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Nosler Long Range Accubonds Accuracy Problems?
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<blockquote data-quote="Engineering101" data-source="post: 1059307" data-attributes="member: 63138"><p>reelamin</p><p> </p><p>I had similar problems (not staying on a piece of notebook paper at 100 yards) with the 150 ABLR out of my 270 WSM. I did not have a known good load to try since it was a new factory surplus barrel. After checking for broken/loose scope and such I started wondering if the ABLRs were coming apart as they shot OK but not great up until 3,000 fps then went bonkers. I finally settled on the theory that the barrels I was using were crap and bought a Shilen prefit which I just got to the range for the first time last week. It shot sub MOA with starting loads and thus is way better than the surplus barrels I had used on that action previously. (I suppose I have learned again that you get what you pay for in barrels.) In the mean time I figured out that the ABLRs are somewhat of a niche product (they really are for long range) and may not be the best choice for zero to 500 yards. That was pointed out to me in a recent thread I started to ask about on game performance. So I'm not working with them right now if favor of regular 140 grain Accubonds.</p><p> </p><p>Anyway, back to your rifle - to shoot that bad out of a known good rifle is really unusual. I have never seen it (assuming the problems I had were due to a known bad surplus barrel). To be rigorous about this I should load up some of the 150 grain ABLRs just to see if they shoot out of a known good barrel. I have assumed that they would. The only thing I can think of that might relate to this is that the twist you are using (probably 1 in 10) isn't enough to stabilize them but that is grasping at straws and I doubt that would be the case. Good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Engineering101, post: 1059307, member: 63138"] reelamin I had similar problems (not staying on a piece of notebook paper at 100 yards) with the 150 ABLR out of my 270 WSM. I did not have a known good load to try since it was a new factory surplus barrel. After checking for broken/loose scope and such I started wondering if the ABLRs were coming apart as they shot OK but not great up until 3,000 fps then went bonkers. I finally settled on the theory that the barrels I was using were crap and bought a Shilen prefit which I just got to the range for the first time last week. It shot sub MOA with starting loads and thus is way better than the surplus barrels I had used on that action previously. (I suppose I have learned again that you get what you pay for in barrels.) In the mean time I figured out that the ABLRs are somewhat of a niche product (they really are for long range) and may not be the best choice for zero to 500 yards. That was pointed out to me in a recent thread I started to ask about on game performance. So I'm not working with them right now if favor of regular 140 grain Accubonds. Anyway, back to your rifle - to shoot that bad out of a known good rifle is really unusual. I have never seen it (assuming the problems I had were due to a known bad surplus barrel). To be rigorous about this I should load up some of the 150 grain ABLRs just to see if they shoot out of a known good barrel. I have assumed that they would. The only thing I can think of that might relate to this is that the twist you are using (probably 1 in 10) isn't enough to stabilize them but that is grasping at straws and I doubt that would be the case. Good luck. [/QUOTE]
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