6GT project/range report

[Tangent]

Definitely a cartridge with great potential. I think the best available bullet for me is going to be the 107 SMK.

 

[Nomosendero2]

I was wondering about the 109 ELDM for Targets and Deer/Coyotes?
Anyone have experience with that bullet?

 

[Clancy]

I was wondering about the 109 ELDM for Targets and Deer/Coyotes?
Anyone have experience with that bullet?

Yea. Don’t.

 

[Nomosendero2]

I assume you mean the Deer part of the question, thanks for the reply.
I know many use the 108 and mostly good comments, maybe the 109 performs differently.
Thanks again

 

[Capt. Oblivious]

Been hunting with 108ELDs since they came out, if your a shoulder shooter they might also not be for you especially on smaller/medium size game.
Behind the shoulder Im yet to see an animal jog off after taking one when leaving the barrel at 3190fps but if you hit heavy bone its ugly.

Exit on a massive black Wildebeest from 230y quartering BUT i have also literally shot a wounded springbok in half with one.

 

[Nomosendero2]

I have heard the 108 is a killer, but I wondered if the 109 was different enough to not behave the same on game?

 

[Tangent]

Anyone tested the Lapua brass yet?

 

[shoot4fun]

Anyone tested the Lapua brass yet?

Mine was delivered yesterday. I opened the package and, although the brass looks usual for Lapua, I do not care for the cardboard box.
I can hopefully take Alpha and Lapua test loads to the range and shoot sooner than later.

 

[Kracken McGraw]

Mine was delivered yesterday. I opened the package and, although the brass looks usual for Lapua, I do not care for the cardboard box.
I can hopefully take Alpha and Lapua test loads to the range and shoot sooner than later.

Knowing me if I get some in a cardboard box, I will go dump it back into an old Lapua plastic box.
Please listen Lapua !

 

[Clancy]

Knowing me if I get some in a cardboard box, I will go dump it back into an old Lapua plastic box.
Please listen Lapua !

I may have a few boxes

 

[whatwind?]

My lapua brass is a lot heavier than alpha brass, Lapua virgin 158 gr, Lapua once fired with spent primer 161 gr, alpha brass 3x fired with unfired primer 148 gr……the internal capacity shows less capacity with Lapua also about .8gr less. Lapua about 43.9x gr vs alpha 44.7x gr water weight

Also, my chamber is improved b/c I am dumb, I have 463 shoulder and 40 degree shoulder angle, it’s amounts to nothing, about .25 gr water weight than normal GT

I used n150 to fire form Lapua and have mostly used h4350 in the alpha, so don’t have direct comparison yet

Also the virgin alpha was 1.7185 OAL and Lapua is 1.720

Lapua lot LPT05738

.269 loaded round with Lapua and Alpha

 

[whatwind?]

long, good day

28" Kreiger, 1:7.0 tw, .150 fb, .237, 4 gr, 1.25 str
Virgin Lapua brass, BR-4, all jammed a little bit. came with .267 neck, i left it
red is areas of interest
forgot to get the tgt info on 107
ALL --- vv N150
HOT day in south Louisiana

	107 smk		103 VTAC	110 smk		115 dtac
		N150	FPS	N150	FPS	N150	FPS
N150	FPS	33.2 gr	2948	32.2 gr	2829	32. 0 gr	2775
33.2 gr	2909		2243		2815		2778
	2910	33.5	2941	32.4	2831	32.2	2780
33.5	2922		2954		2829		2780
	2936	33.7	2967	32.6	2842	32.4	2782
33.7	2934		2962		2844		2789
	2946	33.9	2979	32.8	2851	32.6	2816
33.9	2955		2984		2849
	2957	34.1	2997	33	2856	32.8	2828
34.1	2958		2998		2829		2818
	2965	34.3	3013	33.2	2871	33	2826
34.3	2975		3000		2882		2846
	2977	34.5	3017	33.4	2885	33.2	2847
34.5	2987		3018		2891		2831
	2976	34.7	3034	33.6	2019	33.4	2856
34.7	2994		3033		2882		2857
	2992	34.9	3047	33.8	2900	33.6	2885
34.9	3011		3039		2910		2859
	3012	35.1 gr	3056	34 gr	2926	33.8 gr	2868
35.1	3017		3059		2923		2875
	3023

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[Tangent]

How do you find the 110 SMK shoots?

 

[whatwind?]

To be determined, trying to find best seating depth, good looking bullet and good price

New bullet for me