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<blockquote data-quote="Buffalobob" data-source="post: 584372" data-attributes="member: 8"><p>A couple of things to consider.</p><p></p><p>Down in the Reloading section is a long thread on weight sorting brass, especially Winchester. Do it, as it hurts nothing at all. Win brass has about 1 grain more case capacity than several others so you can get a little more velocity out of it. </p><p></p><p> Varget is a good powder as is RL17 and 4064.</p><p></p><p>The Berger 155.5 is a good bullet capable of killing antelope and eastern whitetails but I would not make it the bullet of choice for larger or tougher animals. The Berger 175 OTM is an accurate bullet and works very well on animals. It will allow you to play at longer ranges.</p><p></p><p>No matter what you do you should play with seating depth here pretty shortly and see if it will tighten up groups. Remember if you jam a bullet it causes pressure to increase so don't jam your bullets without reducing from max and working up. Perhaps a half a grain reduction from max would be enough to compensate.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Buffalobob, post: 584372, member: 8"] A couple of things to consider. Down in the Reloading section is a long thread on weight sorting brass, especially Winchester. Do it, as it hurts nothing at all. Win brass has about 1 grain more case capacity than several others so you can get a little more velocity out of it. Varget is a good powder as is RL17 and 4064. The Berger 155.5 is a good bullet capable of killing antelope and eastern whitetails but I would not make it the bullet of choice for larger or tougher animals. The Berger 175 OTM is an accurate bullet and works very well on animals. It will allow you to play at longer ranges. No matter what you do you should play with seating depth here pretty shortly and see if it will tighten up groups. Remember if you jam a bullet it causes pressure to increase so don't jam your bullets without reducing from max and working up. Perhaps a half a grain reduction from max would be enough to compensate. [/QUOTE]
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