action and the primer wasn't too flattened and I could hit a 2 inch circle at 100 yards I was off and anything over 300 yards was too far to shoot at. Back to your comments, I turned the necks down to or some my say scratched them to true them up at about .010 thickness. My loaded rounds now measure .3085 to .3095 and my fired rounds measure .3165 to .3167. The Berger manual show a dia. of .3169 I don't have a gauge to measure my chamber but it's got to be in that range. My best seating depth is 3.590. I can't go over 3.600 and have them feed in the mag. I went as short as 3.510 working up .020 from shortest to longest watching my groups. I started out at trying H4831SC at about 65.0 grains working up to 72.5. went to IMR 7828 SSC from 69.0 up to 72.5, H1000 from 72.0 up to 76.5 and Retumbo at 74 up to 79.5 using both Berger 168gr. VLD Hunting and Nosler 168gr. Accubond LR. The Berger VLD shot it's best group about 1" at 200 yards and 2955 fps with 77.5 grains of Retumbo and the Nosler the hotter I loaded it the tighter things got until I reached 79.5 then they opened. I played around with Fed 215, CCI 250 and Win. WLRM primers and ended up with the WLRM, they slowed the velocity down about 20 fps but changed the string from vertical to horizontal. which I've read is what you want for long range. I went on line and looked up the Nosler 168 gr Auucbond as it's not in the latest manual on line they list Retumbo at 79.0 as max load and the most accurate powder and load tested. I have over 200 rounds through her now the snow is finally melting so I can get to my long range targets, I will have to watch velocity and pressure as the temps warm up as all of my shooting so far has been done at 10 to 30 degrees. I wouldn't be asking questions or looking for help if I didn't want some so thanks for your input, if I'm doing it wrong I need to know so I don't have a wreck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="billy53, post: 939548, member: 62015"] Point taken on velocity. Like I said I'm new to doing the extra steps and don't have anyone I know that reloads or if they do try to improve on what they have for long range. I used to check the manual look for a load that filled the case from 90 to 95 %, try a couple if they didn't stick in the action and the primer wasn't too flattened and I could hit a 2 inch circle at 100 yards I was off and anything over 300 yards was too far to shoot at. Back to your comments, I turned the necks down to or some my say scratched them to true them up at about .010 thickness. My loaded rounds now measure .3085 to .3095 and my fired rounds measure .3165 to .3167. The Berger manual show a dia. of .3169 I don't have a gauge to measure my chamber but it's got to be in that range. My best seating depth is 3.590. I can't go over 3.600 and have them feed in the mag. I went as short as 3.510 working up .020 from shortest to longest watching my groups. I started out at trying H4831SC at about 65.0 grains working up to 72.5. went to IMR 7828 SSC from 69.0 up to 72.5, H1000 from 72.0 up to 76.5 and Retumbo at 74 up to 79.5 using both Berger 168gr. VLD Hunting and Nosler 168gr. Accubond LR. The Berger VLD shot it's best group about 1" at 200 yards and 2955 fps with 77.5 grains of Retumbo and the Nosler the hotter I loaded it the tighter things got until I reached 79.5 then they opened. I played around with Fed 215, CCI 250 and Win. WLRM primers and ended up with the WLRM, they slowed the velocity down about 20 fps but changed the string from vertical to horizontal. which I've read is what you want for long range. I went on line and looked up the Nosler 168 gr Auucbond as it's not in the latest manual on line they list Retumbo at 79.0 as max load and the most accurate powder and load tested. I have over 200 rounds through her now the snow is finally melting so I can get to my long range targets, I will have to watch velocity and pressure as the temps warm up as all of my shooting so far has been done at 10 to 30 degrees. I wouldn't be asking questions or looking for help if I didn't want some so thanks for your input, if I'm doing it wrong I need to know so I don't have a wreck. [/QUOTE]
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