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I had good results today with my 99 with Speer 87 grain spitzer and 35 grains of IMR 4166.

Good results? I'd say that is outstanding!!

Now to see if I can repeat it.

That definitely puts 4166 onto my "must try list" for my .250's.

Just loaded some Reloder15 test loads, have some 4166 here also,
think i'll give the 4166 next time i get some trigger time.

Give that Re15 a good test drive before you jump ship. That's all I load for the .250 and .300 nowadays.

I reckon you did!

What rifle?

I hope some bolt action guys were around to see that.

I bet there'll be a run on 4166 powder now. Nice shooting.

I don't have any equipment that shoots that good or any that measures that close. Nice shootin'.
yooper

For perspective here are the results for 4 shots with 36 grains of 4166. Hopefully the earlier results with 35 were not a one off.

I don't know what the max load with 4166 might be but a whole grain of powder can make a big difference in accuracy. If you are getting 2945 fps with the 35.0 grains that's real close to where the .250 was built to run. Not a bad sweet spot if it is consistent.

A: That's 50 yards.

B: I've shot a three shot group that size at 300 yards, but I understand happy accidents happen.

If it will group that way all the time, you're set.. good luck..

My 99 is scoped with a Weaver K2.5 in a Stith mount. That's why I chose to use 50 yards for a good sight picture. Sighted 1 inch high at 50 yards MPR is 235 although anything over 150 would be questionable. Our ranges in the woods around here run from 25-75 yards.

A technique I use is to make targets to suit the magnification/reticle/distance combination I want to shoot.

Did you finish your comment? I couldn't follow it.


CHarlie

For example, the thin part of a regular duplex reticle in a 6x Leupold scope is right at 1/2 moa wide. So I print out a target that is basically an overgrown + sign with bars 1/2" thick for use at 100 yards. When I'm shooting at such a fitted target from the bench, any elevation, windage, or canting error shows up and is easily corrected.

It makes shooting tight groups with low magnification scopes a straightforward matter.

Using a similar fitted target I've shot 1/2 moa groups at 300 yards while aiming through a 4x scope.

Hope that one repeats for you! My best-ever group with the 70gr Blitzking turned out to be a fluke, but I do have a load for the 87gr TNT that repeats great groups. Just picked up some 4166 to try as I work with light bullets in a .270, but will also try it in the .250 and .300 Savages as well as .204 and 6mm Rem. Interesting development of a "copper eraser" with resistance to changes due to temperature.

most think these levers are not accurate at all.


good shooting hope load continues for you

GT,

A number of powders like H4895, Varget, IMR4895 have a sweet spot around 34-35 grains producing accurate loads for 87, 90 and 100 grain projectiles.

If I come across a pound of 4166 I'll try it as well.