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225 Nosler and 338 Lapua...anyone?
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<blockquote data-quote="orch" data-source="post: 530832" data-attributes="member: 35688"><p>this is what i use in my Savage BA110:</p><p></p><p>225gr nosler accubond</p><p>neck sized lapua brass</p><p>CCI LR magnum primers</p><p>87.0gr IMR 7828ssc</p><p>OAL 3.670"</p><p>2900fps muzzle and stays supersonic till about 1300 yards depending on atmospherics</p><p></p><p>its not smoking fast but it shoots nice tight groups and is my most consistent load out to 1000 yards</p><p></p><p>i smacked a doe fawn at 560 yards last fall... i was a little surprised at how well the bullet held together (maybe too well).... broadside shot right in the boiler room... went through and through, entrance about the size of my pinky through a rib and exit the size of my thumb... the animal rolled about 3 times on impact so it did dump a lot of energy into the animal and on postmortem the lungs and heart were completely jellified so i guess it still did the trick... i suspect on a mature animal with sturdier bones there might be more of a shrapnel affect. </p><p></p><p>orch</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="orch, post: 530832, member: 35688"] this is what i use in my Savage BA110: 225gr nosler accubond neck sized lapua brass CCI LR magnum primers 87.0gr IMR 7828ssc OAL 3.670" 2900fps muzzle and stays supersonic till about 1300 yards depending on atmospherics its not smoking fast but it shoots nice tight groups and is my most consistent load out to 1000 yards i smacked a doe fawn at 560 yards last fall... i was a little surprised at how well the bullet held together (maybe too well).... broadside shot right in the boiler room... went through and through, entrance about the size of my pinky through a rib and exit the size of my thumb... the animal rolled about 3 times on impact so it did dump a lot of energy into the animal and on postmortem the lungs and heart were completely jellified so i guess it still did the trick... i suspect on a mature animal with sturdier bones there might be more of a shrapnel affect. orch [/QUOTE]
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