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savage predator .260 accuracy problem
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<blockquote data-quote="Engineering101" data-source="post: 937009" data-attributes="member: 63138"><p><span style="font-size: 12px">mxracer532</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">The 140 Bergers group around 1 inch at 200 yards out of my Savage 260 LRP. I run them 0.003" off the lands. The load is 44.6 gr H4831SC in Lapua brass which gets me 2,700 fps out of a 26" tube.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">If you want to know how far off the lands your bullets are use this trick: Take your worst piece of brass and size it for loading (with no primer). Split the neck with a hacksaw and file off the burrs. Put a bullet in the case mouth and put it in your rifle and close the bolt. Pull the round out of the rifle and measure the length. Do this several times to ensure you are getting a consistent reading. The reading should be within 0.002" every time. If the bullet sticks or whatever, adjust neck tension until you get consistent results. You want to be able to move the bullet around in the neck by hand but not easily. You can also use this aid to setup your bullet seating die.</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Engineering101, post: 937009, member: 63138"] [SIZE=3]mxracer532[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]The 140 Bergers group around 1 inch at 200 yards out of my Savage 260 LRP. I run them 0.003" off the lands. The load is 44.6 gr H4831SC in Lapua brass which gets me 2,700 fps out of a 26" tube.[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]If you want to know how far off the lands your bullets are use this trick: Take your worst piece of brass and size it for loading (with no primer). Split the neck with a hacksaw and file off the burrs. Put a bullet in the case mouth and put it in your rifle and close the bolt. Pull the round out of the rifle and measure the length. Do this several times to ensure you are getting a consistent reading. The reading should be within 0.002" every time. If the bullet sticks or whatever, adjust neck tension until you get consistent results. You want to be able to move the bullet around in the neck by hand but not easily. You can also use this aid to setup your bullet seating die.[/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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