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Originally Posted by txhunter58
(Post 4149549)
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. mike |
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.
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Originally Posted by txhunter58
(Post 4149549)
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, . 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 |
Ive shot upto 80gr of BH209 behind a 460gr 45cal. IIRC fps was around 1400fps and i saw no signs of leading but i imagine that is about tops before it starts.
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Here's your elk Load. Guaranteed to work ;). Throw 90 gr down the barrel, stuff this baby down ,aim, pull the trigger and hang on.:s2:
When the smoke clears you got a dead elk. Guarantee it. Unless you flinch of course.   |
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
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Originally Posted by muzzlestuffer
(Post 4155575)
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
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yeah i agree not to mention the extra cost if you don't get any noticeable improvement.
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