bcmntgoathunter.
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Now all we need is some 22 cm ammo in canada.... I hand load so this is not a problem I have but lots of folks run factory
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Oh very nice! And reasonably priced! Good way to test a few bullets and get good once fired brass while you’re at it!
That’ll killPlayed with 4 different 80 ELDX loads this morning with @huntnful
Settled on 41 grains of H4350 using Alpha brass averaging 3260 FPS from my suppressed 20" McGowen 8 twist Tikka barrel. That's 110 FPS faster average out of this gun than the current "hot" factory Hornady 80 ELDX lot of ammo I've been shooting lately.
Final 6 shots at 100 yards after adjusting down 0.2 MILs from the factory ammo sight in...
5/8" center to center on the horizontal and 3/4" on the vertical. Longest center to center diagonal is right at 3/4". Left the scope somewhere around 8X and honestly didn't even really "try hard" to shoot for a "tight group".
Easily the most accurate 80 ELDX load I've shot from 3 different 22 Creedmoor Tikkas.
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Just updated the Revic profile with the new load and ranged one of my gongs at 1,000 Yards... Come up of only 6.6 MILs. Will confirm hits this evening.That’ll kill. Happy to help with development
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Definitely test with those loads wet. My 40g of H4350 in Alpha brass and a Tikka, albeit with an ACE .219 1:7.5 barrel, went from fine to very heavy bolt lift and pronounced swipes when the ammo and chamber got wet from blowing snow.Played with 4 different 80 ELDX loads this morning from @huntnful
Settled on 41 grains of H4350 using Alpha brass averaging 3260 FPS from my suppressed 20" McGowen 8 twist Tikka barrel. That's 110 FPS faster average out of this gun than the current "hot" factory Hornady 80 ELDX lot of ammo I've been shooting lately.
Final 6 shots at 100 yards after adjusting down 0.2 MILs from the factory ammo sight in...
5/8" center to center on the horizontal and 3/4" on the vertical. Longest center to center diagonal is right at 3/4". Left the scope somewhere around 8X and honestly didn't even really "try hard" to shoot for a "tight group".
Easily the most accurate 80 ELDX load I've shot from 3 different 22 Creedmoor Tikkas.
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What is this rain and snow you and @Ryan Avery keep speaking of?Definitely test with those loads wet. My 40g of H4350 in Alpha brass and a Tikka, albeit with an ACE .219 1:7.5 barrel, went from fine to very heavy bolt lift and pronounced swipes when the ammo and chamber got wet from blowing snow.
Could be a chamber size difference as well. With 40g, I am getting 3172 fps from an 18” bbl with the 80 ELD-X’s.
I shoot a lot of groups on 15-20X depending on how bad the mirage isWhat power magnification do you guys use for shooting groups? I use lower for hunting and increase quite a bit when testing loads. I'm curious what others do that are shooting some of these tight groups.
15x with the RS 1.2. Basically shooting groups on paper at 100 yards to dial in a load is the only time I shoot at 15x and the usual reasons of why you don't want to shoot at such high magnification don't apply.What power magnification do you guys use for shooting groups? I use lower for hunting and increase quite a bit when testing loads. I'm curious what others do that are shooting some of these tight groups.
Run a 36 power scope usually at 20x mag, just depends how much reticle wobble you want to deal with.I shoot a lot of groups on 15-20X depending on how bad the mirage is