JakeM300winnie
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To make a very long story short, I'm shooting a 300 win mag. Browning a bolt ll action,Christensen24" barrel, 1-10 twist,custom carbon fiber stock bedded.Leopold vx5 3-15x56.weighs in at 8lbs.
I've tried many different bullets geared towards long range capabilities,including 190 gr ablr, 180 ab.200 ab.175 lrx,200lrx, 180 sst, and 200 gr eld-x. I could always get it to shoot decent in the 1 to1 1/2 moa range no matter what ,but that wasn't gonna cut it for a rifle I have quite a lot money invested into. I did get the 200 gr eld-x to shoot very good at times but had major inconsistencies. (See my other posts warning about hornady eld-x)At this point I'm around 600-700 rounds through this barrel.
Steve, from hammer bullets suggested I give their bullets a try.I ordered a box of hammer hunter 181 gr.and as Steve's recommendations, Imr 7828ssc, seated the bullets as long as the mag box would allow,which ended up being .120 jump. I loaded one round at a time watching velocity and looking for pressure signs.77 gr. Put me at 3100 fps. I called that good with no pressure signs. I loaded up 3 at 77gr, went out to 410 yd.and it shot .60 moa first group. Velocities were, 3097,3100,3100. I believe it shoots even better than that but that's the best I can do with only 15x scope. Its consistant now, and I've shot multiple 1/2 moa groups since. I believe its true about these bullets not being sensitive to seating depth,and everything that the website and Steve has said has been true in my case. I recommend you guys give these a try ,especially if you have a finicky rifle. I can't wait to try them out on game!
Thank you Steve for an awesome USA made product.
I've tried many different bullets geared towards long range capabilities,including 190 gr ablr, 180 ab.200 ab.175 lrx,200lrx, 180 sst, and 200 gr eld-x. I could always get it to shoot decent in the 1 to1 1/2 moa range no matter what ,but that wasn't gonna cut it for a rifle I have quite a lot money invested into. I did get the 200 gr eld-x to shoot very good at times but had major inconsistencies. (See my other posts warning about hornady eld-x)At this point I'm around 600-700 rounds through this barrel.
Steve, from hammer bullets suggested I give their bullets a try.I ordered a box of hammer hunter 181 gr.and as Steve's recommendations, Imr 7828ssc, seated the bullets as long as the mag box would allow,which ended up being .120 jump. I loaded one round at a time watching velocity and looking for pressure signs.77 gr. Put me at 3100 fps. I called that good with no pressure signs. I loaded up 3 at 77gr, went out to 410 yd.and it shot .60 moa first group. Velocities were, 3097,3100,3100. I believe it shoots even better than that but that's the best I can do with only 15x scope. Its consistant now, and I've shot multiple 1/2 moa groups since. I believe its true about these bullets not being sensitive to seating depth,and everything that the website and Steve has said has been true in my case. I recommend you guys give these a try ,especially if you have a finicky rifle. I can't wait to try them out on game!
Thank you Steve for an awesome USA made product.
