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Stefano - my reference ammo was Black Hills match 175 SMK. With handloads 43.5 gr of Varget, 175 SMK, loaded to mag length, I won two local benchrest matches (just playing) with sub 1/4-MOA groups at 300 yards. For longer ranges I loaded 185 Berger LRBT's with 48 gr of RL-17 achieving about 2730...

While doing some work on my TRG a pin fell out of the trigger group and parts went everywhere. Does anyone have a diagram or instructions for how to assemble the trigger group internals? Thanks.

Re: Berger 185 BTTLR and RL-17 for 600/1000 FTR I am running 48.0gr of RL-17 with Berger 185 Juggernaut bullets. COAL 2.920" to fit my mag. 2730fps from a 26" barrel. This is still a mild load, but gave the best accuracy in my rifle. I was concerned about temperature dependence but my test of...

Re: Tikka T3 .223 load data? Any suggestions? In my Tikka T3 Varmint I compared the following 77SMK loads with OAL 2.260" (mag length, 0.090" jump to the lands). All consistently had vertical spread less than .5MOA with a slight edge to 8208 XBR (.4MOA average vertical for 5 5-shot groups at...

Re: Let's talk about dispersion... To unambiguously demonstrate this effect one would have to simultaneous shoot the 100 yard and 200 yard targets. One target in front of the other (corrected for drop), same bullets through both targets.

Re: 357sig vs 9mm bullets? Is there a difference? The same bullets are intended for 9mm Parabellum and 357 Sig. But I've found that truncated cone or HP works best for 357. Some round nose bullets don't have enough straight bearing surface to seat properly in the short 357 case neck.

Re: Flatter shooting vs windage effects <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: ASU1911</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Someone spell this out for me. What does "energy" have to do with anything?</div></div> If the internal ballistics are equally...

Re: Flatter shooting vs windage effects <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: MitchAlsup</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> I am getting 2925-2950 fps from 47.8 gr Varget pushing 155 scenars in Win cases and CCI primers in a 24" tube. OAL is 2.943 with a...

Re: Flatter shooting vs windage effects Berger 155.5gr fullbore 2950fps G7=.237 drop 280in dh/dR 7.8in/10yd drift 72.0in/10mph velocity 1502fps lethality 122 lb But how typical is 2950 fps? I am getting pressure signs (light extractor marks) at 2850fps for the 155 grainers and the 210 gr...

Re: Made to order ballistics program I think it would be really great if some guru simply ported Bryan Litz's program to Windows Mobile. The problem is lack of Java-support in Windows in general, because Sun and Microsoft can't play well together. The program is free on-line at...

Re: Flatter shooting vs windage effects Let the numbers decide. Using Bryan's free ballistic program and his G7 b.c.'s with velocities I actually obtain for handloads, at 1000 yard range for southern NM conditions: Berger 155.5gr fullbore 2850fps G7=.237 drop 305in dh/dR 8.5in/10yd drift...

Re: Ignoring ES/SD numbers..... <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: memilanuk Carter, I'm curious here... are you saying that its *not* generally possible to take an SD value and extrapolate that the ES values should fall somewhere within +/- 2 SD...

Re: Sako trg .308 handload For my TRG-22 I load 175 SMK's, Winchester or BHA brass, 45gr. Varget, Fed 210M primers,OAL 2.884" which jumps 0.010". A friend with a TRG-22 uses the same length and our chambers measure the same to 0.001". Muzzle velocity on a 70 deg day is 2710fps. This load...

Re: 308 Win, 208 AMax, RL17 Just to document this info for those interested. I loaded up some 210SMK's in new Winchester brass with 48gr of RL-17. No pressure signs. Overall length 2.940" (mag length) which corresponds to .050" jump in my TRG-22 (26" barrel). Chronoed velocity is 2540fps with...