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Been fiddling with reloads the last couple of days, all with that 64 gr Nosler BSB. Finally found the magic load in the 223, which is a bit more than 25 grains of H335. Last two groups were 3/4 inch and then 1/2 inch. That'll do for that rifle.
Then on to the 220 Swift, where I didn't expect them to stabilize. But at 100 yards, they do stabilize, though I haven't found the good load yet. It might be that I won't find a good load if the bullet is just barely stabilized. I had to stop shooting this afternoon because when I went out to the bench with a few new loads to try, a big doe and her tiny spotted fawn were standing next to the target, which is next to the yard corn feeder. The shooting will wait. And after I find a decent load (if I do), I'll see if it's stable at 200 and 300. If it isn't stable at 300 or more, it's of no use to me.
And one more thing. The scope on the 220 is the 6.5-20 Leupold with the 30 mm tube. I had Leupold replace the old duplex reticle with their TMR reticle. Man, I really like that reticle. To me, it's way better than the MRAD in the Vortex PST FFP.
Then on to the 220 Swift, where I didn't expect them to stabilize. But at 100 yards, they do stabilize, though I haven't found the good load yet. It might be that I won't find a good load if the bullet is just barely stabilized. I had to stop shooting this afternoon because when I went out to the bench with a few new loads to try, a big doe and her tiny spotted fawn were standing next to the target, which is next to the yard corn feeder. The shooting will wait. And after I find a decent load (if I do), I'll see if it's stable at 200 and 300. If it isn't stable at 300 or more, it's of no use to me.
And one more thing. The scope on the 220 is the 6.5-20 Leupold with the 30 mm tube. I had Leupold replace the old duplex reticle with their TMR reticle. Man, I really like that reticle. To me, it's way better than the MRAD in the Vortex PST FFP.