jmden
Well-Known Member
Gonna play with this and see what happens even though I know folks are saying this powder is a bit slow for this combination.
What reccomendations for a starting powder charge to work up from? I was thinking starting at 95 or 96 grains and working up in .5 or .3 gr increments while fireforming and ladder testing at 600yds over a chrono.
This is the factory chamber, but I've done quite a bit of 'accurizing' to this rifle. With carefully prepped brass including neck turning to shine up 70-80% of neck and pushing the 180 Accubond at 3300, I'm consistently between .5 and .9 MOA out to 600 yds field shooting prone with the gun resting on my pack. Tend to average about .4 MOA off the bench with a few really nice groups with this load. I'm hoping to do similarly with the 200 Accu.
I'm also thinking of just neck sizing with this batch of brass and just waiting to FL size when chambering gets a little tight (I have been bumping the shoulder .002 using Redding comp shell holders and FL die) and waiting to anneal until I see a neck crack. Any thoughts?
Thank you.
What reccomendations for a starting powder charge to work up from? I was thinking starting at 95 or 96 grains and working up in .5 or .3 gr increments while fireforming and ladder testing at 600yds over a chrono.
This is the factory chamber, but I've done quite a bit of 'accurizing' to this rifle. With carefully prepped brass including neck turning to shine up 70-80% of neck and pushing the 180 Accubond at 3300, I'm consistently between .5 and .9 MOA out to 600 yds field shooting prone with the gun resting on my pack. Tend to average about .4 MOA off the bench with a few really nice groups with this load. I'm hoping to do similarly with the 200 Accu.
I'm also thinking of just neck sizing with this batch of brass and just waiting to FL size when chambering gets a little tight (I have been bumping the shoulder .002 using Redding comp shell holders and FL die) and waiting to anneal until I see a neck crack. Any thoughts?
Thank you.