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Old 09-25-2010 | 12:15 PM
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Silver_Wolf
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Originally Posted by clayshooter25
Here's a question for you - - Weather conditions being constant, if I found that a particular load was optimal for my Winchester Mod 70, does that translate to someone elses Winchester, or are there characteristics that litterally make each rifle shoot differently?
Each rifle will be its own beast. That's why best bet is to try it out and see what works best. What shoots in one person's may be completely different than yours. Generally speaking same Barrel length and rifle twist will affect it, but each rifle is unique. How many years have they been making that said model of rifle? Are they even made in the same plant as someone who may have bought the rifle say 10 years ago. Also the reamers that they put rifling in with become dull and worn down as they are used more. So first rifles may have tighter rifling than one made towards the end of the life of the reamer.

I would pick the rounds you want, and the size bullet and see how they shoot. Pick couple other boxes of the same bullet size out from different manufacturer or two and see how they shoot. Have fun and keep us posted how your range days go.
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