Nosler 180 gr. Accubond with RL-22

[ewarme]

Have found a great load with Nosler 180gr Accubond and 60 gr. of RL-22 with an OAL of 3.33” as suggested by Nosler. Excellent groups until I get out to 200 yds and they spread. Has anyone found a better seating depth that yields better groups at distance? Open to any suggestions.
Bullet: Nosler 180 gr. Accubond
Brass: Nosler
Primer : CCI 200
Powder: RL-22, 60 gr.
OAL: 3.33”
Gun: REM 700 ADL/30-06

 

[Zero333]

Welcome to the Forum !

I stopped using RL-22 because it would string badly when barrel temp was different from shot to shot.

For a hunting rifle I think you're doing fine and if it shoots 1.5 MOA and the game is not farther than 400 yards I'd go with it and be happy.

You could get a bullet comparator and OAL length gauge to find where the bullets touches the lands and go from there. Usually you'd start with 0.020" away from the lands and move in 0.005" or 0.010" increments until the loads looks tighter.

But for a hunting rifle that might have very long freebore you might run out of magazine before hitting the lands. Or in some extreme cases the bullet could end up so far forward it might not even have proper hold on the case mouth.