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I fired 4 of these .30-06 reloads at 50 yards and didn't even hit the cardboard backing of my target which had two bullseyes in it from my first shots of 110 grain handloads. The other four had missed at 100 yards a week earlier so I even aimed high twice due to the weight. I only had 8 of bullets but I pity anyone buying the box of 250 at Sportsman's Warehouse. He will starve if he's deer hunting.
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Diameter, cartridge and twist would be helpful to diagnose the potential issue
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It's a Model 54 Winchester and I have had good accuracy with all handloads from 110 grain up to 185 grain over the years.
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Sounds like they are not stabilizing. I had a similar experience with a 1 in 14 223 barrel with some Barnes bullets. Since thy were longer it would not stabilize them and I couldn't figure out why I couldn't hit the target. Finally moved up to about 20 yards and got this result. ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/hpJCpQR.jpg)
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I would suggest using the cleaning rod method and measure the twist. It just might be a 12 instead of 10.
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250gr is a loooong bullet. Generally too long to stabilize in factory 30.06 which are typically limited to something the length of a 220gr round nose.
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250gr is a loooong bullet. Generally too long to stabilize in factory 30.06 which are typically limited to something the length of a 220gr round nose. 250 count of 220 grain, not 250 grain.
Swifty
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