ligonierbill
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And making some progress. I mostly finished loads for the 1895 35 Winchester, guided by Ken Waters' article. Got the 250 Hornady's on target (the 200s run too high for the current sights) at 2,143/10.3 using Waters' IMR-3031 load. I'm 80 fps slower than his, but he had a brand new, rebored Browning, probably tighter than my 1907. Shows how much he liked the round. Still need to try IMR-4320, which Waters favored for 250s, and find some 225 Partitions.
I did my first workup on the 220 Swift. That's a 1972 M70 in a Richards Microfit AAA myrtle stock. No stain, just Linspeed. At Sierra's Re-16 max for their 55 HPBT, she's running 3,724, not much faster than Sierra got with a 24" barrel (this one is 27 1/2" 1:12). I want to try some 50 gr Nosler BT and some different powders. Folks seem fairly conservative in loads, trying to preserve barrels, I guess. Speer runs 2.8 grains more than Sierra with their 55s, and QL still predicts fairly low pressure.
And the 338 RUM: wearing a new B&C "Weatherby" stock. It seems to fit me a little better than the Remington original, but I only put 10 rounds downrange. Hornady 270 ELD-X went 2,566 with a modest load of Ramshot Magnum. I think I will get about 2,750 from this combination. Couldn't group, as I was roughing in the scope. Did get an initial 1" and 3,063 from 210 Barnes TTSX over Re-25. Seems to track their data, which should yield 3,185 at max. I'm still getting to know this rifle. More bullets, maybe some Re-33 if I can find it.
Guess which gun made a mark? Yep, crescent steel buttplate Winchester. Ken Waters' new one at least had a shotgun butt, but even at that, he was looking for a good recoil pad.
I did my first workup on the 220 Swift. That's a 1972 M70 in a Richards Microfit AAA myrtle stock. No stain, just Linspeed. At Sierra's Re-16 max for their 55 HPBT, she's running 3,724, not much faster than Sierra got with a 24" barrel (this one is 27 1/2" 1:12). I want to try some 50 gr Nosler BT and some different powders. Folks seem fairly conservative in loads, trying to preserve barrels, I guess. Speer runs 2.8 grains more than Sierra with their 55s, and QL still predicts fairly low pressure.
And the 338 RUM: wearing a new B&C "Weatherby" stock. It seems to fit me a little better than the Remington original, but I only put 10 rounds downrange. Hornady 270 ELD-X went 2,566 with a modest load of Ramshot Magnum. I think I will get about 2,750 from this combination. Couldn't group, as I was roughing in the scope. Did get an initial 1" and 3,063 from 210 Barnes TTSX over Re-25. Seems to track their data, which should yield 3,185 at max. I'm still getting to know this rifle. More bullets, maybe some Re-33 if I can find it.
Guess which gun made a mark? Yep, crescent steel buttplate Winchester. Ken Waters' new one at least had a shotgun butt, but even at that, he was looking for a good recoil pad.