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Best load for me so far is 42.3 gr of varget, 140 gr accubond, 2850fps out of a t3.
44gr of big game and 150 eldx gives me 2700 FPS and just over an inch, ES was all over. about the same result as rl17. Meh
Last edited by Stormin_Norman; 07/30/19.
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Campfire Ranger
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Campfire Ranger
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Best load for me so far is 42.3 gr of varget, 140 gr accubond, 2850fps out of a t3.
44gr of big game and 150 eldx gives me 2700 FPS and just over an inch, ES was all over. about the same result as rl17. Meh That's the ticket IMO. Hard to beat AB's in any caliber.
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Campfire Regular
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My wife shoots a 7mm-08 savage and I have a Ruger Frontier that my kids use. To simplify the ammo situation both rifles shoot the same load so I don't have to worry about mix-ups. Both rifles shoot a 140 accubond over a healthy charge of Varget around an inch. They have killed deer, elk and antelope just fine with that combo.
I did some shooting last year with the 120 BT out of the Ruger Frontier and was super impressed. Honest 3/8" groups and terminal performance was great on deer and antelope. If elk were never on the menu I doubt I would ever shoot anything other than the 120s within conventional hunting ranges. I am sure they will kill elk fine but I have a lot of confidence in the 140 accubond.
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I load 160 gr. NP’s over 47.5 gr of RL19 at 2.815” for a MV of 2756 fps with excellent accuracy in my X-Bolt.
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