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Reloading
Developing a New 'Hammer' Load for 6.5-06
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<blockquote data-quote="Texas Speed Bump" data-source="post: 2293662" data-attributes="member: 115057"><p>So, speaking of Barnes, let me hijack my own post here instead of starting a new thread. I built that LR 308 you see in my profile pic to left last year specifically to hunt hogs with. My hunting buddies think I'm crazy lugging two rifles up into my elevated blind every day but it's performed very well. I shot 15 hogs last season and I think all but one was with the 308 using Barnes 165-grain TTSX BTs. Barnes lists a range of 39.7 to 44.1c grains of IMR 4064 for that bullet. I used 39.7g last season but this year, I'd like to do some load development and see what some hotter loads will do using the same bullet and powder. This will be my first foray in to load development so I'd appreciate your thoughts on what powder weight increments I should use and how many rounds for each test load. I was thinking 5. This rifle has a 16" McGowan barrel with a 1-10 twist.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Texas Speed Bump, post: 2293662, member: 115057"] So, speaking of Barnes, let me hijack my own post here instead of starting a new thread. I built that LR 308 you see in my profile pic to left last year specifically to hunt hogs with. My hunting buddies think I'm crazy lugging two rifles up into my elevated blind every day but it's performed very well. I shot 15 hogs last season and I think all but one was with the 308 using Barnes 165-grain TTSX BTs. Barnes lists a range of 39.7 to 44.1c grains of IMR 4064 for that bullet. I used 39.7g last season but this year, I'd like to do some load development and see what some hotter loads will do using the same bullet and powder. This will be my first foray in to load development so I'd appreciate your thoughts on what powder weight increments I should use and how many rounds for each test load. I was thinking 5. This rifle has a 16" McGowan barrel with a 1-10 twist. [/QUOTE]
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