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Scoop on Swift Soccori Bullet
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<blockquote data-quote="Cobramach1" data-source="post: 274592" data-attributes="member: 11774"><p>I have to agree with most of the rest of the folks. I was dead set on using the Scirocco bullets in my new 300RUM several years ago and I did eventually settle on a load a mere couple of weeks before deer season. They are an extremely picky bullet and the powder type and amount made huge differences in accuracy. I did shoot 4 deer with 4 shots that year and none of them took a step, but the development is a pain. </p><p> </p><p>We got my wife a 260Rem and I again used the Scirocco for it. After trying about 4 different powders I was beginning to think that there was something wrong with the rifle. I finally decided to switch bullets and went with a Nosler and within a few weeks I was getting close to a load and within a month I had one down that consistently shot under .5 moa. I spent an entire summer trying to get the Scirocco's to shoot well. </p><p> </p><p>I have since switched to Combined Technology bullets in my 300RUM and again the load development was very short and the accuracy was much better again than the Swift bullets. Once again I can't complain with the CT bullets either because I took another 3 deer cleanly last fall again. </p><p> </p><p>My recommendation is use with caution that you could spend a lot of time and go through a lot of different powders to find a load that works with these bullets.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cobramach1, post: 274592, member: 11774"] I have to agree with most of the rest of the folks. I was dead set on using the Scirocco bullets in my new 300RUM several years ago and I did eventually settle on a load a mere couple of weeks before deer season. They are an extremely picky bullet and the powder type and amount made huge differences in accuracy. I did shoot 4 deer with 4 shots that year and none of them took a step, but the development is a pain. We got my wife a 260Rem and I again used the Scirocco for it. After trying about 4 different powders I was beginning to think that there was something wrong with the rifle. I finally decided to switch bullets and went with a Nosler and within a few weeks I was getting close to a load and within a month I had one down that consistently shot under .5 moa. I spent an entire summer trying to get the Scirocco's to shoot well. I have since switched to Combined Technology bullets in my 300RUM and again the load development was very short and the accuracy was much better again than the Swift bullets. Once again I can't complain with the CT bullets either because I took another 3 deer cleanly last fall again. My recommendation is use with caution that you could spend a lot of time and go through a lot of different powders to find a load that works with these bullets. [/QUOTE]
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