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Help With Boattail Bullets
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<blockquote data-quote="Steve Shelp" data-source="post: 172865" data-attributes="member: 22"><p>Hank,</p><p> I've got experience with the 6.5-300 WWH. It's been about 5 years since I've fired mine though. ;^(</p><p></p><p> How long is your barrel and what is the twist? What load did you use to get 3650 with a 140gr bullet? I have fired mine just a hair over 3500fps with a 30" barrel but basically wrecked the cases after 2-3 firings.</p><p> This speed demon has never set the accuracy bar really high to begin with because of the speed it runs at. So what type of accuracy are you getting with it? Maybe it's par for course? If your shooying a lot of pressure with the slow burning powders, the pressure at the muzzle is going to be elevated and will affect boattail bullets more than flatbase bullets if your crown if off-square just a little bit.</p><p></p><p>The best accuracy we ever got out of the 6.5-300's I've owned or buddies rifles have been shot with IMR7828 loaded down to around 3200-3300fps. Maybe try that jsut to see if the accuracy improves to help evaluate the accuracy of your hunting loads? Just a thought.</p><p></p><p>Steve</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Steve Shelp, post: 172865, member: 22"] Hank, I've got experience with the 6.5-300 WWH. It's been about 5 years since I've fired mine though. ;^( How long is your barrel and what is the twist? What load did you use to get 3650 with a 140gr bullet? I have fired mine just a hair over 3500fps with a 30" barrel but basically wrecked the cases after 2-3 firings. This speed demon has never set the accuracy bar really high to begin with because of the speed it runs at. So what type of accuracy are you getting with it? Maybe it's par for course? If your shooying a lot of pressure with the slow burning powders, the pressure at the muzzle is going to be elevated and will affect boattail bullets more than flatbase bullets if your crown if off-square just a little bit. The best accuracy we ever got out of the 6.5-300's I've owned or buddies rifles have been shot with IMR7828 loaded down to around 3200-3300fps. Maybe try that jsut to see if the accuracy improves to help evaluate the accuracy of your hunting loads? Just a thought. Steve [/QUOTE]
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