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300WM - 200 gr ELDX - RL-26?
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<blockquote data-quote="Muddyboots" data-source="post: 1610605" data-attributes="member: 63925"><p>Basic info: 0.010 off lands via ogive measurement (old Stoney Point system now Hornady) , Win brass (bought ton of it few years back when it was scarce) , Fed 215 primers. The rifle shoots exceptionally well and this was just a "I wonder" load test. The load I hunt with is the 72.5 gr RL-22 @ 2945 fps, 200AB, 0.010 off lands and it will hold well under an inch at 300 yds IF I don't drink coffee or pop for a week. I know WTH am I messing with it? Retired and always looking for the little extra out of it without screwing things up. I was just thinking RL-26 would be more stable powder across temps I hunt so this resulted in ladder testing. The range is empty this time of year so being retired, fun to go there and have it to myself with a chronograph not being a problem for someone else shooting there. I sometimes go to Indiana to hunt private land with it since some of the shots there can be 4-500 yards between hedgerows or 10,000' in CO hunting elk and mule deer. So it can be shot across some interesting temps. I just like the 200 gr pills in this rifle and it seems to like them the most for accuracy downrange.</p><p></p><p>Well aware of pressure signs and sticky bolt is well after when I would have shut it down and pulled rest of loads. My first go to is primers and then pressure marks on base. No need for me to go further when you have early signs to back off a smidgen. I prefer to be conservative in load development since I like my rifles......</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Muddyboots, post: 1610605, member: 63925"] Basic info: 0.010 off lands via ogive measurement (old Stoney Point system now Hornady) , Win brass (bought ton of it few years back when it was scarce) , Fed 215 primers. The rifle shoots exceptionally well and this was just a "I wonder" load test. The load I hunt with is the 72.5 gr RL-22 @ 2945 fps, 200AB, 0.010 off lands and it will hold well under an inch at 300 yds IF I don't drink coffee or pop for a week. I know WTH am I messing with it? Retired and always looking for the little extra out of it without screwing things up. I was just thinking RL-26 would be more stable powder across temps I hunt so this resulted in ladder testing. The range is empty this time of year so being retired, fun to go there and have it to myself with a chronograph not being a problem for someone else shooting there. I sometimes go to Indiana to hunt private land with it since some of the shots there can be 4-500 yards between hedgerows or 10,000' in CO hunting elk and mule deer. So it can be shot across some interesting temps. I just like the 200 gr pills in this rifle and it seems to like them the most for accuracy downrange. Well aware of pressure signs and sticky bolt is well after when I would have shut it down and pulled rest of loads. My first go to is primers and then pressure marks on base. No need for me to go further when you have early signs to back off a smidgen. I prefer to be conservative in load development since I like my rifles...... [/QUOTE]
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