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Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Rifles, Bullets, Barrels & Ballistics
3" group 200 yards, GAP .300 WSM, Berger VLD not cutting it? Need advice pls
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<blockquote data-quote="elkaholic53" data-source="post: 816197" data-attributes="member: 69029"><p>first, loose the lead sled. This equipment does not allow the rifle to function properly when a round is fired. Shoot off some sorta rest that supports the rifle securely and also allows it to recoil as it should. next get a bubble meter (level) and if you can have it installed by a pro (gunsmith) who will check that everything is level from the rifle up. next invest in and learn how to hand load. make sure you also invest in a Hornady bullet compareter. nothing compares to a round that is made for that specific rifle. I shoot a custom 300 wsm. I settled on Berger vld's 185 gr. I say settled because I tried every bullet in the book and yes i spent bank doing so. But you get what you pay for. I started every ladder i ever made for this rifle seating my bullets 2 thou off the lands in 2 thou increments out to 10 thou. my rifle shot best 4 thou off but i had to bump out to 6 thou in order for the rounds to function in the magazine. i will tell you that my rifle with 65 gr. of H4350 (min load) 185 gr. VLD's 6 thou off the lands (2950 fps mv) puts every round under a quarter at 200 yards.. no BS!! </p><p></p><p>hope this helps..</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="elkaholic53, post: 816197, member: 69029"] first, loose the lead sled. This equipment does not allow the rifle to function properly when a round is fired. Shoot off some sorta rest that supports the rifle securely and also allows it to recoil as it should. next get a bubble meter (level) and if you can have it installed by a pro (gunsmith) who will check that everything is level from the rifle up. next invest in and learn how to hand load. make sure you also invest in a Hornady bullet compareter. nothing compares to a round that is made for that specific rifle. I shoot a custom 300 wsm. I settled on Berger vld's 185 gr. I say settled because I tried every bullet in the book and yes i spent bank doing so. But you get what you pay for. I started every ladder i ever made for this rifle seating my bullets 2 thou off the lands in 2 thou increments out to 10 thou. my rifle shot best 4 thou off but i had to bump out to 6 thou in order for the rounds to function in the magazine. i will tell you that my rifle with 65 gr. of H4350 (min load) 185 gr. VLD's 6 thou off the lands (2950 fps mv) puts every round under a quarter at 200 yards.. no BS!! hope this helps.. [/QUOTE]
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