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Data for ALL Cals Ackley Imp

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Re: Data for ALL Cals Ackley Imp

223 AI

27.5 gr of Benchmark, CCI 450 primer, RP case, 50/52/55 gr bullets at 0.020" off the lands - provides 3550 with nekid bullets out of a factory Remington 26" varmint barrel.

I did not provide OAL or COAL because it will be different for every rifle.
 
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223AI
FireFormed WIN Brass
25.7grns of BenchMark
75 AMAX kissing the lands
Fed205M
3050FPS via 26" PacNor
 
Re: Data for ALL Cals Ackley Imp

223AI FireForm load
Unformed R-P hulls
27.6gr '335
moly'd 50Vmax kissing lands
CCI 400

 
Re: Data for ALL Cals Ackley Imp

223AI
Formed R-P hulls
28.5gr gr '335
moly'd 50Vmax kissing lands
CCI 400
3600fps in 22" Broughton

223AI
Formed R-P hulls
30gr '335---WORK UP TO THIS, MIGHT BE TOO HOT FOR SUMMER TEMPS
moly'd 50Vmax kissing lands
CCI 400
3725fps @50* in 22" Broughton
 
Re: Data for ALL Cals Ackley Imp

223AI
Formed R-P hulls
27.2gr '335
moly'd 62gr TSX 0.020" off the lands
CCI 400
3300fps in 22" Broughton

 
Re: Data for ALL Cals Ackley Imp

223AI
Formed R-P hulls
moly'd 75Amax kissing lands
26.5gr R-15 (slightly compressed)
CCI 400
3000fps in 22" Broughton

223AI
Formed R-P hulls
moly'd 75Amax kissing lands
27gr R-15 (slightly compressed)
CCI 400
3080fps in 22" Broughton

223AI
Formed R-P hulls
moly'd 75Amax kissing lands
27.4gr R-15 (compressed)
CCI 400
3125fps in 22" Broughton
 
Re: Data for ALL Cals Ackley Imp

.223AI
Formed Winchester brass
75 Amax
Federal 205
26.0 gr Varget
2.5" OAL
3000 FPS via 21" Hart barrel

Hot load in my rifle and hard on brass I'm only getting about five loads before primer pockets loosen up.
 
Re: Data for ALL Cals Ackley Imp

Jan 2000 I buy Keunhausen's scatter brained book on Mausers.
Feb 2000 I buy a VZ24 surplus rifle from BIG5 for $70.
Mar 2002 I buy a Lothar Walther .257 light varmint barrel $145

I get .257 Roberts Ackley Improved reamer from Dave Manson.
I build an action wrench.
I build a barrel vise.
I make an action truing mandrel.
I make a lug truing cartridge.
I make an inner C ring lapping tool.
I do a trigger job on the military trigger to control take up, force, and overtravel. Pull is down to 1 pound.
The bolt is bent with an Acetylene torch and sledge hammer.
I buy a Wheeler Eng drill and tap fixture and drill and tap.
Weaver #45 and #46 steel mounts are glass bedded to the receiver.
The barrel is dialed in on both ends of the lathe to within .0001".
Threads and chamber are cut.
The chamber measures still concentric on the lathe to with in .0010".
Stock is sporterized and glass bedded to the barrelled action.
A 40X Leupold scope is installed.
Barrel is cleaned and burnished with moly bore cream.
Winchester Brass is fire formed with 10 gr pistol powder and back filled with Cream of Wheat.
Case mouths are chamfered inside and out.
Forster dies are used on a Rockchucker.
Bullets are 75 gr Vmax moly coated for me by Russ Hayden.
Powder is surplus bulk military pull down IMR4895 that act more like H322.
Bullets are seated long to jam into the lands.

Late 2002:
1) 48.3 gr. gives 3757 fps and the extractor groove grows .0005"

2) 47.2 gr. gives 3736 fps and no extractor groove growth

3) 45 gr. gives 3674, 3621, 3630, 3614, and 3630 fps


A) All 5 shot 100m groups over last 6 years with 75 and 72 gr bullets average .87".

Can consistently shoot less that .5" when there is no wind at all.


B) With Hornady 100 gr soft point blem bullets, and 8.5x25x50 Mark IV scope, groups are less than 1" with 42 gr surplus bulk IMR4895 3220 fps
 
Re: Data for ALL Cals Ackley Imp

Sorry Clark, specific diet, water and vitamin intake will be needed to duplicate your results safely.
 
