Howdy all, I'm just a hunter and I've never shot a 10 shot group before with a centerfire rifle but this forum has inspired me to want to shoot and practice more. These are also my first reloads that I've made on my own. Here is some info about the rifle and my loads.
Rifle - Gunsmith John Beanland
223 Remington Match
Lone Peak Fuzion action
1-7" Bartlein Marksman contour 22"
KRG Bravo with overmolded cheekpiece found on X-Ray or Whiskey-3 and minimalist spigot
Accutac Bipod
Trigger Tech Diamond
Bushnell LRTS 3-12x44
ARC Rings
10 round MTD Poly mag
5 round Accurate Mag metal mag
Both mags fed flawlessly although the 5 round AM felt a little smoother
Loads - All charges thrown with a Harrel's Custom 90 Culver Measure
Hornady 75 A-Max
23-23.5gr IMR 8208
Lapua brass
Fed 205
2.490" COAL
-.020" off lands
After the first two groups (top left and top middle) I adjusted the scope .1 mil right but that may not have been necessary.
All groups shot with bipod and rear squeeze sandbag off a bench.
I definitely had shots that I feel I pulled or didn't follow through properly and they landed out of the group. Need to keep practicing.
Questions:
a) Is this any good?
b) Where do I go from here? Call it good and mass produce at what charge weight? I was thinking maybe 23.2gr? How do you decide?
c) Test different seating depths? I can try -.050" and -.080" off next?
Anything else you'd like to recommend? I am all ears. Thank you for all the information given here, I thought I'd give back with a thread.
Best to all
Rifle - Gunsmith John Beanland
223 Remington Match
Lone Peak Fuzion action
1-7" Bartlein Marksman contour 22"
KRG Bravo with overmolded cheekpiece found on X-Ray or Whiskey-3 and minimalist spigot
Accutac Bipod
Trigger Tech Diamond
Bushnell LRTS 3-12x44
ARC Rings
10 round MTD Poly mag
5 round Accurate Mag metal mag
Both mags fed flawlessly although the 5 round AM felt a little smoother
Loads - All charges thrown with a Harrel's Custom 90 Culver Measure
Hornady 75 A-Max
23-23.5gr IMR 8208
Lapua brass
Fed 205
2.490" COAL
-.020" off lands
After the first two groups (top left and top middle) I adjusted the scope .1 mil right but that may not have been necessary.
All groups shot with bipod and rear squeeze sandbag off a bench.
I definitely had shots that I feel I pulled or didn't follow through properly and they landed out of the group. Need to keep practicing.
Questions:
a) Is this any good?
b) Where do I go from here? Call it good and mass produce at what charge weight? I was thinking maybe 23.2gr? How do you decide?
c) Test different seating depths? I can try -.050" and -.080" off next?
Anything else you'd like to recommend? I am all ears. Thank you for all the information given here, I thought I'd give back with a thread.
Best to all
