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Well these loads give excellent accuracy anyway.
Ruger Ultralight 20 inch barrel
CCI 250 primers were used as I have a bunch of them, Remington cases.
100 gr. Speer HP 44.0 grs. WC852, 2651 fps.
120 gr. Speer BTSP , 42.0 grs. I4350 2660 fps
120 gr. Speer Mag Tip, 42.0 grs. I4350 2680 fps.
The 100 grain load was chosen because I had a Lee dipper that held just that amount. The 42.0 loading of IMR 4350 has proven to be very accurate, 1/2 grains of powder either way opens the nice tight groups up to 1 1/2 inches or a bit more. For my present needs these seemingly low velocities are all I need.
Dog I rescued in January
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Well, you can "always" have it reamed out tot he Ackley Improved!
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Or just shoot it like it is and not worry about it. Then again H100V is supposed to get near 3000fps in a longer barrel!
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You need to start all over. EVERYBODY knows it's impossible to kill big game with less than 3000 fps muzzle velocity!
“Montana seems to me to be what a small boy would think Texas is like from hearing Texans.” John Steinbeck
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I must have killed all those deer and hogs while processing them! When I lived in Wyoming and my average shot distance was over 150 yards I loaded for top velocities all the time, now that I live in Texas where a long shot is 250 yards I like 2600 to 2800 fps just fine. I have to say I thought I would be getting closer to 2800 fps than 2600 fps with the 120 gr. loads though.
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