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Re: Data for ALL Cals Ackley Imp

22-250 AI

75 gr AMAX, .007" off lands
43 gr R22
WLR
Nosler or Win. brass
3415fps in 26" 1-8 twist Rock 5R


243 AI

105 gr AMAX, .015" off lands
47 gr R22
210M
Lapua brass
3260fps in 26" 1-7.5 twist Rock 5R


25-06 AI

115 VLD, .010" into lands
61 gr R25
210
R-P brass
3442fps in 26" 1-10 twist Rock 5R
 
Re: Data for ALL Cals Ackley Imp

I just did some testing on the new Hodgdon Hybrid 100 powder and the 115 DTAC... HOLY CRAP is it ever accurate and consistent...

Hybrid1.jpg


gonna play with seating a little now on most accurate load and I'll post results.

243 AI 26" 1 in 7.75 twist
Win Brass 2.825 OAL with 115 DTAC
Hybrid 100 powder
Fed 210 primer
4895 asl
65 degrees
 
Re: Data for ALL Cals Ackley Imp

280 AI

Nosler 280 Ackley case
CCI Benchrest Primer
Berger 180 grain VLD
26 inch 1/8 twist barrel
56.5 grains of Rl 22 / velocity is 2860. No pressure signs, excellent accuracy!
 
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Re: Data for ALL Cals Ackley Imp

.243 ai 105 a-max hornady brass 44 gr. h4350 210 m o.l. 2.253 [touching lands] 1/9.125 twist rem sps 3150 fps
 
Re: Data for ALL Cals Ackley Imp

.243 ai 87 v-max hornady brass 45.9 gr. re 17 win lr primer o.l.2.230 3480 fps 26 inch 1/9.125 twist rem sps
 
Re: Data for ALL Cals Ackley Imp

.243 ai 70 gr nosler b-tip hornady brass 49.5 gr. h4350 fed 210 m o.l. 2.70 3810 fps 26 inch 1/9.125 twist rem sps
 
Re: Data for ALL Cals Ackley Imp

280 A.I.

Federal brass fire formed and annealled
trimmed to 2.520
flash holes lightly chamfered inside and out with deburring tool.
inside case necks polished with steel wool wrapped around a bore brush on a drill.

168 gr SMK
0.010 off lands
57.2 gr R-22
federal 210M primers
2900 fps measured 10' from muzzel
shoots 1/2 moa out to 400 yds, 5 shot groups
-as far as I've been able to shoot so far
 
Re: Data for ALL Cals Ackley Imp

6mm Ackley

Winchester cases
95 grain SMK
49 grains IMR 4831 (HOT in summer)
3500ish fps

Remington cases
95 grain SMK
47.5 grains IMR 4831 (now I use just this load)
3350 fps

26" barrel.
Half moa at 500 if I read the wind.
 
Re: Data for ALL Cals Ackley Imp

.223 AI
26" Savage 1/9 reamed out
COAL 2.432" (factory mag fed)
75 gr AMax
Win Primers
Winchester cases:

(All data 5 shot average)

Factory case (not formed)
25.3 gr Varget
2866 fps
SD 14

FORMED CASES-

25.7 gr Varget
2931 fps
SD 16

26.3 gr Varget
3013 fps
SD 13

26.9 gr Varget <span style="font-weight: bold">*</span>
3054 fps
SD 13

All data gathered 10 ft from muzzle with PACT MK4 screens set at 2 feet. 70° F no clouds, sun behind the trees.
* Primer is <span style="font-weight: bold">starting</span> to show signs of pressure.
 
Re: Data for ALL Cals Ackley Imp

Lots of data here. Work up to the loads...

ALL of these bullets were coated with WS2/Danzac

223 AI, 28" 1:12 twist barrel
SHOT VELOCITY
1 3713.6 27.4 BM cci 450 40 vmax
2 3774.4 27.5
3 3775.7 27.6
4 3766.7 27.7
5 3789.9 27.8
I only put this 40 gr load together for fun. Has a LONG ways to go in the velocity department.


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223 AI, 1:9 twist, 26" barrel
STRING 08
SHOT VELOCITY
1 3567.4 26.6 BM cci 450 55 vmax
2 3554.8 26.7
3 3583.6 26.8
4 3581.3 26.9
5 3573.2 27

5 3311.1 26.2 h4895 55 gr vmax
6 3363.4 26.4 h4895 55 gr vmax
7 3392.3 26.6 h4895 55 gr vmax
8 3399.6 26.8 h4895 55 gr vmax
9 3437.7 27 h4895 55 gr vmax
10 3423 27.2 h4895 55 gr vmax
11 3463.5 27.4 h4895 55 gr vmax
12 3468.9 27.6 h4895 55 gr vmax
13 3496.4 27.8 h4895 55 gr vmax
14 3520.9 28 h4895 55 gr vmax

