87 V-max Question

[ranger3]

I don't recall exactly anymore because I shot them in two rifles. But the OAL was 2.387 I believe. I would say that was about .02 off the lands. It was for PD hunting and so I don't track that as closely.

 

[Bojo]

I shoot them out to 1000 yard at steel. Yes they vary in ogive length, but that problem seem new to me. 40.5 of h4350 fed 210m hornady brass. Savage 12lrpv. 243 win. I'm switching to the 105 a max because of wind drift and the fact that those 87vmax barley tip over the coyote st 1k.

 

[ranger3]

I don't recall exactly anymore because I shot them in two rifles. But the OAL was 2.387 I believe. I would say that was about .02 off the lands. It was for PD hunting and so I don't track that as closely.

OK
OK Correction, I went out to my shop and looked, OAL is 2.338 So sorry about that. This bullet and a similar load shoot well in two of my 223's Benchmark.

 

[chuckshooter]

my favorite load for the 87 vmax is 49.5 gr of RL17 in a 6mm ackley 10 twist.

 

[Bangs OH]

"Shot nine rds today at .020" off jam. Six of those grouped roughly .25moa at 200yds. Three were flyers and not just close but real flyers opening the group to roughly 1moa??? Left the target outside. Saw everything I needed to see through the scope.
I'm close but still getting the huge flyers I had hoped the seating depth change would cure".


I've had very similar results with the 75 & 87 grain V max's in my Savage model 12 VLP. It would put 2 into the same hole at 100 yrds. and then I'd always get a flyer that would open the group to an inch or more. I've never had that problem with Nosler bullets (using the same components case, primer, seating depth etc....)
I don't have a bullet runout gauge and I've yet to weigh them for comparison. What I can say is that I've heard of this issue from many other people using this bullet. Need to experiment more...

Ha! Recently tried 2 other-cal. Hornady V-Maxes - 53 and 60 gr. - through my Savage 12 FV .22-250, 2 different powders and primers for each weight bullet, .015-.020 jump. Same thing: Every three-shot group had two shots close or touching, and one flyer 3/4 to 1 inch away!
Then ran some much-shorter factory stuff (NBT bullet); no flyers, (and actually grouped pretty well.) Will try another brand of varmint bullet in handloads and see what happens......

 

[long40shot]

After seven years......

 

[Texas10]

After seven years......

Good to know some folks still are willing to do some searching for answers to their questions, and not just ask the same ol' questions over and over