Well, after a long day of loading, testing, firing, the occasional clean, swap scope, check base, torque on action screws, the list goes on and on.......
Rifle doesn't shoot. First of all, thanks for the info again fellas. Second of all, shooter error is always a possibility with me, but I put this thing through it's pace today and believe the rifle and myself are of one now.
Scope came off my .260 Sako, heavy bbl,APA built rig and I didn't have to remove the rings. Swap from one rifle to the next. Installed this scope back to the .260 today to verify scope. Scope is GTG, no question in my mind what so ever. Tracked w/o issue from one rifle to the other.
I ran H1000, and even loaded some with what little I had left over of RL22 to verify some things. H1000 won't see the barrel of a 300WM around here again. RL22 does it, and better. Now on the accuracy side of things, well guess we will see down the road.
Here is a quick rundown of my Chrony results with the CED Millennium.
2896fps avg 78.5gr H1000
2930fps avg 79gr H1000
2956fps avg 79.5gr H1000
2981fps avg 80gr H1000
2999.8fps avg 80.5gr H1000
3014fps avg 81gr H1000
ALL H1000 LOADS CRUNCHING POWDER!
2996fps avg 73.5gr RL22
3029fps avg 74.5gr RL22
3083fps avg 75.5gr RL22
Ended up running 3.550/3.920 OAL/OGIVE
All with F215M Primers, Win Brass, 75F, Calm.
This rifle just doesn't shoot. I have explored all areas and have one last item to try. I am going to re-crown and test a batch of RL22 with the charge of 74.5 or 75.5gr.
This barrel copper fouls like no other. I am done cleaning it. All groups were shot at 200yrds. 100yrds just doesn't seem to give me the info I need or confidence for down range results. No groups to post, they all sucked! The RL22 wanted to come together, but just wouldn't. (or I thought).
Last edited by Gunner75; 09/19/09.
