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Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Reloading
How often do you find its the bullet not the powder combo your gun likes?
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<blockquote data-quote="Catskills" data-source="post: 2828615" data-attributes="member: 106302"><p><em>I'm a hunter and not a paper puncher…. With that standard, yes bullets have mattered most. </em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Years ago, most of my time reloading was spent with a 340wby and 300wby. I noticed the Weatherbys shot cloverleafs with bullets crimped in the cannalure. This didn't make sense given the free bore…as bullet jump was extreme….but it worked with 165 Hornady spire points and partitions. For years, I tried multiple bullets in those rifles. With lots of effort, I found acceptable accuracy but not cloverleaf. I did notice in those rifles flat base bullets were always easier to get to shoot well. Even accubonds did not shoot cloverleafs….but did shoot into 1".</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Today, I load primarily for a half dozen Tikkas and one Sako. In these rifles, I start with Accubonds and Hornady Interlocs and 5/8" to 3/4" accuracy has been almost effortless. I have fine tuned COAL on a couple to shoot 1/2" but lack the patience/time to chase further. For my hunting needs, these results are more than adequate.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>For me, I chase bullets, powder charge and COAL with the last being needed about 1/3 of the time.</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Catskills, post: 2828615, member: 106302"] [I]I’m a hunter and not a paper puncher…. With that standard, yes bullets have mattered most. Years ago, most of my time reloading was spent with a 340wby and 300wby. I noticed the Weatherbys shot cloverleafs with bullets crimped in the cannalure. This didn’t make sense given the free bore…as bullet jump was extreme….but it worked with 165 Hornady spire points and partitions. For years, I tried multiple bullets in those rifles. With lots of effort, I found acceptable accuracy but not cloverleaf. I did notice in those rifles flat base bullets were always easier to get to shoot well. Even accubonds did not shoot cloverleafs….but did shoot into 1”. Today, I load primarily for a half dozen Tikkas and one Sako. In these rifles, I start with Accubonds and Hornady Interlocs and 5/8” to 3/4” accuracy has been almost effortless. I have fine tuned COAL on a couple to shoot 1/2” but lack the patience/time to chase further. For my hunting needs, these results are more than adequate. For me, I chase bullets, powder charge and COAL with the last being needed about 1/3 of the time.[/I] [/QUOTE]
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