Took the 6x47L and a couple other rifles out for a run this afternoon. First decent day in what seems like forever to do some shooting/load testing - mid-60's, light 5-10mph wind at 90* to my shooting lane.
Had about 35 rounds with me loaded with H4350, 87gr VMax, and CCI-450s, with a 2.665 COAL. (Note: Berger manual shows 2.800" COAL with their 87/88gr bullet. The 87gr VMax, in my rifle at 2.665", was .010 off the lands.) Loads started at 39.0gr and went up in .3gr increments - 3 rounds of each load. All loads groups at 1" or less at 100yds, but the final load of 41.4gr/H4350 grouped at .368" with no signs of pressure. Of the remaining loads, the load of 39.6gr/H4350 grouped .524".
Oehler 35P clocked the 41.4gr load at an average 3124fps, 10ft from the muzzle. Got a PD trip coming up, and need to load a bunch, so I'm gonna stand pat with the 41.4gr load. I might possibly bump up the powder charge a little, and play with seating depth when I get back.
