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<blockquote data-quote="codyadams" data-source="post: 1307912" data-attributes="member: 87243"><p>^Not well. </p><p></p><p>I have a .260 AI, in a short action Remington. I have an AICS bottom metal and use Alpha type II mags and can run my rounds 2.975", PLENTY long. </p><p></p><p>I shoot 147 Hornady ELD-M's with Lapua brass, CCI BR-2 primers and RL-26 at 3090 fps...I have verified this out to 1230 yards and it's spot on. </p><p></p><p>With H-4831 I got the 147 up to 2950ish, but they shot best at 2930, and my previous load was 47.8 grains of H-4831sc under a 140 Berger going 2930 fps, and this load was phenominally accurate. I got the 140's up to about 3025 with h4831 though, just didn't shoot as well. I may try the 140's with RL26 one day, but don't really have a reason to as the 147 has a WAY better B.C., and shoots half MOA or less now that I have tuned my load.</p><p></p><p>And, go with a 1 in 8. I have a 1 in 8, and live at 6,600 feet above sea level, and I have shot 100 grain pills in half inch groups, and used them for fireforming and shooting prairie dogs, and it also handles the heavies just fine. You will pretty much always have enough twist with a 1 in 8, even for most of the heavy solids.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="codyadams, post: 1307912, member: 87243"] ^Not well. I have a .260 AI, in a short action Remington. I have an AICS bottom metal and use Alpha type II mags and can run my rounds 2.975", PLENTY long. I shoot 147 Hornady ELD-M's with Lapua brass, CCI BR-2 primers and RL-26 at 3090 fps...I have verified this out to 1230 yards and it's spot on. With H-4831 I got the 147 up to 2950ish, but they shot best at 2930, and my previous load was 47.8 grains of H-4831sc under a 140 Berger going 2930 fps, and this load was phenominally accurate. I got the 140's up to about 3025 with h4831 though, just didn't shoot as well. I may try the 140's with RL26 one day, but don't really have a reason to as the 147 has a WAY better B.C., and shoots half MOA or less now that I have tuned my load. And, go with a 1 in 8. I have a 1 in 8, and live at 6,600 feet above sea level, and I have shot 100 grain pills in half inch groups, and used them for fireforming and shooting prairie dogs, and it also handles the heavies just fine. You will pretty much always have enough twist with a 1 in 8, even for most of the heavy solids. [/QUOTE]
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