Best bullet
04-21-2006, 02:43 PM
#12
Join Date: Nov 2005
Posts: 280
RE: Best bullet
Usually, I pick the bullet I want to use. Let's say it is for a .243 and will be used for whitetail hunting. So, I look over the available bullets and pick one. My favorite for deer hunting with a .243 is a 95 grain Nosler partition. Fine, we have the bullet. Then I check 3 or 4 reloading manuals and Pet Loads. Basically, I want the powder that seems to push the bullet the fastest and gets the most nods as being accurate. For the .243, I chose H4831SC. I really dont worry about primers, too much. Granted, when I am messing with varmint rounds, I use match primers. But, for run of the mill hunting rounds, I good ole CCI primers of the proper size.
Once the bullet and powder are selected, I worry about overall length. The overall length of a loaded round is critical to accuracy. Adjusting the overall length is very similar to adjusting a BOSS. Most of my rifles like the bullets to be off the lands between 10-25 thousandths. I recall working up a load for a .223. I was in a huge rush, as I had to load 1,000 in a week and ship them to South Dakota for our prairie dog hunt. After working up to 26.5 grains of H4895 behind a 55 grain Hornady V-Max and making sure the rifle would handle the load....I started messing with the seating depth. The rifle shot the intial loads into 5/8" of an inch at 100 yards. I seated the bullets a couple thousadths deeper and the rifle shot into 1/2". Unknown to me, my dad was messing with another bullet and adjusted the seating die. I loaded 5 more rounds on the now adjusted press. The rifle shot into 3/8". Good enough for the rush I was in. After yelling a "thank you" to my dad, I decided to keep the new seating depth!!!
Once the bullet and powder are selected, I worry about overall length. The overall length of a loaded round is critical to accuracy. Adjusting the overall length is very similar to adjusting a BOSS. Most of my rifles like the bullets to be off the lands between 10-25 thousandths. I recall working up a load for a .223. I was in a huge rush, as I had to load 1,000 in a week and ship them to South Dakota for our prairie dog hunt. After working up to 26.5 grains of H4895 behind a 55 grain Hornady V-Max and making sure the rifle would handle the load....I started messing with the seating depth. The rifle shot the intial loads into 5/8" of an inch at 100 yards. I seated the bullets a couple thousadths deeper and the rifle shot into 1/2". Unknown to me, my dad was messing with another bullet and adjusted the seating die. I loaded 5 more rounds on the now adjusted press. The rifle shot into 3/8". Good enough for the rush I was in. After yelling a "thank you" to my dad, I decided to keep the new seating depth!!!
04-22-2006, 08:30 PM
#13
Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 99
RE: Best bullet
ORIGINAL: Pop!
Nosler accubonds of course!
300 yard group from my SAKO 75 300 RUM. 200 gr ab at 3170 fps. .675"/300 yds
Northforks and A-frames are nice but might as well launch cast bullets (low bc)!
Nosler accubonds of course!
300 yard group from my SAKO 75 300 RUM. 200 gr ab at 3170 fps. .675"/300 yds
Northforks and A-frames are nice but might as well launch cast bullets (low bc)!
