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Frustrated with new 28 Nosler
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<blockquote data-quote="Detour" data-source="post: 1895870" data-attributes="member: 113323"><p>I purchased a new Fierce Edge carbon fiber barrel in .28 Nosler. I starting to work up good long range elk hunting load. I broke the barrel in with a box of factory Hornady 162 ELD-X. Only shot the last three rounds for groups, it wasn't impresseive 1.5" group. All groups are three shots. I wasn't to concerned. Bought a box of Nosler 160 accubond factory loads. Couldn't get better then 1.5" group either. So I took my bullet removal tool and extended the COAL out to 3.340 since they were short from factory. I did shoot a 1/2" group with them, 1 group. Maybe three lucky shots. I give the gun 10 - 15 minutes between groups and 2-3 minutes between shots. Barrel never has gotten hot. All of my shooting so far has been at an indoor 100 yard range off sand bags.</p><p>So know I'm onto developing some hand loads. I have only tried RL33 so far. </p><p>Berger 180 gr VLD hunter, 88 grains RL33 all three loads, CCI 250 primers</p><p>.010 off lands. vertical string - 1.68" group</p><p>.050 off land vertical string - 1.3" group</p><p>.090 off lands vertical string - 1.9" group</p><p>all vertical strings go from shot 1 high shot 3 lowest. All three groups go from high to low. Left and right is good</p><p></p><p>New Nosler brass. Neck trimmed to .0155 thick</p><p>Case OAL 2.575</p><p>Neck outside diameter after being shot .320</p><p></p><p>I'll try a ladder test maybe this coming weekend. and break out the chronograph.</p><p></p><p>Questions I have are:</p><p></p><p>1. should I trim my neck diameter? Is .0155 a bit too tight?</p><p>2. Why am I getting vertical string with shot 1 being high and 3 being low?</p><p>3. Should I use once fired brass for better groups? Have only used new brass run thru my RCBS FL sizing die and neck trimmed to .0155.</p><p></p><p>Feeling flustraded since this gun is about 6x more expensive then my Ruger MKII .300 WM that will shoot 1" or under with almost anything you throw at it. I'm new to precision reloading. I have reloaded for years, but never for 1/2 MOA accuracy. I weighed every case, bullet, powder to exact accuracy. Each loaded round had less then 1 grain of tolerance. distance off lands were less then .0015 tolerance. I feel they should've grouped better out of a new rifle of this quality.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Detour, post: 1895870, member: 113323"] I purchased a new Fierce Edge carbon fiber barrel in .28 Nosler. I starting to work up good long range elk hunting load. I broke the barrel in with a box of factory Hornady 162 ELD-X. Only shot the last three rounds for groups, it wasn't impresseive 1.5" group. All groups are three shots. I wasn't to concerned. Bought a box of Nosler 160 accubond factory loads. Couldn't get better then 1.5" group either. So I took my bullet removal tool and extended the COAL out to 3.340 since they were short from factory. I did shoot a 1/2" group with them, 1 group. Maybe three lucky shots. I give the gun 10 - 15 minutes between groups and 2-3 minutes between shots. Barrel never has gotten hot. All of my shooting so far has been at an indoor 100 yard range off sand bags. So know I'm onto developing some hand loads. I have only tried RL33 so far. Berger 180 gr VLD hunter, 88 grains RL33 all three loads, CCI 250 primers .010 off lands. vertical string - 1.68" group .050 off land vertical string - 1.3" group .090 off lands vertical string - 1.9" group all vertical strings go from shot 1 high shot 3 lowest. All three groups go from high to low. Left and right is good New Nosler brass. Neck trimmed to .0155 thick Case OAL 2.575 Neck outside diameter after being shot .320 I'll try a ladder test maybe this coming weekend. and break out the chronograph. Questions I have are: 1. should I trim my neck diameter? Is .0155 a bit too tight? 2. Why am I getting vertical string with shot 1 being high and 3 being low? 3. Should I use once fired brass for better groups? Have only used new brass run thru my RCBS FL sizing die and neck trimmed to .0155. Feeling flustraded since this gun is about 6x more expensive then my Ruger MKII .300 WM that will shoot 1" or under with almost anything you throw at it. I'm new to precision reloading. I have reloaded for years, but never for 1/2 MOA accuracy. I weighed every case, bullet, powder to exact accuracy. Each loaded round had less then 1 grain of tolerance. distance off lands were less then .0015 tolerance. I feel they should've grouped better out of a new rifle of this quality. [/QUOTE]
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