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ccoker
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Posted: October/21/2009 at 15:47 |
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hello.
I am intersted in trying to load some of the 150g accubonds for my 308, a Remington LTR with a 20" barrel got the gun last week and quickly found a load that does 5 shots that can be covered with a dime with 44.5 g of Varget and a Sierra Gameking BTSP, Lapua brass and CCI BR primers I like the idea of the higher BC and lighter weight of the 150 AB mainly for deer as I use a 6.8 AR for hogs most of the time, I would certainly wack a hog if the oppurtunity presented itself ! I have Hodgdon and Nosler data in front of me I would like to think I can get 2900 FPS safely, maybe not... anyone loading with the same components as I have? thanks in advance Charles |
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If it aint broke don't fix it.If anything I would go to a 165 accubond with the same load and let her eat.
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yeah, I am thinking the same thing
I killed several deer with the gamekings 2 years ago and they performed perfectly I posted this same question on longrangehunting.com and a guy responded with the same gun and he had to got a faster burning powder I have a big can of Varget and want to use it screw it I am just going to stick with what works, these won't be hitting at 300 win mag velocities and so they will hold together fine if I have lose a big hog because I hit the shoulder and the bullet didn't penetrate through to the vitals then I will consider switching I could always use the gameking HP 165s, they are stouter than the SPs (for hogs) but, I try to put it below and behind their ear, in which case, just about anything will kill em deader than dead |
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for MY .308 I shoot a 165 gr accubond with 45.5 varget and cci BR primers and it dose really well. I also have a 168 bereger load with 45.2 gr of varget with cci br primers and it is awesome also. I honestly can't ask for a better load or loads for this rifle. It dose what i ask it to do.
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Bitterroot Bulls
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That Gameking at .308 velocities is going to knock deer dead with boring regularity. With the accuracy you described, shot placement should not be a problem. Good luck hunting!
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-Matt
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ccoker
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thanks
my previous 308, a Tikka I foolishly sold used 45.5g of Varget and the gameking I haven't gone up over the 44.5 load yet this was a 5 round group |
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I think you are ready to hunt!
Gotta love one-hole groups.
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-Matt
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FWIW, I have found the Accubonds to be at their best seated very close to the lands (about 0.010 to 0.020 off, depending of which rifle), although none are .308 Win. I have also found the loads Nosler flags as most accurate in the 6th edition manual to be most accurate in my rifles also when I seat the Accubonds that way. I think you could work up a good load pretty quick, the rifle appears to be a shooter all right and I'd say you have figured out how to hold it right! The Accubonds can definitely shoot one-hole groups that will keep up with the SGKs.
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ccoker
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thanks for the accubond info
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at what distance was the above group from?
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No one
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ccoker
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500 yards
kidding 100 |
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+1 Aint broke...
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Very nice group Ccoker
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Nice going, specially for 500 yds! (Just kidding some more).
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I shoot 1 hole groups at 500 yards all the time.............maybe just because only 1 bullet actually hits the target.......
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hahahahahaha made my night right there |
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You cant hit what you cant see
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You may want to switch to VARGET and go with MATCHKINGS as they are obviously BT and are of a lighter composite making for a more efficient trajectory.......Lapuaslap you may want to correct me on the composite part of that,but isnt that the typical diff between game and machking besides the point options?
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You cant hit what you cant see
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ccoker
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I run Varget
sticking with the 165 GKs |
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jonoMT
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I also run 45.5 gr. Varget/CCI BR2 primers/165 gr. Accubonds w/Lapua brass through my LTR. Great round - accurate, deadly and 2650 fps MV...not bad for a 20" barrel.
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Reaction time is a factor...
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ccoker
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cool, so you are getting 2650?
excellent, I figured it was around there, maybe a little less I just got a chrono in today I wacked a cull buck a few weeks ago with it... lights out of course |
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