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<blockquote data-quote="jimbires" data-source="post: 898216" data-attributes="member: 11011"><p>did you play with seating depth ? what powder did you try ? did you try different bullets , flat base , boat tails ? Hodgdon has some good info on using H4895 in reduced loads . use caution with reduced loads . you can get hang fires , overpressure from detonation . </p><p></p><p> I was working with a reduced load in a 30.06 for a young boy , and was having hang fire problems . I switched powders and things are ok now . I'd have to look at notes for these powders . </p><p> I did a 308 for a young shooter that shot pretty good . I did work with seating depth to dial it in . if I remember right I used IMR4198 powder . this powder was recommended in an older speer book . </p><p> I'm using H4895 in a slightly reduced load for my girlfriends 7mm-08 that shoots pretty good . </p><p></p><p>here is the 7mm-08 from 100 . </p><p><a href="http://s106.photobucket.com/user/jimmyboy16866/media/targets/Denisesbrowning7mm-08oct27.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m257/jimmyboy16866/targets/Denisesbrowning7mm-08oct27.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p></p><p> here are a few pics of the 308 and how seating depth tightened the groups . the only change made was seating depth . </p><p>all from 100 yds </p><p><a href="http://s106.photobucket.com/user/jimmyboy16866/media/targets/Alaynas%20savage%20rifle/Alaynassavage001.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m257/jimmyboy16866/targets/Alaynas%20savage%20rifle/Alaynassavage001.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s106.photobucket.com/user/jimmyboy16866/media/targets/Alaynas%20savage%20rifle/Alaynassavage002.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m257/jimmyboy16866/targets/Alaynas%20savage%20rifle/Alaynassavage002.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s106.photobucket.com/user/jimmyboy16866/media/targets/Alaynas%20savage%20rifle/Alaynassavage003.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m257/jimmyboy16866/targets/Alaynas%20savage%20rifle/Alaynassavage003.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s106.photobucket.com/user/jimmyboy16866/media/targets/Alaynas%20savage%20rifle/Alaynassavage004.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m257/jimmyboy16866/targets/Alaynas%20savage%20rifle/Alaynassavage004.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jimbires, post: 898216, member: 11011"] did you play with seating depth ? what powder did you try ? did you try different bullets , flat base , boat tails ? Hodgdon has some good info on using H4895 in reduced loads . use caution with reduced loads . you can get hang fires , overpressure from detonation . I was working with a reduced load in a 30.06 for a young boy , and was having hang fire problems . I switched powders and things are ok now . I'd have to look at notes for these powders . I did a 308 for a young shooter that shot pretty good . I did work with seating depth to dial it in . if I remember right I used IMR4198 powder . this powder was recommended in an older speer book . I'm using H4895 in a slightly reduced load for my girlfriends 7mm-08 that shoots pretty good . here is the 7mm-08 from 100 . [URL=http://s106.photobucket.com/user/jimmyboy16866/media/targets/Denisesbrowning7mm-08oct27.jpg.html][IMG]http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m257/jimmyboy16866/targets/Denisesbrowning7mm-08oct27.jpg[/IMG][/URL] here are a few pics of the 308 and how seating depth tightened the groups . the only change made was seating depth . all from 100 yds [URL="http://s106.photobucket.com/user/jimmyboy16866/media/targets/Alaynas%20savage%20rifle/Alaynassavage001.jpg.html"][IMG]http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m257/jimmyboy16866/targets/Alaynas%20savage%20rifle/Alaynassavage001.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL="http://s106.photobucket.com/user/jimmyboy16866/media/targets/Alaynas%20savage%20rifle/Alaynassavage002.jpg.html"][IMG]http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m257/jimmyboy16866/targets/Alaynas%20savage%20rifle/Alaynassavage002.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL="http://s106.photobucket.com/user/jimmyboy16866/media/targets/Alaynas%20savage%20rifle/Alaynassavage003.jpg.html"][IMG]http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m257/jimmyboy16866/targets/Alaynas%20savage%20rifle/Alaynassavage003.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL="http://s106.photobucket.com/user/jimmyboy16866/media/targets/Alaynas%20savage%20rifle/Alaynassavage004.jpg.html"][IMG]http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m257/jimmyboy16866/targets/Alaynas%20savage%20rifle/Alaynassavage004.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [/QUOTE]
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