I've been getting ready for pronghorn, which opens on Saturday. I've been working on my Daughter's .250 Savage which I've ignored the last few years with starting a new job, moving to a new house, and shattering my leg. I've finally found a decent load that I think will serve my daughter well if she decides to use it instead of her .300 Savage.
I used IMR 8208 XBR, which wasn't my first powder of choice but it's what I had the most to test with. I tried 87 grain Speer SP and the rifle hated it, so I went to the 90 grain Sierra Gameking BTSP. The groups started to perk up and I'll revisit the load after hunting season.
On the other hand my old 6X47 Rem is shooting pretty well still. I took it out of the stock and did some relief work on the trigger guard that started to rub the trigger assembly. I've been holding off buying a new stock for this rifle, but it's about time I start thinking on a new one. Once the rifle settled back in at 100 yards, I took it to 309 yards and shot a decent five shot group. I had wanted to shoot prone off my bi-pod but the weeds were too tall, so I had to shoot off the bench and was unable to properly load my bi-pod.
I used IMR 8208 XBR, which wasn't my first powder of choice but it's what I had the most to test with. I tried 87 grain Speer SP and the rifle hated it, so I went to the 90 grain Sierra Gameking BTSP. The groups started to perk up and I'll revisit the load after hunting season.
On the other hand my old 6X47 Rem is shooting pretty well still. I took it out of the stock and did some relief work on the trigger guard that started to rub the trigger assembly. I've been holding off buying a new stock for this rifle, but it's about time I start thinking on a new one. Once the rifle settled back in at 100 yards, I took it to 309 yards and shot a decent five shot group. I had wanted to shoot prone off my bi-pod but the weeds were too tall, so I had to shoot off the bench and was unable to properly load my bi-pod.