Just curious if anyone is shooting the 245 Grain Berger EOL in there 300 PRC and if so how is the velocity and accuracy?
Berger 245 Grain EOL in the 300 PRC
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300sendero
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I am also curious what results people are getting with this combination.
dirtytough
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There was a thread from Weatherbyfan. He got decent velocity with RL 33 and the 245.
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I saw somewhere that someone was getting 2950 with N570 with a 1:8 twist
Wow that would be sweet. I haven't seen any of them here in my neck of the woods yet but will try them once I get my hands on some.
Got a couple boxes of 245s on hand, some h1000/retumbo/rl26, and a 1:8 barrel from proof on order so hope to see soon. Need to get some n570. definitely interested to hear more.
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quigley257
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I'm building a 300 PRC as we speak. It is a 1/8 twist and I'm looking to shoot both the 250 A-Tips as well as the 245 EOLs. I have heard of good results with n570, Retumbo and RL26. I have a some RL26, RL33 and a couple pounds of Retumbo to experiment with. Info on the 245s has been a bit scarce from PRC shooters thus far. It'll be interesting to see some trued up B.C. numbers especially if it is possible to push them above 2900fps.
Yeah very exciting to see that they are pushing this bullet to over 2900 fps. That would make for a hell of an elk round if that is the case. I have a couple of pounds of N570, now I just need to get some of the bullets. Will keep you guys posted if I get any results. Please do the same.
elkaholic
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A lot of guys are building the 30 SM and shooting factory prc ammo very accurately and then reloading it and shooting it a lot faster!!
quigley257
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I kicked around the SM idea for a while, but the added price of the dies and reamer made me stay with the PRC. The extra horsepower would definitely be nice though...
dirtytough
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I tested the 245, RL 26, Hornady brass and 210m. Going off memory the 73.5 grain load showed a slight ejector mark. 2835ish FPS. 73 was fine around 2820. 74 was a definite mark and slight lift at 2875ish.
26" proof. My rifle shoots the factory 225 eld at 2882 fps as a reference. I've got about 125 rounds down the barrel. I just shot some factory loads last week and they were around 2880-2890 fps. So I expect my barrel to speed up a little still.
I would try RL 33 but I have read there are major temp issues with it. I've got some LRT to try and I might try some Norma 217.
The 245 @2825 fps beats out the 215 @3000 fps in both wind drift and energy at 1000 yards.
26" proof. My rifle shoots the factory 225 eld at 2882 fps as a reference. I've got about 125 rounds down the barrel. I just shot some factory loads last week and they were around 2880-2890 fps. So I expect my barrel to speed up a little still.
I would try RL 33 but I have read there are major temp issues with it. I've got some LRT to try and I might try some Norma 217.
The 245 @2825 fps beats out the 215 @3000 fps in both wind drift and energy at 1000 yards.
I just ordered some of the 245's so now I am playing the waiting game. How did they shoot dirtytough?
