Barrel came in and I'm ready to start load testing. This is for an F Open rifle, shooting Norma Brass, BR2 primers, 4831sc and 230 bergers. Any good starting points, haven't found much in the forums on loads for the 230's. Is 64.0 too high of a starting point? Thanks!
300 WSM 230 Berger load development
- Thread starter Cody Richardson
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I would start a little lower then 63.5. If it is as low barrel or not throated for that bullet, pressure can spike quick. I would take one case put in 62 grains, shoot it and check for pressure. Then go to 62.5 and repeat. Then 63 and repeat. Then keep going to see how high you can go while checking for pressure. If you do it this way it will show if your die will resize after repeated firings and you only lose one case. Matt
I believe .280. I like the 210 VLD hunting bullet better. With a .220 freebore and H4350. Less recoil and i feel it is more accurate. Matt
Ned Ludd
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I would recommend sending Steve a PM and see if he has any suggestions. Although he doesn't frequent the forum perhaps as much as he used to, Steve is typically very willing to help people out and is one of the few that have really gotten the 230s working in the 300 WSM for F-Open.
I would recommend sending Steve a PM and see if he has any suggestions. Although he doesn't frequent the forum perhaps as much as he used to, Steve is typically very willing to help people out and is one of the few that have really gotten the 230s working in the 300 WSM for F-Open.
Cody,
Send us an email at techsupport@bergerbullets.com or give us a call at 714-441-7202 between the hours of 8am to 4:30pm Eastern time MON thru Fri and we would be glad to help. Thanks for using our bullets Cody!
Thanks! Will call you guys tomorrow
Thanks everyone, freebore is .240. Is Steve still SleepyGator on here? I'll shoot him a PM as well
Ned Ludd
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It's Steve Blair..."SleepyGator" is now in his sig line.
DirtySteve
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Any up dates? I am very inerested in this bullet .
Send us an email to: support@capstonepg.com with the bullet/cartridge included and we can send you our published load data in this along with bullet seating depth testing information ETC.
On barrel #2 now. Barrel #1 settled in at 66.4 of 4831SC, jumped 8 thou, running 2860. Had a node above 2900 but torque was too much to handle consistently.
FYI that is a little hot for Canada if you are going up there. Not saying it won't shoot well, bet it does.
Alex Wheeler
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Do you guys feel the relatively small BC gain between the 215 and 230 is worth the cost in velocity? The numbers I have ran still put the 215 on top. The old bc of .744 was worth it, but since its been cut to .714 Im not sure it is.
One look at the form factor will answer that. For the life of me i cant understand why people care so much about BC numbers anymore.
Alex Wheeler
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Exactly, the trade off to me has never been worth me even trying the 230. But people care about BC because the majority of shooters are using bullets for purposes other than know distance target shooting.
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