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260 Rem handloads, need recs if this load is too hot...
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<blockquote data-quote="Beartrack1" data-source="post: 117325" data-attributes="member: 6263"><p>Thanks Matt!</p><p></p><p>Do you run Winchester cases or Lapua or Norma? I've wondered if any inconsistencies in the cases might be a weak link for me and if going to Lapua or Norma cases might improve things. </p><p></p><p>Oddly in the afternoon today ran 4 more groups of 5. I again got some big groups - 1.5", then the final settled down to 1/2" x 3/4"... None showed any further pressure signs. But I am really starting to wonder what's going on. On the other 3 groups, the ones that were much larger than the final group, the first shot on a cold barrel right after cleanings - then running 3 dry patches through, the first shot went EXACTLY where I expected. 3.7" high and virtually dead on windage wise... then the next 4 shots went down about 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 inches and random directions within the larger groups. Any guesses if I'm just looking at the most likely cause being my own technique, or have others seen a pattern like that - first shot dead on, then the next several dropping 1.5"? </p><p></p><p>Anything hardware wise I might need to look at? This is a new scope, but with the last grouping being so much better, I'm starting to think it's just the shooter (me.) I'm really beginning to think though that there is something funky with either the hardware or shooter as the final group would seem to indicate the load has real potential. But todays practice session seems to have raised more questions than it answered... Any feedback or recommendations would be greatly appreciated!</p><p></p><p>Thanks again,</p><p>Beartrack</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Beartrack1, post: 117325, member: 6263"] Thanks Matt! Do you run Winchester cases or Lapua or Norma? I've wondered if any inconsistencies in the cases might be a weak link for me and if going to Lapua or Norma cases might improve things. Oddly in the afternoon today ran 4 more groups of 5. I again got some big groups - 1.5", then the final settled down to 1/2" x 3/4"... None showed any further pressure signs. But I am really starting to wonder what's going on. On the other 3 groups, the ones that were much larger than the final group, the first shot on a cold barrel right after cleanings - then running 3 dry patches through, the first shot went EXACTLY where I expected. 3.7" high and virtually dead on windage wise... then the next 4 shots went down about 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 inches and random directions within the larger groups. Any guesses if I'm just looking at the most likely cause being my own technique, or have others seen a pattern like that - first shot dead on, then the next several dropping 1.5"? Anything hardware wise I might need to look at? This is a new scope, but with the last grouping being so much better, I'm starting to think it's just the shooter (me.) I'm really beginning to think though that there is something funky with either the hardware or shooter as the final group would seem to indicate the load has real potential. But todays practice session seems to have raised more questions than it answered... Any feedback or recommendations would be greatly appreciated! Thanks again, Beartrack [/QUOTE]
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