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ARlife4me

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per firearm how many different bullet weights do you have per? although i have many of the same cartridge in the same platform (ar and/or ba) that have the same barrel length and twist i shoot many different weights and types in the same firearm. 26 and 30 cals are the biggest spread of weights i have. back when i only shot a mod70 pre64 in 264wm my preferred weights were mainly sierra 100hp and 140sbt's. both would have the same "0" @ 100 yards as not to change that. i've changed a lot on the way and how i reload due to having a variety when it comes too more than 1 firearm in the same cartridge. with having 5 different 26cal (6.5gren, 6.5creed, 260rem, 6.5prc & 264wm) cartridges that have a total of 12 firearms in that caliber and can tune 1 or 2 bullets per firearm. 30cal is my next variety in cartridges of 3 for now (300bo, 308win & 300wm), but will add 2 or 3 more (300wsm & 300nm and maybe 300saum). other cartridges i have in rifles are 1 or 2 per caliber (5.56, 243win, 6.8spc, 270win, 338lm & 45-70gvt).
 
Each firearm for me is normally 2 bullets/weights. I do not use multiple bullet weights in one gun, this to me, is ridiculous. You have to re-zero every time you change bullets.
I could list what I use, but I'll just say when I have 5 300WM, 300RUM, 300-416 Rigby Improved, 30-30, 4 25cals, 5 6.5 cals, 2 7mm,4 338's, 2 375's & few 458's plus many others, all of them use different weight bullets, some only one bullet and weight.
Switching barrels also introduces changes in POI, so I keep tabs on that too, it is taped into each barrels ammo box how many clicks needed for zero.

Why do you use so many different weights in one rifle?

My deer rifle, lightweight rig, runs ONE bullet only, it has since I trued it and switch barreled the action, it hasn't had a barrel swap in many years now.

Cheers.
 
For me I tend to find 1 or 2 bullet weights that work well and just stick with those depending on what I'm shooting at.
My 30.06 I mostly use 165 gr serial bthp game kings.
270 win mostly use 130 gr accubonds or ttsx but it does shoot 150 gr speer hot cores very well.
270 wsm is mostly shooting 165gr ablr's
223 mostly 75gr or 55 gr fmj
308 is 165 or 155 gr
25 creed is 133 or 134 gr might try 120 gr
25-35 117 or 110 gr
22 hornet is 45 or 34
38-55 250 or 260 lead cast
So I guess I just kinda stick to middle of the road bullet weights for caliber
 
I generally have two per rifle, one a cup and core of some flavor and a mono metal for the other. The main exception to this is if I cannot source the bullet I want (like the 338 300gr Berger EH) or something that has a extremely similar counterpart (like the Nosler Ballistic tip and Accubond).

I know a couple of guys that will occasionally shoot their "benchrest" rifle at game. They "may" use something else as a hunting bullet.
 

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