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I'm thinking of trying these out at a match this coming weekend. Has anyone got a good load?
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Phillip McGregor (OFC)
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In .30-'06 try 47.5gr of IMR4064 or 46.5gr of IMR or H4895 (+/- .5gr).
They both shoot to the same zero and have worked with every bullet I've tried from 110gr to 190gr.
MauryLast edited by Maury Krupp; 10-06-2012, 05:51. -
My measure is locked down on 46.5 gn IMR 4895 based on your advise from long ago. It just seemed a bit much for a 178 grain in a Garand. We shall see.
Is there any advantage to seating past mag length with this bullet or any other in a properly bedded and set up Garand?Phillip McGregor (OFC)
"I am neither a fire arms nor a ballistics expert, but I was a combat infantry officer in the Great War, and I absolutely know that the bullet from an infantry rifle has to be able to shoot through things." General Douglas MacArthurComment
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I haven't seen any gain from playing with seating depth in terms of jump and non-VLD bullets. Milspec 3.34in seems to work as well as anything there.
However, as a semi-experiment I started seating my long range loads with Sierra 190MK and Berger 185LRBT down to the ogive. That seems to make them work a little better. Maybe because of the better load density (esp with IMR4064) or maybe it's all my imagination.
I haven't done any blind testing; I'm not much on testing these days. The loads work as is and I don't have any WTF? shots so I leave it at that.
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Thanks much.
One day I hope to shoot with you.Phillip McGregor (OFC)
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