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Smaller groups with Norma brass
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<blockquote data-quote="gcamp54" data-source="post: 501222" data-attributes="member: 16056"><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">I was very happy after the last trip to the range. I bought this used rifle and scope last summer as a back-up because I'm still waiting on my custom rifles. It's a Gen I Sendero in 300WM with a Mk4 scope. It shot about 2moa initially using HSM factory ammo with 190 BTHP. I then skim bedded it, re-crowned the barrel, replace the trigger with a basix, and replaced the firing pin assembly with a Tubbs. Got it down to about 1.25moa. Then using the same Winchester brass (after prepping brass) reloaded 190 VLDs with 79gr H-1000, 215m primers, with a .005 jump. Got down to about 1moa. Then I used the same load with new Norma brass. The only thing I did to the Norma brass was uniform the primer pocket and chamfer the neck. Got it down to about .5moa. Attached is a picture of the rifle set up with bipod and rear bag. I used this set up off the bench for the 100 yd group and used the same set up prone on the ground for the 200 yd group. You can see the big difference between the Winchester brass and the Norma brass on the 100 yd target. The 2nd 3 shot group with the Norma brass on the 100yd target was rushed due to someone wanting to go down range. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><img src="http://i560.photobucket.com/albums/ss45/gcamp54/Shooting/2007-12-31005.jpg?t=1303562941" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Rifle set up. Unfortunately no this is not my range.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><img src="http://i560.photobucket.com/albums/ss45/gcamp54/Shooting/2007-12-31015.jpg?t=1303562941" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">100 yd target, from the bench, showing difference in W-W brass and Norma brass</span></span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><img src="http://i560.photobucket.com/albums/ss45/gcamp54/Shooting/2007-12-31014.jpg?t=1303562941" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">200 yd target, prone. The out of group shot was my 1st and I new I pulled it so didn't count it in the group. The next three all felt good. Using norma brass. Ran out of loaded W-W brass.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gcamp54, post: 501222, member: 16056"] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]I was very happy after the last trip to the range. I bought this used rifle and scope last summer as a back-up because I'm still waiting on my custom rifles. It's a Gen I Sendero in 300WM with a Mk4 scope. It shot about 2moa initially using HSM factory ammo with 190 BTHP. I then skim bedded it, re-crowned the barrel, replace the trigger with a basix, and replaced the firing pin assembly with a Tubbs. Got it down to about 1.25moa. Then using the same Winchester brass (after prepping brass) reloaded 190 VLDs with 79gr H-1000, 215m primers, with a .005 jump. Got down to about 1moa. Then I used the same load with new Norma brass. The only thing I did to the Norma brass was uniform the primer pocket and chamfer the neck. Got it down to about .5moa. Attached is a picture of the rifle set up with bipod and rear bag. I used this set up off the bench for the 100 yd group and used the same set up prone on the ground for the 200 yd group. You can see the big difference between the Winchester brass and the Norma brass on the 100 yd target. The 2nd 3 shot group with the Norma brass on the 100yd target was rushed due to someone wanting to go down range. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana][IMG]http://i560.photobucket.com/albums/ss45/gcamp54/Shooting/2007-12-31005.jpg?t=1303562941[/IMG][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]Rifle set up. Unfortunately no this is not my range.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana][IMG]http://i560.photobucket.com/albums/ss45/gcamp54/Shooting/2007-12-31015.jpg?t=1303562941[/IMG][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]100 yd target, from the bench, showing difference in W-W brass and Norma brass[/FONT][/COLOR][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana][IMG]http://i560.photobucket.com/albums/ss45/gcamp54/Shooting/2007-12-31014.jpg?t=1303562941[/IMG][/FONT][/COLOR][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]200 yd target, prone. The out of group shot was my 1st and I new I pulled it so didn't count it in the group. The next three all felt good. Using norma brass. Ran out of loaded W-W brass.[/FONT][/COLOR][/FONT][/COLOR][/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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