Anyone ever use Lapua 185 gr Scenars?

[sewwhat89]

Does anyone have any experience with these bullets? I got some to play with in my 300 RSAUM and 300 WM. They are a bit shorter than the 190 SMK and slightly sleeker looking than 175 SMKs. I think I know the answer, but why is there not much talk about these bullets? They are very concentric bullets!

 

[Ogre6br]

Im interested to try these in my 30 BR,fast twist)so if anyone has any thought I would love to hear them too.

Thanks
later
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[280man]

my 300 SAUM shoots the 155 sceaners better than anything else I have tried very hich BC and the recoil is a lot less pick up a box of them and give them a try:thumb:

 

[DukeDuke]

I shot them out of a .308Win. in front of a lot of RL-15, very accurate: 1 inch group at 400y! The surprise for me was that I got better velocity with 190MK + the accuracy.

 

[Raptor]

Buddy shoots them out of a 308VS and it loves them!! They shoot very well in his gun.

 

[Sal]

I shot these in a .308, at roughly 800m/s. Excellent precision, but the pressure was a tad to high for my brass. At lower speeds it did not perform as well. For long range shooting it was good, but I found it needed more speed than my rifle could safely provide.

 

[Rootshot]

I shoot the 185 Scenars in my 308. I found an accuracy node on the low pressure side at about 2500fps from a 26" Broughton 5C barrel. From a bipod, I routinely get sub .5moa groups.

I was not able to find a good high pressure accuracy node and started getting pressure signs at about 2700fps with Varget. You may do better with a powder that is just a little slower than Varget.

These should be excellent in a 300 WM / WSM. At the volocity I load them to, they are not a viable 1,000 yard round.

--Rootshot

 

[Rinso]

I have been shooting the 185 sencars for some years now out of my 300 Win Mag Heavy Gun.

I have had a lot of success with them and have found them to be very consistant right out of the box.

Being in Australia I use them at 500 metre Fly shoots and 1000 yds IBS matches and have managed a few victories.

They perform for me in a Maddco 1-10 twist using a load of 75 grns AR2213SC,H4831SC in the USA)in Laupua brass with a Fed 215M primer.

Would recommend them as at the very least worth the price of a box for testing.

cheers
Rinso