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338 Edge Reloading...?'s
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<blockquote data-quote="Earnhardt" data-source="post: 1472002" data-attributes="member: 53157"><p>OK, lots of newb questions here...so bear with me...</p><p></p><p>I've got one extremely accurate load for my 338 Edge...</p><p>285 Hornady ELD-M with 90 grains of H1000. normally in the .2's with 3 shot groups, .3-4's with 5 shot groups, when I do my part.</p><p>Vel. of ~ 2820</p><p>92 grains of H1000 pops primers</p><p>The load gets the best accuracy with the bullets kissing the lands.</p><p></p><p>Trying out some RL-33 to get the velocity up (yeah, yeah I know accuracy first...) Ive gotten up to 102 grains with the 285 ELD-M...</p><p>101 grains seems to be the most accurate and...but, the ES's with this powder gets a little large at times. Some of the groups the ES's are around 10 fps, other times its 20-30 fps.</p><p>The barrel heats up quicker with RL-33, so I take my take on my bench.</p><p>With 4 or 5 shot groups, I can normally get 3 of the 4 or 5 shots in a .2-.3 group and then there's a flyer or two... it's the 5 shot groups when the accuracy starts to get a little goofy...heat in the barrel I'd guess.</p><p>I need pointers...101 grains @ 2930-2950 has the best results, but there are flyers I'm trying to remedy. No hard bolt lift or other signs of pressure.</p><p></p><p>Pointers?...Jam or jump the bullets? </p><p>Find the point of barrel heat that the barrel can still work well in?</p><p></p><p>Next questions in regards to reloading...</p><p>Brass...I've nearly gone through 100 Bertram 338 Edge brass, and 100 re-sized Norma 300 RUM brass. I've gotten great results with both.</p><p>But at what point do I need to bump the shoulder back on the brass with this brass?</p><p>After once fired...two times fired...?</p><p></p><p>Thanks guys</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Earnhardt, post: 1472002, member: 53157"] OK, lots of newb questions here...so bear with me... I've got one extremely accurate load for my 338 Edge... 285 Hornady ELD-M with 90 grains of H1000. normally in the .2's with 3 shot groups, .3-4's with 5 shot groups, when I do my part. Vel. of ~ 2820 92 grains of H1000 pops primers The load gets the best accuracy with the bullets kissing the lands. Trying out some RL-33 to get the velocity up (yeah, yeah I know accuracy first...) Ive gotten up to 102 grains with the 285 ELD-M... 101 grains seems to be the most accurate and...but, the ES's with this powder gets a little large at times. Some of the groups the ES's are around 10 fps, other times its 20-30 fps. The barrel heats up quicker with RL-33, so I take my take on my bench. With 4 or 5 shot groups, I can normally get 3 of the 4 or 5 shots in a .2-.3 group and then there's a flyer or two... it's the 5 shot groups when the accuracy starts to get a little goofy...heat in the barrel I'd guess. I need pointers...101 grains @ 2930-2950 has the best results, but there are flyers I'm trying to remedy. No hard bolt lift or other signs of pressure. Pointers?...Jam or jump the bullets? Find the point of barrel heat that the barrel can still work well in? Next questions in regards to reloading... Brass...I've nearly gone through 100 Bertram 338 Edge brass, and 100 re-sized Norma 300 RUM brass. I've gotten great results with both. But at what point do I need to bump the shoulder back on the brass with this brass? After once fired...two times fired...? Thanks guys [/QUOTE]
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