Ridge Runner

try the 60 gr partition or the 64 gr win. power point, not the best deer gun ever but adequate.
RR

DanMorgan

I can see that, but my wife took hers with the new Bushnell Carbon 15. Don't knock it until you try it. Shoots as well as any other AR I have. My wife is a small lady. So two lbs makes a big difference when packing it around and holding it up standing. O ya her fingers don't get cold from the metal either. LOL. We used Barnes 62g I believe the TSX.

DanMorgan

What was your yardage on those?

Ridge Runner

RR

homers brother

Thanks-

I was going to try to build a "hunting" load this summer around 70gr bullets that I never could find (along with the time), but I came across two boxes of Winchester factory loads a couple of weeks ago loaded with the 64 gr PowerPoint. Hoping to run them through the 16" (1:8) and 20" (1:7) barrels this weekend to see which shoots them best.

What powder and charge have you used with the Noslers? I might be more inclined to use that bullet than a 70-gr (if I can find them)

homers brother

I'm not familiar with the Bushmaster Carbon 15 - haven't even seen one yet. I'm sure my wife would use it on me if I ever brought one home, even if I said it was for her!

My wife's handled my A2, but I can't seem to get her to think that my carbines are anything other than "machineguns." Methinks she's been watching too many movies or too much CNN?

Nice goats!

DanMorgan

Homer Brother,

I reloaded mine with the Barnes 62g, Varget powder, and federal primers, brass was federal as well. They destroyed these animals. I mean the vitals looked like tomato soup. The one shot at 305 yards, both rounds went completly threw. I would have loved to see the expansion on these bullets. I have a 1-9 twist on both of these AR's.

DanMorgan

homers brother

I use Varget in quite a few different loads, so I have a fair amount of it on-hand. It's probably what I'll start with. I've used BL-C(2) with 60 gr HPs, but wasn't generally impressed with the results. Then got into a cheap source (back then) for M855 ball and stopped loading for the ARs.

I've been loading 50 gr V-Maxes for three bolt guns using Varget for coyotes and prairie dogs in both .223 and .22-250 and have lots of bullets and powder on hand for those two loads, but nothing that would be suitable for big-game hunting with either. I don't think the .22-250 is going to stabilize a heavier bullet well, so working up a load with a heavier bullet in the .223 may become my winter project.

Ridge Runner

I always used H335 in the 223 for 60 and 64 gr loads, the 64 gr will stabilize in a standard twist 22-250, also nosler just came out with a bonded bullet in .224 which is designed for the standard 22-250 twist.

RR

DanMorgan

I have never used H335 powder before. Might have to give it a try. My idea was to try Varget just because I have read it's the best powder for temp change. Now I don't have a clue if that's true, but that's why I started with it and got good results. I am not a reloader hound. If it can shoot better than 4 MOA I am a happy guy and meat is on the table.

Have you seen a difference in H335 with big temp changes?

Thanks for the info.

DanMorgan