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<blockquote data-quote="Long Time Long Ranger" data-source="post: 596634" data-attributes="member: 505"><p>Could not edit so I will continue with several posts as I have time. </p><p> </p><p>I shot a few groups at 100 yards to zero and then focused mostly on targets 300-600 yards since this rifle is advertised as a long range hunting rifle. The only bullet I am shooting beyond 600 yards is the 210 Berger the rifle was designed for. I just wanted to show how the rifle would shoot other bullets to 600 yards. </p><p> </p><p>All the bullets used shot extremely well. Even the Remington factory loads held well under 1 moa shooting a 1.97" group at 300 yards. Accuracy loads with the 200 grain Accubond, 180 grain C32 cutting edge and 208 grain A-max held .25-.5 MOA to 600 yards. When I post some of the targets you will see excellent groups with all the bullets tested. Overall I could not name one bullet that shot better than the others out to 600 yards since they all performed so well. I would be perfectly comfortable shooting any of the listed bullets. Each bullet shot groups ranging from .25 to .5 MOA. Depending on the individual group each bullet at times hit .25 moa groups with .5-.6 moa on the worst groups. That was more a factor of me than the individual loads or bullets. Sometimes I held good and sometimes I didn't. But bottom line the rifle shot as good as I could with all bullets listed.</p><p> </p><p>The best load I found that continuously shot extreme groups was the 210 grain Berger bullet with 99 grains of WC-860 using fed 215 match primers with a 3.7595" coal which is .01" off the lands. This rifle liked the Bergers seated off the lands. The best loads were seated .006-.01 off the lands. This load shot one of the better groups of 1.369" at 500 yards. This is the only load I have carried beyond 600 yards and only for one group. I set the target on the mountain behind the range then went back to the bench and ranged it at 911 yards. The one group measured 4.966". This is the load I will be shooting for the long range test to 1000 yards. At 3071 fps average the load is slower than the Retumbo loads however extreme spreads are single digit and I go with the accuracy and not the velocity. The Retumbo loads averaged about 80 fps faster.</p><p> </p><p>The 180 grain c32 cutting edge bullet touched the lands at a coal of 3.893". It shot best in this rifle at 3.784" coal. The best load was 97 grains Retumbo, fed 215 match with a velocity of 3402-3407 fps. I could easily push this bullet to over 3450 fps with no pressure but this load was the most accurate at a slower velocity.</p><p> </p><p>The 200 grain Accubond touched the lands at 3.764" coal. 3.759" proved to be very accurate with 93 grains of Retumbo and the fed 215 match primer. The velocity with this load averaged 3233 fps.</p><p> </p><p>The 208 A-max touched the lands at a coal of 3.831". I loaded this bullet to a coal of 3.769" so it would eject through the G30 action since it is a hunting rifle and I felt most would want to know how it shot loaded as a repeater. At .062" off the lands this bullet shot .25-.5 moa repeatedly. Again WC-860 was the most accurate powder with loads between 98-99 grains giving very consistent velocity spreads and accuracy. Velocities averaged 3040-3080 fps with this powder. 91.5 grains of retumbo also shot excellent groups at 3160 fps.</p><p> </p><p>I hope to post some group pictures tomorrow at the 200-600 yard targets with these different loads. Then I will post the long range targets as i shoot them using only the 210 Berger load since this rifle is built around using this bullet long range.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Long Time Long Ranger, post: 596634, member: 505"] Could not edit so I will continue with several posts as I have time. I shot a few groups at 100 yards to zero and then focused mostly on targets 300-600 yards since this rifle is advertised as a long range hunting rifle. The only bullet I am shooting beyond 600 yards is the 210 Berger the rifle was designed for. I just wanted to show how the rifle would shoot other bullets to 600 yards. All the bullets used shot extremely well. Even the Remington factory loads held well under 1 moa shooting a 1.97" group at 300 yards. Accuracy loads with the 200 grain Accubond, 180 grain C32 cutting edge and 208 grain A-max held .25-.5 MOA to 600 yards. When I post some of the targets you will see excellent groups with all the bullets tested. Overall I could not name one bullet that shot better than the others out to 600 yards since they all performed so well. I would be perfectly comfortable shooting any of the listed bullets. Each bullet shot groups ranging from .25 to .5 MOA. Depending on the individual group each bullet at times hit .25 moa groups with .5-.6 moa on the worst groups. That was more a factor of me than the individual loads or bullets. Sometimes I held good and sometimes I didn't. But bottom line the rifle shot as good as I could with all bullets listed. The best load I found that continuously shot extreme groups was the 210 grain Berger bullet with 99 grains of WC-860 using fed 215 match primers with a 3.7595" coal which is .01" off the lands. This rifle liked the Bergers seated off the lands. The best loads were seated .006-.01 off the lands. This load shot one of the better groups of 1.369" at 500 yards. This is the only load I have carried beyond 600 yards and only for one group. I set the target on the mountain behind the range then went back to the bench and ranged it at 911 yards. The one group measured 4.966". This is the load I will be shooting for the long range test to 1000 yards. At 3071 fps average the load is slower than the Retumbo loads however extreme spreads are single digit and I go with the accuracy and not the velocity. The Retumbo loads averaged about 80 fps faster. The 180 grain c32 cutting edge bullet touched the lands at a coal of 3.893". It shot best in this rifle at 3.784" coal. The best load was 97 grains Retumbo, fed 215 match with a velocity of 3402-3407 fps. I could easily push this bullet to over 3450 fps with no pressure but this load was the most accurate at a slower velocity. The 200 grain Accubond touched the lands at 3.764" coal. 3.759" proved to be very accurate with 93 grains of Retumbo and the fed 215 match primer. The velocity with this load averaged 3233 fps. The 208 A-max touched the lands at a coal of 3.831". I loaded this bullet to a coal of 3.769" so it would eject through the G30 action since it is a hunting rifle and I felt most would want to know how it shot loaded as a repeater. At .062" off the lands this bullet shot .25-.5 moa repeatedly. Again WC-860 was the most accurate powder with loads between 98-99 grains giving very consistent velocity spreads and accuracy. Velocities averaged 3040-3080 fps with this powder. 91.5 grains of retumbo also shot excellent groups at 3160 fps. I hope to post some group pictures tomorrow at the 200-600 yard targets with these different loads. Then I will post the long range targets as i shoot them using only the 210 Berger load since this rifle is built around using this bullet long range. [/QUOTE]
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