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How often do you find its the bullet not the powder combo your gun likes?
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<blockquote data-quote="Pdyson" data-source="post: 2824914" data-attributes="member: 74061"><p>I think it's fairly common. When I began reloading in the late 70s I only had a fraction of the powder choices I have today. Yet in my experience it's the bullet not the powder that makes it work. </p><p>I recently bought two savage rifles. I was looking for a deer rifle for my 9yo grandson. His mothers 243 was way too long for him and I won't cut the stock on a family heirloom. I did some research and settled on the 6ARC.</p><p> I bought a savage axis from my LGS and added an inexpensive variable optic, and removed the spacer to shorten the stock. Brass was and still is unavailable so I bought 100 rnds of the only ammo I could find (Hornady 108 ELDM) mainly for the brass so I could do load development. I fired 3 rounds to get on paper then fired a 5-shot one ragged hole .33 group. Followed that up with 3 more half to sub-half MOA groups. My load development was finished before I started.</p><p>I was able to duplicate the load easily with Varget and the boy shot it well at the range.</p><p>The ELDM is an excellent bullet for deer and he's taken deer, hogs, and varmints with it.</p><p></p><p>I had to get one for myself and bought the heavy barrel Savage Switchback for a new benchrest match coming up in June. I expected the same result, but it won't shoot factory eldms worth a hoot (2" at 100). I was able to get a little better reloading with Varget but was getting wild Flyers. I switched to 105 Berger hybirds… way better but flyers. 109 Berger's nope. Now I've got almost 500 rounds through this rifle and I about ready to chuck it. I decided to give it one last chance with a non-hybrid Berger. I picked up a couple box of 108 Berger target…bingo! easy button. 27.0 to 27.8gr ladder in .2gr increments all 5 groups were sub half MOA with an ES of 3. It shoots plenty good enough to win, as long as I can read the wind.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pdyson, post: 2824914, member: 74061"] I think it’s fairly common. When I began reloading in the late 70s I only had a fraction of the powder choices I have today. Yet in my experience it’s the bullet not the powder that makes it work. I recently bought two savage rifles. I was looking for a deer rifle for my 9yo grandson. His mothers 243 was way too long for him and I won’t cut the stock on a family heirloom. I did some research and settled on the 6ARC. I bought a savage axis from my LGS and added an inexpensive variable optic, and removed the spacer to shorten the stock. Brass was and still is unavailable so I bought 100 rnds of the only ammo I could find (Hornady 108 ELDM) mainly for the brass so I could do load development. I fired 3 rounds to get on paper then fired a 5-shot one ragged hole .33 group. Followed that up with 3 more half to sub-half MOA groups. My load development was finished before I started. I was able to duplicate the load easily with Varget and the boy shot it well at the range. The ELDM is an excellent bullet for deer and he’s taken deer, hogs, and varmints with it. I had to get one for myself and bought the heavy barrel Savage Switchback for a new benchrest match coming up in June. I expected the same result, but it won’t shoot factory eldms worth a hoot (2” at 100). I was able to get a little better reloading with Varget but was getting wild Flyers. I switched to 105 Berger hybirds… way better but flyers. 109 Berger’s nope. Now I’ve got almost 500 rounds through this rifle and I about ready to chuck it. I decided to give it one last chance with a non-hybrid Berger. I picked up a couple box of 108 Berger target…bingo! easy button. 27.0 to 27.8gr ladder in .2gr increments all 5 groups were sub half MOA with an ES of 3. It shoots plenty good enough to win, as long as I can read the wind. [/QUOTE]
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