Do you continue to experiment with loads ?

[acemisser]

Forgot to add that it was my friends .222 40X and first time I ever shot the rifle.

still **** good shootin.We do the f class at 250 2 relays of 20 shots total of 4 targets with 10 shots on each target
for score...I am going to be trying my 22-250 this week end....I am sorry but I just had to bust on you about the
50 yards groups...John

[DanSavage]

LOL!!! There is another local match in Odessa about an hour away for me that is 250 yards, I've only shot my .308 there and yeah it can print some tight groups but usually I shoot in the 180's with it a few low 190's so far being my second year shooting in match's, 3rd year reloading. My first year I don't think I even made a 180 score, but that 199 33X score of mine with the .222 was mind blowing. My friend who owns the gun has shot a 200 33X this year and one match the top six shooter's all had 200's with 1st place having 37X's. I think I was like 15th place with my .308 with a 192, and there was no score under a 180 that day with over 20 shooter's!

[acemisser]

LOL!!! There is another local match in Odessa about an hour away for me that is 250 yards, I've only shot my .308 there and yeah it can print some tight groups but usually I shoot in the 180's with it a few low 190's so far being my second year shooting in match's, 3rd year reloading. My first year I don't think I even made a 180 score, but that 199 33X score of mine with the .222 was mind blowing. My friend who owns the gun has shot a 200 33X this year and one match the top six shooter's all had 200's with 1st place having 37X's. I think I was like 15th place with my .308 with a 192, and there was no score under a 180 that day with over 20 shooter's! I have shot there and from what your saying about your 308 I think I know who you are..You shot there at the memorial shot I think...I shot my 308 as well...

[fgw_in_fla]

Nice shooting dan.

That's pretty interesting how the group opens / closes with your seating depth. I can't ever recall seeing that much variation when I change the depth. Unless it's a major amount..... I need to look into that.



Again, nicely done!

Frank in Fla

[DanSavage]

I have shot there and from what your saying about your 308 I think I know who you are..You shot there at the memorial shot I think...I shot my 308 as well...


Yes, I was at the Darkeagle memorial shoot, with my BVSS .308. I'm the tall thin guy 35 year old, I didn't to to good that day because I couldn't get on paper for about 10 shots, then finally the guys walked me back on paper but I didn't have enough rounds left to put on the score target. I found out what the problem was though, my scope wasn't responding to the adjustments then all the sudden it would jump, so that scope has to go back to the factory for repair.

I'm planning on shooting at Odessa this Saturday and they have made some improvements to the range so the target's are not cramped up on the side hill anymore.
Of course I'll have a slightly tweaked load this time,, always trying to do better, match's are a great place to see if your load is up to snuff or not and if little changes too the load make much of a difference.

I'm a little worried though because I'll be using my 16X scope and at 250 yards I might have to get up and look through Scotts spoting scope to see where I'm hitting.

Hope to see you there!

Regards.
Dan

Thank's Frank, seating depth makes a big difference, even with the velocity. With one particular load I crono'd jammed at 2580, .005 off lands 2520, .010 off 2550, .020 off 2580, and .030 off was just over 2600! ( this was .308 w175 SMK and 42 grain Varget)

Dan

[acemisser]

Dan--Maybe you should have used that 222 today....Myself,I think it went too fast..But I didn't have to shoot
that fast..The rain and wind made it a fun shoot though..

[DanSavage]

Yeah, John it was a fun shoot today and everyone did well.

Here's a pic of how I made my dead length seating die, and custom honed seating plug to seat closer to the orgive getting me within .001 base to orgive. This way I don't have to be as consistent with how much pressure I'm putting on the press handle.

http://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/af240/243Wilson/F-Class052.jpg



http://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/af240/243Wilson/F-Class053.jpg



http://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/af240/243Wilson/F-Class054.jpg

[acemisser]

Does your shell holder go through the spacer? It looks like it does.?

[acemisser]

ok I see how your doing it.Great idea..I think I told you a friend of mine makes bushings that
go in the die and rest on the ogive of the bullet...Maybe next shoot I will shoot my 08 again..

[Luckus]

I just redid my 257AI and 120 gr load. I had a box of 120 Nosler pt I thought I would use for Elk this fall. Trouble is by the time I found a load that shot them good enough I had 9 left. I went back to my old standby 120 Hornady hp and tried four loads, all of them were at 1" or less. 46 gr of WW760 gave the best velocity and 3 shot 100 yard groups of 8 tenths.

[helotaxi]

Life at the loading bench would be pretty boring if I wasn't constantly messing with different loads. Heck, I can't decide on a bullet, much less a load for that bullet.

My bulk .223 load with a 55gn FMJ is the only exception. It's only goal it to be "good enough" and simple and cheap to load.

[acemisser]

reloading is such fun..One never knows what he might discover...

[DanSavage]

The only thing that really seems to really **** me off is when I want to do some accuracy testing the weather is absolutely terrible for days and days and I just look at the rounds I've created wondering how they'll do.

[acemisser]

The only thing that really seems to really **** me off is when I want to do some accuracy testing the weather is absolutely terrible for days and days and I just look at the rounds I've created wondering how they'll do.

Dan--Do like I do and go shot anyway...I sometimes go down when the wind is blowing to see how much effect it is going
to have on the loads. You have already shot in the rain,lol. After reading all the replies I got on the 30 br questions I think I am more confused now than befor...I am starting to think the web is not a very good place to be asking questions...I mean I know there are some guys that have a great knowledge and others I think are telling you what they have heard..Not from their own expericence..It is **** tough to sort it all out..

[rusty815]

Life at the loading bench would be pretty boring if I wasn't constantly messing with different loads. Heck, I can't decide on a bullet, much less a load for that bullet.

My bulk .223 load with a 55gn FMJ is the only exception. It's only goal it to be "good enough" and simple and cheap to load.

I feel the same way, I've been doing nothing but testing and fine tuning loads since I started reloading, I haven't come upon a load that strikes me as amazing yet. Right now on my 300WSM I am working with four bullets, the 208gr. AMAX, 230gr. Berger OTM, and the 200gr. and 175gr. Barnes LRX, all perform well but I can't find one that I like over the other, so I keep testing em, and it goes on and on. Don't even get me started on the 284, I haven't even started loading for it and I already have 3 different bullets on hand.

[acemisser]

all I can say is keep at it and it will come together for you sometime..

[jsthntn247]

I try and find a load with as few of shots as possible, so I can spend more time shooting and learning to read the wind. I do a 300+ yard ladder test first to determine max load and will usually find a low and high node during this process. I then fine tune that by loading in .2 gr increments for the nodes that were found during the ladder test and shoot them OCW style at 100 yards. This never fails to produce a load that will group good at both short and long distance.

[Tnslim]

Until I can shoot one hole groups that only a bullet will go thru I'll keep testing. I welded up a portable reloading rig that goes to the cow pasture with me and I've found no better way to waste a day.

[acemisser]

your not wasteing your day..Your creating memories for yourself...I like the idea...

[acemisser]

The only thing that really seems to really **** me off is when I want to do some accuracy testing the weather is absolutely terrible for days and days and I just look at the rounds I've created wondering how they'll do.

Missed you at the match today...I beat out that fellow with the 6mmBR using my 22-250 as well....I was the second place winner..Man was it windy..Blowing right to left and then switching back again...I had a 196 16 v's ...Maybe see you at the next one..