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<blockquote data-quote="357Mag" data-source="post: 1512465" data-attributes="member: 106883"><p>COMBATCURT -</p><p></p><p>Howdy !</p><p></p><p>I don't feel the two are mutually exclusive. IMHO - one can often obtain high comparative high velocity along w/ the desired level of accuracy.</p><p></p><p>I myself have pretty much biased highest accuracy ahead of velocity.</p><p></p><p>Besides reading all I could from knowledgeable experts like P.O. Ackley and Homer Powley, I happened to have Fred Sinclair to talk to.... who lived a scant 6mi away.</p><p>His sizeable involvement in "benchrest" probably had a noticeable influence on my thinking; as regards the post' topic.</p><p></p><p>When I went full custom for the first time, it was w/ Sinclair; having him make me world class varmint rifle chambered in a .224" cal wildcat of my own design. </p><p>I knew from the git go that I would have all the accuracy and vel I needed for the rifle's intended use on groundhogs.... and for some local target rifle shoots.</p><p></p><p>Since I don't own a chrono, and haven't chrono'd a whole lot of loads in the past 43+ years; it's pretty safe to say that obtaining highest possible vel is not an active goal for me. </p><p></p><p>I managed a 510yd groundhog kill using my .22-35 Remington wildcat, shooting a prototype of the 55"V"-Max, from a small clutch Steve Hornady sent me.</p><p>From a 24" 1-14.... 41.6gr VV160... and FED LR Magnum Match.... I couldn't have asked anything more on delivered energy and useable accuracy.</p><p></p><p>I never felt shorted in the vel department.</p><p></p><p>Today I'm shooting a 6mm wildcat of my own design from a 29" 1-8 5"C" .</p><p>I like high load density, and have once again biased obtaining best accuracy to the fore. My loads use a full case of IMR7828 under bullets like 95MK and the various</p><p>105 -108s. Loads w/ RL-22 are a very nearly full case. And while what little chrono work I did showed vel to be lower than what a more main stream powder choice like H4350 might provide, the accuracy level my loads give me is all that I could have hoped for. Here again, scope adjustments for trajectory considerations never made me feel like I was missing out in the vel department. </p><p></p><p></p><p>With regards,</p><p> 357Mag</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="357Mag, post: 1512465, member: 106883"] COMBATCURT - Howdy ! I don't feel the two are mutually exclusive. IMHO - one can often obtain high comparative high velocity along w/ the desired level of accuracy. I myself have pretty much biased highest accuracy ahead of velocity. Besides reading all I could from knowledgeable experts like P.O. Ackley and Homer Powley, I happened to have Fred Sinclair to talk to.... who lived a scant 6mi away. His sizeable involvement in "benchrest" probably had a noticeable influence on my thinking; as regards the post' topic. When I went full custom for the first time, it was w/ Sinclair; having him make me world class varmint rifle chambered in a .224" cal wildcat of my own design. I knew from the git go that I would have all the accuracy and vel I needed for the rifle's intended use on groundhogs.... and for some local target rifle shoots. Since I don't own a chrono, and haven't chrono'd a whole lot of loads in the past 43+ years; it's pretty safe to say that obtaining highest possible vel is not an active goal for me. I managed a 510yd groundhog kill using my .22-35 Remington wildcat, shooting a prototype of the 55"V"-Max, from a small clutch Steve Hornady sent me. From a 24" 1-14.... 41.6gr VV160... and FED LR Magnum Match.... I couldn't have asked anything more on delivered energy and useable accuracy. I never felt shorted in the vel department. Today I'm shooting a 6mm wildcat of my own design from a 29" 1-8 5"C" . I like high load density, and have once again biased obtaining best accuracy to the fore. My loads use a full case of IMR7828 under bullets like 95MK and the various 105 -108s. Loads w/ RL-22 are a very nearly full case. And while what little chrono work I did showed vel to be lower than what a more main stream powder choice like H4350 might provide, the accuracy level my loads give me is all that I could have hoped for. Here again, scope adjustments for trajectory considerations never made me feel like I was missing out in the vel department. With regards, 357Mag [/QUOTE]
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