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fusion · 01-28-2011, 04:31 AM

With all the talk lately about these I decided to order a box of each, 250 & 300gr. I'll try the 250's in the Accura and the 300's in my Savage.

gregrn43 · 01-28-2011, 04:42 AM

I'm going to Bass Pro in Springfield this weekend and I'm gonna pick up a box of the 300gr to try in my rifles.

Gm54-120 · 01-28-2011, 05:20 AM

fusion

Im curious how well they shoot in the Savage too. I hope the recessed (concave) base doesn't cause any issues with smokeless loads. The should be ok with powders that produce less pressure but book powders might spike a bit fast for them. I never seen anyone on Dougs show any groups with them. I want to try the 458-325gr Hot-Cor but i want to see the base first.

sabotloader · 01-28-2011, 06:58 AM

Gm54-120

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I hope the recessed (concave) base doesn't cause any issues with smokeless loads. The should be ok with powders that produce less pressure but book powders might spike a bit fast for them.

I wonder why that might be... I have friend that shoots them from a 300 Win Mag with 4350 and 7828 and they are darn accurate. oh and deadly also..

Gm54-120 · 01-28-2011, 08:37 AM

sabotloader

The ONLY reason i mention it is because on Dougs i cant find a single person using them in the Savage. There might be a reason why such as blown sabots. Just slight variations in the bullet base design can make a huge difference. The new Barnes 195gr "flat base" vs "radius base" is a good example. The highly prefer the new flatter base Barnes.

sabotloader · 01-28-2011, 08:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Gm54-120

sabotloader

The ONLY reason i mention it is because on Dougs i cant find a single person using them in the Savage. There might be a reason why such as blown sabots. Just slight variations in the bullet base design can make a huge difference. The new Barnes 195gr "flat base" vs "radius base" is a good example. The highly prefer the new flatter base Barnes.

Ya, I know years ago Randy Wakeman told me that the only bullet that will shoot accurately from a ML is a flat based bullet. He had zero luck with the Gold Dots of the time....

Gm54-120 · 01-28-2011, 08:59 AM

Thats really surprising too since the 250gr GD is one of the best shooting bullets ive tried and its not very powder sensitive in my guns. Anything from 80-110gr shoots great for me.

smokey92 · 01-28-2011, 12:44 PM

"since the 250gr GD is one of the best shooting bullets ive tried"

+ 1. Now going to try the .300gr.
Can't sleep at night waiting for deer season, in 9 months, 19 days, so many hours/seconds LOL.