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<blockquote data-quote="BountyHunter" data-source="post: 151198" data-attributes="member: 12"><p>I think you have to look at what variables you can control first, ie bullets, cases, powders, primers and maybe seating depth and neck tension.</p><p></p><p>Old rule of thumb, bullets, barrels and cases. Best in each.</p><p></p><p>Cases first in order RWS, Lapua, Norma, Win, Fed and god forbid finally Rem.</p><p></p><p>Primers, really depends on caliber. magnums I start with 210s and then 215s. Normally 215s are not needed except really large cases, large loads of hard to ignite powder. Many times in mags the 210s work much better. smaller calibers the CCI Br 2, 4 and 450s. But that is my preference. Lot of guys are having good luck with the PMC (Russian) primers.</p><p></p><p>Powders- non temp sensitive, ie Hodgen would be the first line to look at. However, I have 25 lbs left of Norma MRP which is a smoker in the 300 WSM.</p><p></p><p>For example, seating depth may be limited by max OAL on a magazine. If that is the case start at max and work in.</p><p></p><p>Pick the bullet type that will work for your target type. Game, paper etc.</p><p></p><p>Seat to max magazine oal if mag gun or if single shot, seat into the lands .030 IF a VLD, if sierra then seat touching. Reason, only one way to go and that is back out. Most have found the VLDs prefere into the lands IF possible, and Sierras and other non VLDs normally like it off.</p><p></p><p>Work loads up on powder first to find best powder load, then seating depth changes and finally neck tension. I have found that once I have my powder load, I can change primers and normally find out if the primer is going to help or hurt the load. We can discuss methods to find the powder load all day long.</p><p></p><p>No no big game gun will shoot in the zeros routinely, so do not let anyone tell you that lie. The guys on BR central have standing bets for any fool that says otherwise for him to come and prove it. **** few BR guns shoot in the .0 routinely, most are .1 or .2. Big game guns normally cannot do that, maybe once in a blue moon (if it was even measured right) but not routinely. If your gun shoots .5 all day long and once every year you shoot at .1 you have a .5 gun not a .1 gun. A once in a lifetime 3 shot group does not mean that is what that gun does routinely. </p><p></p><p>BH</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BountyHunter, post: 151198, member: 12"] I think you have to look at what variables you can control first, ie bullets, cases, powders, primers and maybe seating depth and neck tension. Old rule of thumb, bullets, barrels and cases. Best in each. Cases first in order RWS, Lapua, Norma, Win, Fed and god forbid finally Rem. Primers, really depends on caliber. magnums I start with 210s and then 215s. Normally 215s are not needed except really large cases, large loads of hard to ignite powder. Many times in mags the 210s work much better. smaller calibers the CCI Br 2, 4 and 450s. But that is my preference. Lot of guys are having good luck with the PMC (Russian) primers. Powders- non temp sensitive, ie Hodgen would be the first line to look at. However, I have 25 lbs left of Norma MRP which is a smoker in the 300 WSM. For example, seating depth may be limited by max OAL on a magazine. If that is the case start at max and work in. Pick the bullet type that will work for your target type. Game, paper etc. Seat to max magazine oal if mag gun or if single shot, seat into the lands .030 IF a VLD, if sierra then seat touching. Reason, only one way to go and that is back out. Most have found the VLDs prefere into the lands IF possible, and Sierras and other non VLDs normally like it off. Work loads up on powder first to find best powder load, then seating depth changes and finally neck tension. I have found that once I have my powder load, I can change primers and normally find out if the primer is going to help or hurt the load. We can discuss methods to find the powder load all day long. No no big game gun will shoot in the zeros routinely, so do not let anyone tell you that lie. The guys on BR central have standing bets for any fool that says otherwise for him to come and prove it. **** few BR guns shoot in the .0 routinely, most are .1 or .2. Big game guns normally cannot do that, maybe once in a blue moon (if it was even measured right) but not routinely. If your gun shoots .5 all day long and once every year you shoot at .1 you have a .5 gun not a .1 gun. A once in a lifetime 3 shot group does not mean that is what that gun does routinely. BH [/QUOTE]
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