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Getting the Best Precision and Accuracy from Berger VLD bullets in Your Rifle
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<blockquote data-quote="bkondeff" data-source="post: 515195" data-attributes="member: 10444"><p>I have been loading the 168 Bergers for my 7mm for 4 years now. Using Win Brass, Fed 215's, and 71.0 gr of Retumbo. I have found seating them to a light kiss gives me .5-.75 consistent moa out of my stock Sako 75. Luckily my magazine leaves pleanty of room.</p><p> </p><p>One lesson I learned is that when I change bullet lots I need to remeasure as one time I used the same seating depth from the previous lot and my velocity shot up almost 100fps and my accuracy dropped to 1.2-1.5moa with flattened primers and sticky bolt. The difference was only about .010 if I remember correctly, but this was now jammed into the lands.</p><p> </p><p>I'm no expert reloader and I only had about a year of reloading when I started using bergers, but is it common to have to be this precise, even in non-custom rifle/barrel? </p><p> </p><p>PS I love the way these shoot and they have resulted in 1 shot flops on 350-450 yards shots on big muley's and bull elk for 4 years.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bkondeff, post: 515195, member: 10444"] I have been loading the 168 Bergers for my 7mm for 4 years now. Using Win Brass, Fed 215's, and 71.0 gr of Retumbo. I have found seating them to a light kiss gives me .5-.75 consistent moa out of my stock Sako 75. Luckily my magazine leaves pleanty of room. One lesson I learned is that when I change bullet lots I need to remeasure as one time I used the same seating depth from the previous lot and my velocity shot up almost 100fps and my accuracy dropped to 1.2-1.5moa with flattened primers and sticky bolt. The difference was only about .010 if I remember correctly, but this was now jammed into the lands. I'm no expert reloader and I only had about a year of reloading when I started using bergers, but is it common to have to be this precise, even in non-custom rifle/barrel? PS I love the way these shoot and they have resulted in 1 shot flops on 350-450 yards shots on big muley's and bull elk for 4 years. [/QUOTE]
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