White = best group ever!
07-19-2014, 11:08 AM
#21
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Idaho
Posts: 11,703
Update on my White in pursuit of an elk load. Decided to jump up my amount of powder and try and get some extra ummph if the accuracy was still there. It was!
Shot 90 gr of 3fg 777, a fiber wad, and the 460 gr bullshop NEx bullet. Got 1 inch groups at 50 yards (basically all touching) and a 3 inch group at 100. I can personally do no better with open sights, so I will probably use 90 gr of powder this September. That of course depends on how my neck feels tomorrow. Shot about 20 times off a bench and off sticks, so should be a good test of how my neck handles it. Feels OK so far.
Shot 90 gr of 3fg 777, a fiber wad, and the 460 gr bullshop NEx bullet. Got 1 inch groups at 50 yards (basically all touching) and a 3 inch group at 100. I can personally do no better with open sights, so I will probably use 90 gr of powder this September. That of course depends on how my neck feels tomorrow. Shot about 20 times off a bench and off sticks, so should be a good test of how my neck handles it. Feels OK so far.
mike
07-19-2014, 03:56 PM
#22
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 2,037
One thing to watch out for when shooting the lead conicals is if you start using too hot a load you will start leading up your barrel and your accuracy will suffer until you get the lead outta there. I think with that 90 grains of 3f you are on the borderline.
07-19-2014, 09:20 PM
#23
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 1,181
Groups 3" or under, is punching bullseyes in my opinion. Open or peep sights are tough to get much under that. Looks like you good to go. Ron
. Throw 90 gr down the barrel, stuff this baby down ,aim, pull the trigger and hang on.
08-22-2014, 08:06 PM
#26
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: gilbert az
Posts: 1,168
where do you get your wads and what size do you get. i have not used wads with any of my whites just because it is one more step to reloading. do you think they make that much of a difference ?? thanks
08-23-2014, 02:11 AM
#27
Typical Buck
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Kansas
Posts: 921
I shoot my .540 White without wads. Very accurate and no problems that I can see. I've never noticed a difference with the few wads i've used.
