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Lol, the 26' barrel was overkill...should say 26"...

24" Brux is giving me 2695ish. One grain higher on the scale gave 2750ish, but accuracy was definitely not as good. I might play with the 140 a little more, but 45gr H4350 behind 130gr VLDs is looking like it is going to shoot nearly as tight as the 140 at 2695 and gives 2943 to boot. Hard to not like that...

John

One of the best loads I have found for my PacNor 260 is the 140 Amax over H4350. Like others I have found the best accuracy around 2650 in a 22" barrel. This is one of the best loads but I am not finding the consistency I am after.

Hornady 129 gr SP with 36 grains of Varget

Fox,

What's your rifle specs? I'm thinking about throwing together a load with Varget.

J

All,

The results of yesterdays loads. I tried 142SMKs w/H4831SC. Really good results -

ruger compact 18" barrel and rem model 7

I finally tracked down some 130gr JLK's. Looks pretty promising...up close anyway.



130gr VLD's shot well too.



Still hammering with 2500+ rounds through it.

mmmm mmmm good!

How.much of a crimp are you guys putting on the bullet?

I put zero crimp on bolt-gun .260 loads

I am going to play around with a slight crimp on them. Was told by a veteran reloader about it. Better powder burn and accuracy.

Scenarshooter,

Nice groups! I might have to try some scenars now!

129 gr Hornady SST over 48.2 H4831SC in my sons' Ruger M77. Dropped a lasered Whitetail buck @ 290 yds in Nebraska last year. Very happy with the rifle and the load.

Dave

The 142 SMK shoots very well in my rig as well. H4831 is what I run with it.

Dober

Scenarshooter: What's the skinny on the cheek rest? Is that leather? Custom or over the counter?

Pat do you find better accuracy w/Norma than Lapua? I ran Noz and IIRC Norma mfg it, and it did real well in past. What contour and length is your bbl? 8.5 ROT? Thanks.

Who's running the 130gr Scirocco II's? .571 B.C. would be dandy. Think I'm going to pick up a box and see WTF....

Scenarshooter,

Those groups are outrageous but the JLK's is f'ing rediculous!

Based on a report I reviewed on another site, I'd run Bergers for hunting over the JLKs.

"Better late than never...

I have killed no less than 500 deer with my x47. I am running a 130 Berger at 2940 fps in mine. My brother clones deer so we kill a crap load of doe every year for their overies.

I have shot a few pigs in my day as well with this round. I have used several bullets trying to figure out the best killing combo and here is MY opinion on what I have experienced. It is not holy nor sacred, just what happened and I observed. So take anything you read with a grain of salt as it may not turn out the same for you.

My rifles specs:
Rem 700 left hand
Lawton 1-8" twist finished at 29.5"
Fat bastard break
McMillan A3 with 3 way butt plate and adj cheek piece
Hubor concepts 2 stage trigger
Premier Ret 5-25x56
130 Berger VLD @2940 fps

123 Scenar- this bullet shoots great on paper with my rifle. consistant .3" groups. Even at 500 and 1000 it would print an occasional half min group. That is with three shots mind you. On game I was less than impressed. They have a bit thicker jacket and didnt expand too well. I actually never dropped a deer once with a shoulder shot. Head shots didnt show to do too much damage either. IMO this is not a great projectile for hunting.

123 SMK- This bullet shot absolutely lights out in my rifle. I had to shoot this round for the first thousand rounds or so because 130 bergers were rare as hens teeth. This round shot in the .1's-.2s all day long for 5 shots. At 600 yards this round printed a 3.4" 10 shot group shot prone. I had some interesting results with its terminal effects. The very first deer I shot was a cull 6 pt and he was 606 yards. I put a high shoulder shot on him and he folded up. The next few doe I shot I put shoulder shots just to see bullet performance. One was DRT and 4 ran off a good 100 yards before dying. Not what I like for the amount of deer I shoot. On the head shots again I didnt see consistant enough trama to use this as my go to bullet.

130 JLK- This is the best long range target bullet I have ever used. I have shot some groups that yall would flat out call BS on so I wont even say what it can do on paper. On critters...TERRIBLE! I never once dropped a deer with this bullet. Last month I was wanting to test it on a coyote. While waiting 800 yards from a gut pile, a BIG boar walked into the field at 660 yards. Dead calm wind. I fire up the video camera and zoom in on him. dial up and send the shot. I hear the bullet smack him and actually see it through my scope. Well he just absorbs the bullet and runs off without a limp. I maybe thought I missed..rewind the camera and you can see trace go down range and his upper shoulder ripple. He just absorbed it and trotted off. I even shot a crap load of prarie dogs this summer with the JLK and it just penciled through all of them. Only popped em if they were within 200 yards and thats off kinetic energy alone.

130 Berger- this is THE bullet for hunting for what I have found. I literally have not had a deer take a step yet from the hunting VLD. This bullet shoots very well on paper and shoots very well on critters. Wound cavities are unreal. It looks like a grenade goes off inside the deer. I almost took a does head off this last weekend! A few months back I shot a yote at 1230 yards and he folded up.