Tried 4 loadings with the 215g hybrid starting with 43.7 upto 44.6 with varget at 20 thou off, All groups were more or less clover leaf sized groups at 120y, will be shooting the 44.30g load at 1000y on saturday hoping vert woint be too much of an issue, all groups were shot with Light sholder to stock contact and light cheek contact also i kept rifle setup as low as possible.
215 gr Match Hybrid Target
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That seems like a ton of powder behind 215!
What velocity were you getting?
What velocity were you getting?
? Primer pockets had to have been toast!
Ted that looked good on your load from powder testing?
Any photos of your test from today?
When I was trying the 215's in my 10 twist shillen, I was trying for 2500. I had the barrel throated very long and was using 44.3 g of Varget if memory serves me right. I could not eliminate the horizontal stringing. I tried the 185 Jugs and wow! They are barely in my case, but they are so easy to shoot consistently. Now reading the wind consistently is a different story! I got to shoot very little this year but did move up a class!
broncman said:
Hi broncman, also noticed horizontal stringing but at 2700fps ranges, shot very well withinn 2,500-2630fps range but groups started to open up with Horizontal when VL increased from 2,630fps, 185g Jugs shot well even with large jump to lands however the 215g held 5s and vbulls far better in the wind.
paulT,
Your rifle is telling you it doesn't like to be "pushed". Work up loads in the 2500-2630 fps range and see what you get. What you are doing is finding the velocity node the rifle likes in the velocity you need to get out to 1000yds so the bullet leaves the muzzle at the same point of barrel flex every time. Another thing with the 32 in barrels is that a good follow through is key because of bullet time in the barrel. This is especially true for sling shooters. Every rifle is unique in its seating and velocity accuracy nodes so testing must be done to get the best out of your rifle. What works for one man works in HIS/HER rifle so take that information with a grain of salt before you try to apply it to your rifle. The biggest jump in accuracy will be when you get adept at reading the wind (see broncmans post). The equipment and load can only do so much. Its us "loose nuts behind the butt plate" that need to raise our skills to get where we want to be. And that only comes through GOOD practice.
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Phil Hoham
Berger Bullet Tech
Your rifle is telling you it doesn't like to be "pushed". Work up loads in the 2500-2630 fps range and see what you get. What you are doing is finding the velocity node the rifle likes in the velocity you need to get out to 1000yds so the bullet leaves the muzzle at the same point of barrel flex every time. Another thing with the 32 in barrels is that a good follow through is key because of bullet time in the barrel. This is especially true for sling shooters. Every rifle is unique in its seating and velocity accuracy nodes so testing must be done to get the best out of your rifle. What works for one man works in HIS/HER rifle so take that information with a grain of salt before you try to apply it to your rifle. The biggest jump in accuracy will be when you get adept at reading the wind (see broncmans post). The equipment and load can only do so much. Its us "loose nuts behind the butt plate" that need to raise our skills to get where we want to be. And that only comes through GOOD practice.
If you need any help with our bullets please let us know at TechSupport@bergerbullets.com.
Thanks for using our bullets!
Take care,
Phil Hoham
Berger Bullet Tech
Try them .010 off the lands with 42.9-43.5 grains of Varget in that Palma brass and 450 primers. Should get you about 2600 and be in the middle of a node.
200gr Hybrid sings in front of a case full of N140 so would think the 215 would do well.
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