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<blockquote data-quote="judgebill" data-source="post: 2424009" data-attributes="member: 101611"><p><strong>I bought an 8 lb canister of H50BMG powder. According to the burn-rate chart it is next to US 869. I have some Cutting Edge 275 grain Match/Tactical/Hunting bullets and some 275 grin Badlands bullets. I loaded 3 rounds each with Lapua brass (twice-fired), Winchester LRM primers. The Cutting Edge gave me a 3-shot group at 100 yards of .564" and the Badlands gave me a group of slightly over 2". Fired in a Fierce rifle, Night Force scope, 2 minutes rest between each shot. Fired the CE bullets first, then the Badlands. All six pieces of brass showed slight scrape marks on base of cartridge case and had slightly hard bolt lift...no other signs of pressure (no flattened or cratered primers). Not an attack on Badlands bullets, just have to try them with a different powder and see if I can shrink that group. Kudos to the Cutting Edge bullets, though. This is a hunting rifle.</strong></p><p><strong>Also had good success, accuracy wise, with 236 gr Hammer Hunter. 3/4" 3-shot groups. </strong></p><p><strong>Also 270 gr Hornady ELD-X very accurate in this rifle. </strong></p><p><strong>Have a RUGER PRECISION RIFLE , same caliber, shoots 300 br Berger's very well. </strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="judgebill, post: 2424009, member: 101611"] [B]I bought an 8 lb canister of H50BMG powder. According to the burn-rate chart it is next to US 869. I have some Cutting Edge 275 grain Match/Tactical/Hunting bullets and some 275 grin Badlands bullets. I loaded 3 rounds each with Lapua brass (twice-fired), Winchester LRM primers. The Cutting Edge gave me a 3-shot group at 100 yards of .564" and the Badlands gave me a group of slightly over 2". Fired in a Fierce rifle, Night Force scope, 2 minutes rest between each shot. Fired the CE bullets first, then the Badlands. All six pieces of brass showed slight scrape marks on base of cartridge case and had slightly hard bolt lift...no other signs of pressure (no flattened or cratered primers). Not an attack on Badlands bullets, just have to try them with a different powder and see if I can shrink that group. Kudos to the Cutting Edge bullets, though. This is a hunting rifle. Also had good success, accuracy wise, with 236 gr Hammer Hunter. 3/4" 3-shot groups. Also 270 gr Hornady ELD-X very accurate in this rifle. Have a RUGER PRECISION RIFLE , same caliber, shoots 300 br Berger's very well. [/B] [/QUOTE]
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