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Old 12-18-2010 | 01:53 PM
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I shoot what you want to try, out of my T/C Prohunter. Load consists of 110 grains BH 209, Winchester 209 "shotshell" primer using the "Yellow" Harvester crushed rib sabot and the Barnes 250 gr TMZ. What most don't realize with ML's is if using loose powder "I highly recommend" is after you find your load with a volume measurement, is to weigh it out on a digital scale for better consistancy shot to shot. Even use the same cleaning products everytime. I use T/C 17 only. I did a test with a buddy to prove a point when he ran out of pre-saturated patches that he was using and ask to use some of mine. I don't remember what he "use to use" but the POI changed by 5" at 200 yards when he started using what I use. The grouping actually closed up conciderably as well. So we re-zeroed his load and thats all he uses now. He called me after a ML hunt in MD this year and thanked me for everything I did to help him out. The best advice I can give you is, be as consistent with everything you do from loading to cleaning and you find that magic load sooner or later.

One last thing, my Encore with my load likes the barrel fouled with at least one round before the POI will stabilize, then I can get as many as 10 rounds to hit the same hole at 100 yards before accuracy starts to drops off and the barrel will need to be cleaned. Just something to concider when doing load developement.

Hope this helps.
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