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The Basics, Starting Out
Not my first long range rifle
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<blockquote data-quote="Unofficial Gun Addict (UGA)" data-source="post: 1008411" data-attributes="member: 81139"><p>Ok... I must admit that one light weight option I own is in 300 wm and its a browning Abolt with the boss brake and scopeless, it weighs in at 7.3lbs. I've been using 168 gr berger VLDs out of it and recoil has been quite tame at respectable velocities, however, just decided to pick up some 215 hybrids and ran some loads last night. My beginning load was 71.5 gr of Reloader 22 and Quickload estimated the velocity at 2735. In actuality, it came in at a blistering 2975 which stunned me as QL is usually in the ballpark. As I wasn't seeing any pressure signs, I pushed up til I did, at 3017 fps. Even braked, she was bucking pretty good and I woke up this morning to a fairly mean bruise on my right shoulder.</p><p></p><p>I'll be backing off to a velocity of 2825 or less, which is the max recommended speed given my load setup. Even though I'll lose some wind bucking efficiency by dropping back velocity, it's worth it not to develop a flinch, at least it is to this guy! I've never been beaten up by this rifle in the past... But the 215s at 2975-3017 had me paying the toll regardless. There are better bakes than the boss system, but it is quite effective with the 168s. I can only imagine what my shoulder would look like this morning if I didn't have a brake!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Unofficial Gun Addict (UGA), post: 1008411, member: 81139"] Ok... I must admit that one light weight option I own is in 300 wm and its a browning Abolt with the boss brake and scopeless, it weighs in at 7.3lbs. I've been using 168 gr berger VLDs out of it and recoil has been quite tame at respectable velocities, however, just decided to pick up some 215 hybrids and ran some loads last night. My beginning load was 71.5 gr of Reloader 22 and Quickload estimated the velocity at 2735. In actuality, it came in at a blistering 2975 which stunned me as QL is usually in the ballpark. As I wasn't seeing any pressure signs, I pushed up til I did, at 3017 fps. Even braked, she was bucking pretty good and I woke up this morning to a fairly mean bruise on my right shoulder. I'll be backing off to a velocity of 2825 or less, which is the max recommended speed given my load setup. Even though I'll lose some wind bucking efficiency by dropping back velocity, it's worth it not to develop a flinch, at least it is to this guy! I've never been beaten up by this rifle in the past... But the 215s at 2975-3017 had me paying the toll regardless. There are better bakes than the boss system, but it is quite effective with the 168s. I can only imagine what my shoulder would look like this morning if I didn't have a brake! [/QUOTE]
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