Originally Posted by Shortmag
Originally Posted by prm
Anyone have good loads for the 139 Scenars? Going to give those a run in my Fieldcraft. Have RL16, -26, -17 and H4350 to start with.


prm,

Just last weekend I loaded up some 139gr Scenars due to Dogshooter's comments regarding successful results by him and his buddies. He also mentioned how easy it is to get them to shoot. Dog was spot on!

I loaded 30 rounds just to see if I was on the right track. Started at 41.5grs and worked up to 42.5gr.


Tikka CTR 20" Barrel
RL-17
42.5gr Max load (no signs of pressure)
.015 off lands
3 shot average 2699fps - Magnetospeed

Following is the 100yd 42.5 grain target (can't figure out how it got rotated - the pic is fine on my desktop). The 41.5 target looked similar. The center group was with the Magnetospeed attached.

Going this weekend to shoot the 42.5 loads in bigger groups to see how they hold up.

I also have H4350 and RL-16 that I will try at some point.

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Glen


Did you ever get to shoot the 139s with RL16?