Originally Posted by pete53
i have been shooting hornady 153 gr. bullets with RL.26 out of my Red Ruger the very first load group those 153 gr. bullets was a 1/2 inch and i have been shooting 1/2 inch 5 shot groups at 100 yards in the heat. i kind think when its cooler this fall i maybe will see a better smaller average size groups. this Hornady 153 gr. bullet has shot some 3/8 inch groups too ,when its cooler i feel the 3/8 group size will be the average then .

100 yds just isn't a good measure for these extremely long bullets. They are designed for long or extreme range, and I think testing should start at 300 yds. That's just me though. Thanks for the info, Pete. R-26 seems to be magic in the CM. Glad I got how much I got!


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