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Reloading
Slowing down a hot cartridge (don't hate on me for asking)
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<blockquote data-quote="marksman1941" data-source="post: 2900053" data-attributes="member: 68542"><p>It seems like you're on track for the powder you need to use. An accuracy note that may or may not be helpful. </p><p></p><p>My grandpa has an old weatherby in .270 win, and while trying to accurize a bit he hogged out barrel channel to free float it. Groups opened up tremendously upon doing so. He called weatherby (mind you this was 35-40 years ago) and they explained that those rifles had a post in the stock that created a pressure point on the barrel and was necessary for accuracy. They (weatherby) suggested he take a stack of mailing labels and start layering them inside the stock about 2/3 up the barrel channel until they made contact with the barrel. Then add one label, shoot a group, add another label, shoot another group, until the vertical stringing he was seeing disappeared. At that point use bedding compound to build up a point the same height as the label stack and you're good to go. It worked, weird as it sounds. </p><p>I only mention this in the event you have a hard time finding accuracy once you've settled in a general load. There may be something to look into in the stock if you're chasing 1moa</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="marksman1941, post: 2900053, member: 68542"] It seems like you’re on track for the powder you need to use. An accuracy note that may or may not be helpful. My grandpa has an old weatherby in .270 win, and while trying to accurize a bit he hogged out barrel channel to free float it. Groups opened up tremendously upon doing so. He called weatherby (mind you this was 35-40 years ago) and they explained that those rifles had a post in the stock that created a pressure point on the barrel and was necessary for accuracy. They (weatherby) suggested he take a stack of mailing labels and start layering them inside the stock about 2/3 up the barrel channel until they made contact with the barrel. Then add one label, shoot a group, add another label, shoot another group, until the vertical stringing he was seeing disappeared. At that point use bedding compound to build up a point the same height as the label stack and you’re good to go. It worked, weird as it sounds. I only mention this in the event you have a hard time finding accuracy once you’ve settled in a general load. There may be something to look into in the stock if you’re chasing 1moa [/QUOTE]
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