Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
Articles
Latest reviews
Author list
Classifieds
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Rifles, Bullets, Barrels & Ballistics
Lost River Ballistics?
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Chawlston" data-source="post: 133170"><p>Seat them into the lands and do a ladder test using one grain increments. Once you get a sticky bolt lift, back off one grain. Then, using that same powder charge, incrementally seat groups of two of them .010" into the case away from the lands. You should be able to find the node/sweet spot prior to reaching .060". Once you find that spot, load two .5 grains more and two .5 grains less. The results should be interesting for you. </p><p></p><p>As I said before, this procedure worked each and every time in over four different barrels and they were the most accurate bullet ever used in each of those barrels. Good luck and let me know if you need any further assistance.</p><p></p><p>Don't expect much in the way of expansion. I shot four deer with them last year and only the buzzards and coyotes found the deer intially. Four pass-throughs without any expansion. The only expansion, I got was with some of their poly tipped ones that gave a coyote a very bad headache. I just lost faith in them to reliably expand on game and shelved them. I see them every day and am amazed that I have over $500 worth of something that is useless as these bullet are for hunting. Shooting in long range matches is a different matter altogether. Just consider yourself warned that the odds are stacked against you to get reliable expansion on deer/elk/gernsey/charlais/black angus.....etc.</p><p></p><p>James</p><p></p><p>James</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chawlston, post: 133170"] Seat them into the lands and do a ladder test using one grain increments. Once you get a sticky bolt lift, back off one grain. Then, using that same powder charge, incrementally seat groups of two of them .010" into the case away from the lands. You should be able to find the node/sweet spot prior to reaching .060". Once you find that spot, load two .5 grains more and two .5 grains less. The results should be interesting for you. As I said before, this procedure worked each and every time in over four different barrels and they were the most accurate bullet ever used in each of those barrels. Good luck and let me know if you need any further assistance. Don't expect much in the way of expansion. I shot four deer with them last year and only the buzzards and coyotes found the deer intially. Four pass-throughs without any expansion. The only expansion, I got was with some of their poly tipped ones that gave a coyote a very bad headache. I just lost faith in them to reliably expand on game and shelved them. I see them every day and am amazed that I have over $500 worth of something that is useless as these bullet are for hunting. Shooting in long range matches is a different matter altogether. Just consider yourself warned that the odds are stacked against you to get reliable expansion on deer/elk/gernsey/charlais/black angus.....etc. James James [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Rifles, Bullets, Barrels & Ballistics
Lost River Ballistics?
Top