I'm new to reloading so i'm looking for some different opinions. First of all i'm shooting .338 win. mag, Ruger 77 MII in stainless. I had a quality muzzle brake installed as well a Boyds laminated stock. The barrel was free floated and the action was bedded. I also had a Simms recoil pad installed along with a timney trigger set to 3#. I started with 200 gr. nosler ct ballistic tips (moly coated) and imr 4350 powder. This gun was shooting a terrible group(flinging everywhere). I switch to 225gr accubonds and immediately seen my groups tighten to around 3"-4", nothing to get excited about but much better than before. i then switched to imr 4831 and saw a little better improvement(2"-3" groups). I then tried R19 w/ the 225gr Accubonds and shot a 1 1 /8" group. I have not had a chance to try to repeat this set up but i'm hoping it wasn't a fluke. I'm using a sandbag to shoot all of the rounds(the type that is about 14" long and the gun sits in a "v"). anyone have a recipe that they have found for this caliber? I know every gun is different but i was just trying to get an idea if i'm in the right ball park. Anyone else have trouble with a lighter bullet in this large caliber?