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Is it possible NOT to get accuracy from A-max 162?
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<blockquote data-quote="freshdk" data-source="post: 1157280" data-attributes="member: 94251"><p>Greetings all,</p><p></p><p>My first post here on LRH. Google search has led me to this board on several occasions, but now I need to ask a question by myself <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>See I have this Howa 1500 SA rifle I have been working on for some time.. I have made my own AICS style alu chassis with Viperskins and put on a 23" Lothar Walther 1:9 match barrel cut to 7mm08. Also I have got a Timney Trigger and a PM2 scope, so I have really done as much as I could to have a precise rifle for +1000m.</p><p></p><p>I inteded to use this rifle with 162 amax because they are cheap and accessible in Denmark and they seem superior BC to weight wise. Also I have read many good things about 162 Amax in 7mm08.</p><p></p><p>Now I have about 1000 rounds thru the barrel and I have still not found accuracy. I have tried many things with these bullets, but my patience is starting to run out, without me knowing if it is my rifle or I still have not found the right load. <strong>Is it possible that my barrel just don't like the Amax bullets?</strong> I have not tried other bulltes yet because I started with buying a large pile of these bullets, so I would very much like them to perform if possilbe.</p><p></p><p>Without going into details on the 1000 "test rounds", the number is that high because I started with forming 308 to 7mm08 cases...</p><p></p><p>First I shot formed 308 Norma cases.. Then i shot formed + fireformed 308 cases to see if the fireforming helped. Then I shiften to do the same with Lapua cases since I got a large batch of them cheap. Then I experimented with nech turning and annealing the Lapua 308 cases to get more uniform neck tensions. Then when that still not did the trick, I got the big wallet instead and bought factory 7mm08 cases. **** they were expensive!</p><p></p><p>From a realoding point-of-view in this big mess of Brass, I have tried differet sizers (FL/neck) and seaters from RCBS and Forster. Of powders I have used VV N550 and Reload Swiss RS60. Any charge and COL combination within a large spectrum from min to max.</p><p></p><p>Also I have tried different beddings from action to alu chassis and currently it is glued together with high streght epoxy.</p><p></p><p>No matter what I have tried, I have never experienced consistent accuracy below 1 moa. Almost no matter what I do the groups are from 30-40mm.</p><p></p><p>So my question is: Can it be that what supposed to be a accurate bullet can't perform in what is supposed to be a accurate rifle?</p><p></p><p>/Fresh from DK</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="freshdk, post: 1157280, member: 94251"] Greetings all, My first post here on LRH. Google search has led me to this board on several occasions, but now I need to ask a question by myself :) See I have this Howa 1500 SA rifle I have been working on for some time.. I have made my own AICS style alu chassis with Viperskins and put on a 23" Lothar Walther 1:9 match barrel cut to 7mm08. Also I have got a Timney Trigger and a PM2 scope, so I have really done as much as I could to have a precise rifle for +1000m. I inteded to use this rifle with 162 amax because they are cheap and accessible in Denmark and they seem superior BC to weight wise. Also I have read many good things about 162 Amax in 7mm08. Now I have about 1000 rounds thru the barrel and I have still not found accuracy. I have tried many things with these bullets, but my patience is starting to run out, without me knowing if it is my rifle or I still have not found the right load. [b]Is it possible that my barrel just don't like the Amax bullets?[/b] I have not tried other bulltes yet because I started with buying a large pile of these bullets, so I would very much like them to perform if possilbe. Without going into details on the 1000 "test rounds", the number is that high because I started with forming 308 to 7mm08 cases... First I shot formed 308 Norma cases.. Then i shot formed + fireformed 308 cases to see if the fireforming helped. Then I shiften to do the same with Lapua cases since I got a large batch of them cheap. Then I experimented with nech turning and annealing the Lapua 308 cases to get more uniform neck tensions. Then when that still not did the trick, I got the big wallet instead and bought factory 7mm08 cases. **** they were expensive! From a realoding point-of-view in this big mess of Brass, I have tried differet sizers (FL/neck) and seaters from RCBS and Forster. Of powders I have used VV N550 and Reload Swiss RS60. Any charge and COL combination within a large spectrum from min to max. Also I have tried different beddings from action to alu chassis and currently it is glued together with high streght epoxy. No matter what I have tried, I have never experienced consistent accuracy below 1 moa. Almost no matter what I do the groups are from 30-40mm. So my question is: Can it be that what supposed to be a accurate bullet can't perform in what is supposed to be a accurate rifle? /Fresh from DK [/QUOTE]
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