150 Grn Nosler ABLR for whitetails

[Jeremy Henderson]

The 168 grain leaves exit wounds the size of a half dollar from 30 feet to 565 yards out of a 280 AI. I love them

 

[Lenny Foffa]

wow. Impressive!!!!! Thanks J

 

[DonLR]

HI Don, and Mr Old Elk Hunter. Thanks for that info. I have used 66.7 Grns of H 4831SC up until now, and will be trying 67 .0 Grns at the range ,in the spring. Depending on pressure signs I may even try 67.3 grns . That should get me about 3000 fps, or so. Since I am at 75 feet elevation in N J , and the shooting school is at 2885 ft, in Virginia, they do the ballistic math for me based on 3000 fps. As you can see from a target photo, I am not yet at 1MOA. I will keep shooting till I get it right. By the way, I just ordered three boxes of 150 Grn Nosler ABLR in 270 on Wed. I ordered directly from Nosler. Free shipping on orders over $99.00

Thanks for the info on bullet availability. I'll order some myself as it is my go to 270 weatherby bullet.

 

[DonLR]

I am not sure I follow your post about the difference in elevation and your load. If you don't know your velocity of your handload as verified by a chronograph trying to load to a nook value only and you could be 100 fps in error. Additionally what ever load you do settle on needs to have low double digit or preferably single digit sd and es for consistent and precise long range target shooting or elr hunting. There are several very good ballistic apps where you can do all the computations yourself.

 

[Lenny Foffa]

I see your point. I do not have a lab radar chrno. so it is a" Best Guess." My thinking was that a load developed at Sea level, ( 75 Feet ) based on the numbers from the Nosler loading Manuel, 2900 fps in my case ,will have a slightly different velocity at 2885 ft in elevation. ( From; Accuracy and Precision for Long Range shooting; Bryan Litz ) . The instructors at the school told me, that the hits they were seeing on the various targets from the 100 yard sighter target , out to the 1000 yard targets were in line with my 150 Grn. ABLR ,with a 591 BC , at 3000 ft per second, not 2900. They use the JBM Ballistic App. in 20 yard increments, from 100 to 1200 yards. Whenever I referred to my load as a 2900 fps load, the quickly corrected me and said they felt it was a 3000 fps load. This is , of course opinion, but the opinions of people who have far more knowledge, and experience , than I do . It is my wish to get a good chrono, but the issues I have seen with the Lab Radar devices at my range , make me feel uncomfortable !! Do You have lab Radar device??? Do you really like it??? Do you recommend that device or another one. ??? Thanks Buddy

 

[ButterBean]

Let Her Eat

 

[Lenny Foffa]

Thanks for the info on bullet availability. I'll order some myself as it is my go to 270 weatherby bullet.

Go Get em Buddy!!!! $87.00 buck a box of 100, I bought 3 boxes to add to my current inventory . I will get another three next week, after you get yours.

 

[Jcook02]

I've shot the 168 and 175's. I changed to the 175 simply for a triple backup for elk hunting. Both bullets did fantastic jobs on whitetail. No concerns with the 150. The 175 opened them up really well.

 

[Lenny Foffa]

Thank you for that !!!!

 

[DonLR]

I see your point. I do not have a lab radar chrno. so it is a" Best Guess." My thinking was that a load developed at Sea level, ( 75 Feet ) based on the numbers from the Nosler loading Manuel, 2900 fps in my case ,will have a slightly different velocity at 2885 ft in elevation. ( From; Accuracy and Precision for Long Range shooting; Bryan Litz ) . The instructors at the school told me, that the hits they were seeing on the various targets from the 100 yard sighter target , out to the 1000 yard targets were in line with my 150 Grn. ABLR ,with a 591 BC , at 3000 ft per second, not 2900. They use the JBM Ballistic App. in 20 yard increments, from 100 to 1200 yards. Whenever I referred to my load as a 2900 fps load, the quickly corrected me and said they felt it was a 3000 fps load. This is , of course opinion, but the opinions of people who have far more knowledge, and experience , than I do . It is my wish to get a good chrono, but the issues I have seen with the Lab Radar devices at my range , make me feel uncomfortable !! Do You have lab Radar device??? Do you really like it??? Do you recommend that device or another one. ??? Thanks Buddy

ELR shooting is a precise sport when taken seriously. I have made hits on a 12 inch diameter tgt at 1200 yds with 28 nosler and am working up my weatherby with the 150 ablr to do same. I have used three types of chronographs and they all have their quirks. I now prefer the lab radar. There are some very good you tube videos that have really helped improve the lab radar function for me at the range. I am surprised the guys at the range don't have a chronograph so you can get your real velocity. I seriously doubt that if the book load is 2900 fps thst you are getting anywhere near 3000 fps. I do recommend the labradar but you have to be dedicated to it. It is not as easy a set up as the old sky screens but then with it you don't have to worry about lighting conditions and bullet glint and screen spacing. My app shows about a 20 inch difference in drop at 1000 yds with the 150 ablr with the change from 2900 fps to 3000 fps. Depending on what size your 1000 yd target is that may or may not make a difference in hits. When you start shooting at 1000 yd moa targets it obviously makes a difference. Good luck.

 

[DonLR]

Just ordered a couple of boxes of the 150 gr ablr. Thank again for letting me know about them. Am moving to northern NM in May and will be focusing on elk and mule deer. Would like to stay in touch in how your load efforts are going. Good luck.

 

[Lenny Foffa]

Thank you for that incredible info !!! At. Some point I will get a lab. Radar ! Good luck on your new.location hunting career !!!! I'll let you know about the. Long shot at the White tail I'm hoping for !!

 

[WildRose]

Thank you for that incredible info !!! At. Some point I will get a lab. Radar ! Good luck on your new.location hunting career !!!! I'll let you know about the. Long shot at the White tail I'm hoping for !!

Until you do you don't have to simply guess. Set up some targets at 3 different ranges out to 1000, shoot groups, find the center of your group and adjust the BC and/or velocity to match that data and you'll be very close.

 

[Lenny Foffa]

Ok, I will do that when I go back to bang Steel in the fall. Great advice. My last groups at 200 and 300 told me I was at 2900 not 3000. I like the test you suggest. Hi Don, Now that you ordered your 150 Grn ABLR, I am going to order more this morning, if available !!!