OCW Help!!

[Berry228]

Today I did some shooting g to figure out a good OCW load. But the load that looked good on paper was terrible with ES. I am shooting a .338 Edge with H1000 and .300 otms at .15 off the lands. Which load do I go with and how do I lower ES?

 

[Berry228]

Sorry, should add more info. ADG brass, FGM 215 match, 28" barrel

 

[MagMan]

Just out of curiosity what stock and scope are you running?

 

[Berry228]

Just out of curiosity what stock and scope are you running?

McMillan A5 and Nightforce NXS 5.5-22

 

[MagMan]

Adjustable cheek piece?

 

[Berry228]

Adjustable cheek piece?

Yes sir

 

[MagMan]

I've done load work for three Edges and I've never seen one that sporadic with powder charges. I was thinking maybe a cheekweld issue. Have you tried CCI 250's?

 

[Berry228]

I've done load work for three Edges and I've never seen one that sporadic with powder charges. I was thinking maybe a cheekweld issue. Have you tried CCI 250's?

Yes sir, and it was worse

 

[MagMan]

have you tried to reproduce group 5?

 

[Berry228]

have you tried to reproduce group 5?

No. Group 5 was 91.5gr and the filers between group 1 and 2 was 91.2. So they're fairly close ES wise

 

[Berry228]

I should add that I shot about 2 weeks ago and the es on my loads were 100fps+. I went to the store and bought a rcbs scale to check against my hornady dispenser. I called for 91.5 gr and the scale spit out 91.2, 91.7, 92.2. Needless to say, I only use this scale to dispense powder and now use my rcbs to weigh charges. This OCW is with the new scale

 

[MagMan]

Having been through things like this before I would JB Weld/Marine Tex that base to the action and use some liquid electrical tape on the scope rings.

Other options would be to try the SMK's.

 

[Dmagna]

Is the brass annealed?

 

[Berry228]

Is the brass annealed?

The base is bedded to the action with JB weld and the brass has been annealed every other firing. Could it be that the rifle just doesnt like H1000? I'll try SMKs