I got my rifle done on Friday and have been doing some load work since.
It is a 24-inch Rem-age barrel from Criterion and it is shooting everything that I put through it very well.
I have tried IMR 4451, H4350, IMR 4350,Re 17, and Re 19 so far with the 129 Interlock. Everything shot 1/2-1 moa at 200 yards, but all would have done better with a better shooter!
I also ran a few 120 Speers that I had and they shot well, too. The speers really liked Varget, but the other powders were fine, too.
I settled on two very good loads with the 129s for my go-to stuff this season.
44 grains of Re 17 got me 3010 fps with a 19 fps es on three shots over the chrono.
44.7 grains of IMR 4350 got me 2990. Both loads were easily under moa @ 200, even with me shooting.
This afternoon, I shot a handful of 143 Eld-x that my buddy gave me. I stoked 47 grains of H4831ssc under them and went to the range. They shot just as well as any of the other bullets and got 2700 ish fps mv.
This is my second Criterion barrel and I am really happy with it. My 7 mag barrel shoots just as well.
Criterion barrels do shoot well, I have two criterion in 260 Rem, and 7 SAUM.
