Trm82
Well-Known Member
Hello all !! So I bought a barely used Remington 700 with a premium barrel (not sure the maker ) and when I first got it the gun had nowhere near the freebore that Weatherby should have.
I tried a few factory ammo through it and they were over pressure and did not group well.
Factory 100 gr scirocco were 3690 fps and the advertised fps on the box says 3575 fps I believe and after just one firing the brass was toast.
So I took it back to where I bought it from and they added some more freebore for me free of charge.
I tried the factory 100 gr scirocco again and they grouped 1" and 200 yards but still over pressure and still 3690 fps.
My goal with this gun was to shoot 100 ttsx with RL 26. I have a buddy that shoots that combo in a WBY MK5 ultra light and is a hair over 3800 fps with no pressure and his load is 75 gr of RL26.
So I started my loading at 72 gr and had lots of pressure there well over 3600 fps.
So I loaded them back up at 70 gr and tried again and same thing lots of pressure and still over 3600 fps.
So I went out yesterday and tried again. This time I started at 66 gr of RL 26 and my first shot was 3460 fps then second two shots were both over 3600 fps with heavy bolt list and scared up the brass.
I'm seating these 100 ttsx at 0.080" off but for the life of me I can not get this gun to shoot with out pressure and I'm almost to the point of scraping the barrel unless someone has any idea of what is going on. I've always wanted a 257 wby and this gun is beautiful and now in Canada our dictator has some what of a registry which this one would have been under the radar so I won't be buying anything new and just playing with the rifles I have or buying used.
Should scap the barrel and start fresh , seat them deeper , different powder ?
I've never had issues like this ever before in my life.
Sorry for long winded post !!
Here's a pic of the gun and my three brass from 66 gr of RL 26
this is before the freebore was added touching the lands
this is the 3 shots from 66 gr
this is after freebore added 100ttsx seated 0.080" off.
this is the rifle
I tried a few factory ammo through it and they were over pressure and did not group well.
Factory 100 gr scirocco were 3690 fps and the advertised fps on the box says 3575 fps I believe and after just one firing the brass was toast.
So I took it back to where I bought it from and they added some more freebore for me free of charge.
I tried the factory 100 gr scirocco again and they grouped 1" and 200 yards but still over pressure and still 3690 fps.
My goal with this gun was to shoot 100 ttsx with RL 26. I have a buddy that shoots that combo in a WBY MK5 ultra light and is a hair over 3800 fps with no pressure and his load is 75 gr of RL26.
So I started my loading at 72 gr and had lots of pressure there well over 3600 fps.
So I loaded them back up at 70 gr and tried again and same thing lots of pressure and still over 3600 fps.
So I went out yesterday and tried again. This time I started at 66 gr of RL 26 and my first shot was 3460 fps then second two shots were both over 3600 fps with heavy bolt list and scared up the brass.
I'm seating these 100 ttsx at 0.080" off but for the life of me I can not get this gun to shoot with out pressure and I'm almost to the point of scraping the barrel unless someone has any idea of what is going on. I've always wanted a 257 wby and this gun is beautiful and now in Canada our dictator has some what of a registry which this one would have been under the radar so I won't be buying anything new and just playing with the rifles I have or buying used.
Should scap the barrel and start fresh , seat them deeper , different powder ?
I've never had issues like this ever before in my life.
Sorry for long winded post !!
Here's a pic of the gun and my three brass from 66 gr of RL 26
