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H1000 in a .243 with 87gr Berger VLD's
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<blockquote data-quote="PowellSixO" data-source="post: 877256" data-attributes="member: 66495"><p>Well guys, last night was interesting to say the least. The rifle range was absolutely packed. There was only one bench left open, and there were no target stands left at 100 yards. So I ran a few targets out to the 200 yard line and began to shoot my groups of 5, working up to find my max load. After I shot every bullet I never found my max load, even at 47 grs with a WLRM primer. To my surprise, this load (47 gr H1000, Winchester Brass, WLRM Primer, and 87 gr Berger VLD .0075" off the lands) shot far better than the others. Unfortunately everyone else at the range thought my targets were there for everyone to plink at. So I didn't take pictures of any of those groups while working up. They were just too hard to determine what was mine and what wasn't. I did however keep one target, and my best group, to myself (Shown below). I know it's not a great group at 200 yards, but I was not prepared like I should have been. The sand bags offered at the range were all taken and I didn't have my own with me. So this group was just off a bench with a 13.5-23" bipod (My coyote hunting bipod). Another thing that was difficult to over come, was trying to be steady while 2 guys are beside you burning through 223 rounds (AR's) like they grow on trees. Another mistake I made was not bringing my chronograph. So all in all it was not the most productive night, but at least I have a decent starting point. I'm going to load several more rounds at 47grs with different seating depths (according to bergers recomendations) to see if I can squeeze some more out of it. I will also get some velocities the next time I go out. </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://s284.photobucket.com/user/XC-SquareBush/media/20131113_174226_zpsb39bfc70.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll39/XC-SquareBush/20131113_174226_zpsb39bfc70.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PowellSixO, post: 877256, member: 66495"] Well guys, last night was interesting to say the least. The rifle range was absolutely packed. There was only one bench left open, and there were no target stands left at 100 yards. So I ran a few targets out to the 200 yard line and began to shoot my groups of 5, working up to find my max load. After I shot every bullet I never found my max load, even at 47 grs with a WLRM primer. To my surprise, this load (47 gr H1000, Winchester Brass, WLRM Primer, and 87 gr Berger VLD .0075" off the lands) shot far better than the others. Unfortunately everyone else at the range thought my targets were there for everyone to plink at. So I didn't take pictures of any of those groups while working up. They were just too hard to determine what was mine and what wasn't. I did however keep one target, and my best group, to myself (Shown below). I know it's not a great group at 200 yards, but I was not prepared like I should have been. The sand bags offered at the range were all taken and I didn't have my own with me. So this group was just off a bench with a 13.5-23" bipod (My coyote hunting bipod). Another thing that was difficult to over come, was trying to be steady while 2 guys are beside you burning through 223 rounds (AR's) like they grow on trees. Another mistake I made was not bringing my chronograph. So all in all it was not the most productive night, but at least I have a decent starting point. I'm going to load several more rounds at 47grs with different seating depths (according to bergers recomendations) to see if I can squeeze some more out of it. I will also get some velocities the next time I go out. [URL="http://s284.photobucket.com/user/XC-SquareBush/media/20131113_174226_zpsb39bfc70.jpg.html"][IMG]http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll39/XC-SquareBush/20131113_174226_zpsb39bfc70.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [/QUOTE]
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