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<blockquote data-quote="Bigeclipse" data-source="post: 995911" data-attributes="member: 52437"><p>Not sure what you mean by there is a "driver issue" issue?</p><p> </p><p>As for the sandbag method...are you saying basically get a rest which supports the entire length of the stock (i.e. sand bags running under it) and then also have sandbags running along the sides of the entire stock (obviously do not touch the barrel)? Couldnt this still cause the rifle to "jump" since nothing is pulling down on the stock itself?</p><p> </p><p>Third- I will try 180's after this hunting season. here is a funny comment though...I actually have 100 seirra game kings 180s BUT they are in fact shorter than the nosler 150s if you take the boatal into account which id think you have to since it does not touch case neck and has no impact on neck tension. What I mean by this is the game kings have a boat tail like 3 times as long as the accubonds which is where sierra is getting them to weigh 180 grains, so in reality as far as neck tension is concerned and seating depth, I will need to find a bullet which is long NOT including the boattail.</p><p> </p><p>As far as me being rushed, YES you are right, I am rushed. Here is the reasoning though...I had only 2 hunting rifles up until 2 weeks ago (300wsm and my current 3006 mountain). I did not like the 300wsm and I wanted to build a new rifle so I sold that one AND I had thought my 3006 load was a good one until I retested it a few days later and found I was wrong but I had already sold my other rifle. So at the moment I literally only have the one rifle which is why I NEED a load by november gun opener. Bow starts tomorrow so I really will have little time. I do have enough to test a couple loads but I dont have 2-4 hours in one day(during shooting light) that I can run another full blown test on a completely new bullet/powder combo. Anyways, I feel pretty much any of the loads I have currently will get me to 200 yards and will do it humanely and accurately enough for deer. One load in particular will shoot a consistant 1.7 or LESS MOA. I am TRYING to get to 400 yards, which is where the goal of sub 1 MOA comes which is what I tried to achiece by doing this OCW test. I have some time to further try one of these loads from the OCW test to see what it will consistantly shoot. If that is 1MOA GREAT...if it is only 1.75MOA ok that STINKS BUT will get me to 200 yards and that is all I NEED for this year. </p><p>I do not like just doing things half A$$ed BUT kind of in a pickle at the moment.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bigeclipse, post: 995911, member: 52437"] Not sure what you mean by there is a "driver issue" issue? As for the sandbag method...are you saying basically get a rest which supports the entire length of the stock (i.e. sand bags running under it) and then also have sandbags running along the sides of the entire stock (obviously do not touch the barrel)? Couldnt this still cause the rifle to "jump" since nothing is pulling down on the stock itself? Third- I will try 180's after this hunting season. here is a funny comment though...I actually have 100 seirra game kings 180s BUT they are in fact shorter than the nosler 150s if you take the boatal into account which id think you have to since it does not touch case neck and has no impact on neck tension. What I mean by this is the game kings have a boat tail like 3 times as long as the accubonds which is where sierra is getting them to weigh 180 grains, so in reality as far as neck tension is concerned and seating depth, I will need to find a bullet which is long NOT including the boattail. As far as me being rushed, YES you are right, I am rushed. Here is the reasoning though...I had only 2 hunting rifles up until 2 weeks ago (300wsm and my current 3006 mountain). I did not like the 300wsm and I wanted to build a new rifle so I sold that one AND I had thought my 3006 load was a good one until I retested it a few days later and found I was wrong but I had already sold my other rifle. So at the moment I literally only have the one rifle which is why I NEED a load by november gun opener. Bow starts tomorrow so I really will have little time. I do have enough to test a couple loads but I dont have 2-4 hours in one day(during shooting light) that I can run another full blown test on a completely new bullet/powder combo. Anyways, I feel pretty much any of the loads I have currently will get me to 200 yards and will do it humanely and accurately enough for deer. One load in particular will shoot a consistant 1.7 or LESS MOA. I am TRYING to get to 400 yards, which is where the goal of sub 1 MOA comes which is what I tried to achiece by doing this OCW test. I have some time to further try one of these loads from the OCW test to see what it will consistantly shoot. If that is 1MOA GREAT...if it is only 1.75MOA ok that STINKS BUT will get me to 200 yards and that is all I NEED for this year. I do not like just doing things half A$$ed BUT kind of in a pickle at the moment. [/QUOTE]
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