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Getting the Best Precision and Accuracy from Berger VLD bullets in Your Rifle
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<blockquote data-quote="Rickroyem" data-source="post: 988811" data-attributes="member: 61142"><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">I have used this method for my Savage 11. I'm shooting Berger VLD 168 hunting in Lake City LR brass sorted for volume to .1gr by filling the cases with a small ball powder and weighing the powder. I used IMR8208XBR powder& Winchester primers. My jump was at .010". </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">The best pattern I've come up with is a 5 round group at 200 yards @ .24MOA. The velocity's were within 42 fps. A quarter easily covered the group.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">The problem I have been having, and the reason I'm here today, is that Ican't seem to control the variation in my velocities. The variation is about 125 fps. Until I can solve thisproblem I can't count on anything when I pull the trigger.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">My case volumes are precise to .1gr weighed powder volume, seatingdepths--base to ogive +/- .00075, powder quantity to .1gr., concentricity preciseto +/- .001. Cases have been annealed. The necks have not been turned,</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">I use a full length sizing die and I use an internal neck sizing tool. I also crimp the top .003" of the case .001 to .002" smaller than the outside case neck dia. after the bullet has been seated.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Any Ideas?lightbulb</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rickroyem, post: 988811, member: 61142"] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]I have used this method for my Savage 11. I'm shooting Berger VLD 168 hunting in Lake City LR brass sorted for volume to .1gr by filling the cases with a small ball powder and weighing the powder. I used IMR8208XBR powder& Winchester primers. My jump was at .010". [/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]The best pattern I've come up with is a 5 round group at 200 yards @ .24MOA. The velocity’s were within 42 fps. A quarter easily covered the group.[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]The problem I have been having, and the reason I'm here today, is that Ican't seem to control the variation in my velocities. The variation is about 125 fps. Until I can solve thisproblem I can't count on anything when I pull the trigger.:D[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]My case volumes are precise to .1gr weighed powder volume, seatingdepths--base to ogive +/- .00075, powder quantity to .1gr., concentricity preciseto +/- .001. Cases have been annealed. The necks have not been turned,[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]I use a full length sizing die and I use an internal neck sizing tool. I also crimp the top .003" of the case .001 to .002" smaller than the outside case neck dia. after the bullet has been seated.[/FONT][/SIZE] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Any Ideas?lightbulb[/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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