35 Whelen- FInally found the right combo. - 05/25/13
I have been trying to find a really great combo for a while and I think I may have got it. For years I have shot Varget and either 200 or 250 gr bullets. The results were pretty good, right at MOA. About a year ago I found someone who had an abundance of 225gr. Nosler Ballistic tips. I figured I would give them a try. A 60 grain charge of Varget had me still at MOA, which for a 7 1/2 lb. hunting rifle is good as far as I am concerned.
Well I was reading through the ole' fire here and someone had suggested RL-15 as a good alternative to Varget. I happened to have a few pounds lying around. I loaded up starting at 57.0 and in half grain increments up to 59.5 gr. which is 1/2 gr. over book max. Maybe I was having a good shooting day but wow I am impressed. The scope is just a standard Leupold Vari-x II 3x9.
57.0 gr got me to MOA. 1" at 100 yds.
But here are the 3 round 59.0 and 59.5 groups. I think I found it!
Well I was reading through the ole' fire here and someone had suggested RL-15 as a good alternative to Varget. I happened to have a few pounds lying around. I loaded up starting at 57.0 and in half grain increments up to 59.5 gr. which is 1/2 gr. over book max. Maybe I was having a good shooting day but wow I am impressed. The scope is just a standard Leupold Vari-x II 3x9.
57.0 gr got me to MOA. 1" at 100 yds.
But here are the 3 round 59.0 and 59.5 groups. I think I found it!