Scirocco bullets - Readme First B4 buying!!!
 

Just finished reloading a box and a half for my 7mm RM. They are more tapered at the shoulder and thus I had to seat them about .090" deeper than my rifling would dictate due to they wouldn't fit in the magazine of my rifle. I have a detachable mag. on my Browning A-bolt rifle.

Just glad I noticed before I took them hunting. I usually never even load the mag. when shooting at the range. I will from now on.

Hopefully accuracy will still be ok as I really think these could be a good bullet for both deer and elk.

RE: Scirocco bullets - Readme First B4 buying!!!
 

All the RUM's have a freebore. Good luck.

RE: Scirocco bullets - Readme First B4 buying!!!
 

Since Nosler Partition Jacket(NPJ) bullets have worked really well for me for the past 40 years, I rarely consider using anything else for hunting. For load development, I generally use Sierras, then switch to the NPJ's when loading the hunting ammo.

Keep yore powder dry!!

RE: Scirocco bullets - Readme First B4 buying!!!
 

Handloader1-I have two ultramags and have loaded for two more and none have any great amount of freebore.My bullets sit about .050" off the rifling.In my old weatherbies it was more like .200" due to alot of freebore.Power did say the 7mm rm not the 7mm ultra.

RE: Scirocco bullets - Readme First B4 buying!!!
 

Power:

Sorry about that I stuck U where it should not have been. Good luck.

Stubblejumper:

I spoke to Remington, and they told me the all RUM calibers do have a freebore.

RE: Scirocco bullets - Readme First B4 buying!!!
 

Shot about a box of them tonight and they don't seem to shoot any different than my other loads. Not great night with the rifle, all groups around 2-3". The good news is my last group with the Scirocco's was 2 1/2" at 200 yards.

Heading to range again tomorrow.

RE: Scirocco bullets - Readme First B4 buying!!!
 

Power -I hope those2 to 3" groups are all at 200 yards and not 100 yards.I would not however make any judgement on a load based on the last single group.I average all my groups to judge a load as one small group is not an indication of a great load.

RE: Scirocco bullets - Readme First B4 buying!!!
 

All groups were around 2-3", 4 @ 100 yards and 4 @ 200 yards.

If this wind dies down I'll be at the range tonight with a bench rest. Last night was over the hood of the truck so maybe off a bench it will be better. I'm hoping I get a chance to shoot at 300 yards and that will determine my max range with load. I need to figure what the drop will be on those with a 200 yard zero...

RE: Scirocco bullets - Readme First B4 buying!!!
 

Never had good luck out them. Don't know why. Tryed 180gr Scirrocos out of 300RUM. Tryed H1000, Re22, with no luck. Also tryed several seating depths.

RE: Scirocco bullets - Readme First B4 buying!!!
 

Results from my deer hunt this year with bullet damage pictures;

http://www.powerandfury.net/j02deer.html

RE: Scirocco bullets - Readme First B4 buying!!!
 

Power,

Thanks for taking time to show all these pics, the rib cage pics were very informative, especially the inside the rib cage one!!!

I have shot Nosler Ballistic Tips and had almost identical reactions. Am considering trying Barnes X bullets this year.....any experience?

RE: Scirocco bullets - Readme First B4 buying!!!
 

Very impressive bullet performance I would say..teriffic damage inside and on the way out. I hit a 60 lb doe a couple of years back on a peanut farm on the east side of this state ..range about 200 yards with a 300 wthby and 180 grain partitions. It ran about 150 yards with internal parts hanging out of it ..talk about gory kill scene. Every animal is a separate entity and they are all wired differently. This tiny doe just ran off fast no knockdown ..no back legs kicking no nothing.

RE: Scirocco bullets - Readme First B4 buying!!!
 

I'm going to try 175g Partitions and see if they will shoot in my rifle. I ended up taking a rat-tail file to my detachable mag last night to give a few more thousands of an inch clearance inside the mag so I'm not as limited for bullet lenghth, since my free-bore is pretty good. Never had this problem until the Scirocco but since I have more room in the mag now might give them another shot since they cost the same as the Partitions.

Glad to share this with you all. I know how hard it can be to make these decisions with all the new stuff coming out.

RE: Scirocco bullets - Readme First B4 buying!!!
 

Well, the partitions work pretty well. Got my first elk with them;

http://www.powerandfury.net/j02elk.html

I think I'm going to keep them for a while. Several old elk hunters have told me they use them and like them for everything from deer to elk and beyond. They shoot ok out of my rifle too.