ORIGINAL: gregorybraswell
thanks for the input. i measured the distance today and it was 23 yards. maybe i will back down to 100 grains of powder before i head off to Va in a few weeks. maybe i will quit breaking scopes as well.
Down to 100 and shot a bigger PB, say a 348 or a 444g. If you want a long range bullet then try one of these:
http://www.the-gleasons.com/this_is_my_savage_10_ml_page.htm
Barnes is excellent if you can get them to shot in your gun. Parker Ballistic Extreme is excellent if they work for you. TC Shockwave is great, as is bonded SW. Harvester Scorpion PT is also good. If your shooting AeroTip PB, use heavier bullet and take "bow shots" i.e broadside, no bone shots. Then they work great. if you slow them down to 1200 to 1400 fps, then they expand and penetrate well, frrom what I read.I shot them for 4 years and had good results for 3 of the years, then with 150 loads I had problems, just like you experienced. Chap
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