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<blockquote data-quote="SHRTSHTR" data-source="post: 616639" data-attributes="member: 12514"><p>I do not know about the 225's but I just shot some D65 252's yesterday for the 1st time.</p><p> </p><p>I was told by Dan at CE that I should start at .025 from bore rider. I was told to work up a load just until I saw slight ejector mark on Lapua case head. He said that the 252's like to be run on the hot side and should get about 300fps faster than 300gn SMK's. 100 grains Retumbo and Fed 215's yield 2,955 fps out of my 338 LAI with 300gn SMK's.</p><p> </p><p>We started started at 101gns Retumbo and worked up to 105 grains. I thought be would see some pressure signs at 105 grains but did not. Plan on loading two at 105, 106 and 107 grains and see where my max load is with these. 105 grains yielded 3,274 fps with not pressure signs at all. I feel I am getting close to max but not sure. </p><p> </p><p>We shot these at 300 yards and my 1st two shots at 3005 fps were very close to where my 300 smk's were just shooting. Same elevation impacts. 105 grains were about 6 inches higher. My last two shots with 105 grains Retumbo were just under 1 inch.</p><p> </p><p>We need to find our max load and then work on accuracy but they are showing promise.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SHRTSHTR, post: 616639, member: 12514"] I do not know about the 225's but I just shot some D65 252's yesterday for the 1st time. I was told by Dan at CE that I should start at .025 from bore rider. I was told to work up a load just until I saw slight ejector mark on Lapua case head. He said that the 252's like to be run on the hot side and should get about 300fps faster than 300gn SMK's. 100 grains Retumbo and Fed 215's yield 2,955 fps out of my 338 LAI with 300gn SMK's. We started started at 101gns Retumbo and worked up to 105 grains. I thought be would see some pressure signs at 105 grains but did not. Plan on loading two at 105, 106 and 107 grains and see where my max load is with these. 105 grains yielded 3,274 fps with not pressure signs at all. I feel I am getting close to max but not sure. We shot these at 300 yards and my 1st two shots at 3005 fps were very close to where my 300 smk's were just shooting. Same elevation impacts. 105 grains were about 6 inches higher. My last two shots with 105 grains Retumbo were just under 1 inch. We need to find our max load and then work on accuracy but they are showing promise. [/QUOTE]
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