SHOT VELOCITY h4895 75 amax
1 2948.3 24.6
2 2948.3 24.8
3 3015.8 25
4 3008.4 25.2
5 3061.7 25.4
6 3073.7 25.6
7 3079.6 25.8
8 3109.1 26
9 3167.9 26.2
10 3155.4 26.4


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28" Shilen 1:8 twist 222 Magnum AI (Super Duece!)
SHOT VELOCITY RL15
1 3040.7 26.2 80 gr Amax
2 3052.4 26.4
3 3058.4 26.6
4 3091.7 26.8
5 3100.4 27

STRING 07
SHOT VELOCITY benchmark
1 2788.5 23.5 - 25.3 80 gr AMax
2 2803.3
3 2811.1
4 2821.9
5 2848.8
6 2883.7
7 2883.7
8 2894.3

more benchmark
1 3033.2 25.5 80 gr Amax
2 3034.9 25.7
3 3056.7 25.9
4 3070.2 26.1
5 3064.3 26.3
6 3108.2 26.5
7 3147.1 26.7

22/6mm AI 1:8 twist Shilen
SHOT VELOCITY H1000 69 gr NOS HPBT
1 3335 49
2 3346.1 49.5
3 3318 50
4 3360.4 50.5
5 3465.7 51

STRING 03 7/19/2008
SHOT VELOCITY H1000 75 Amax
1 3389.2 49.5
2 3473.3 50
3 3515.3 50.5
4 3544.6 51

7/19/2008 H4831 69 gr NOS
3 3426 48
4 3458.1 48.5
5 3486.4 49
6 3549.1 49.5
7 3573.2 50

STRING 06 7/19/2008
SHOT VELOCITY H4831 75 Amax
1 3529.8 47
2 3517.5 47.5
3 3553.7 48
4 3565.1 48.5
5 3583.6 49

STRING 04 7/19/2008
SHOT VELOCITY RL22 69 gr NOS
1 3451.6 47.5
2 3463.5 48
3 3545.7 49

STRING 05 7/19/2008
SHOT VELOCITY RL22 75 Amax
1 3496.4 47
2 3573.2 48.5

STRING 10 7/25/2008
SHOT VELOCITY 75 Amax RL22
1 3507.5 48.5
2 3501.9
3 3513
4 3541.1
5 3528.7

STRING 11 7/25/2008
SHOT VELOCITY 69 HPBT RL22
1 3465.7 48.5
2 3483.1
3 3451.6
4 3465.7
5 3460.3

STRING 12 7/25/2008
SHOT VELOCITY 75 Amax RL22
1 3531 48.5
2 3546.8
3 3546.8
4 3499.7
5 3544.6

STRING 02 7/26/2008
SHOT VELOCITY RL 19
1 3745 75 Amax 49.5
2 3751.4 50
3 3812.1 50.5
4 3824 51

STRING 03 7/26/2008
SHOT VELOCITY RL 19
1 3698.7 69 HPBT 49.5
2 3769.3 50
3 3774.4 50.5
4 3814.8 51
5 3852 51.5

STRING 05 8/2/2008
SHOT VELOCITY RL19
1 3718.6 50 gr
2 3702.4
3 3722.3
 
Re: Data for ALL Cals Ackley Imp

280AI
26" Brux barrel
Nosler brass
162 A-max seated to the lands
61 grains H4831SC
3020fps average for 10 shot string, very low E.S.
**make sure you work up in your rifle**

this is an extremely accurate load out of my rifle, it won me a match last sunday
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Steve
 
Re: Data for ALL Cals Ackley Imp

30-06 AI
Fireformed, Prepped Fed Brass
178 Amax 0.010" off the lands
24" Douglas barrel, 1:10tw
RL-19
Wolf LRmag primer

Unbedded stock, non-blueprinted action (rifle has since changed so no more data is available)

Start at 59gr and work til 64gr in 1/2gr steps

Best groups were at 60.5-62.0gr of powder. Everything in there was sub 1" @ 100y, overall best was 61.5gr and shot cloverleaves.

Avg. 3005fps
 
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280 AI
Nosler Brass
CCI BR4
64gr R-22
139gr SST

This load shoots to about an inch at 200 yards. It is pretty hot as the Nosler manual says it yields 3290 ft/s. I get a little cratering on the primers when the brass is a little older and neck tension goes up, so work up to it in your rifle.
 
Re: Data for ALL Cals Ackley Imp

Anyone got any loads for 223AI with Varget, Benchmark or H4895 with the 75AMAX. Tried RL15 and its not liking it at all.
 
Re: Data for ALL Cals Ackley Imp

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 308skinner</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Anyone got any loads for 223AI with Varget, Benchmark or H4895 with the 75AMAX. Tried RL15 and its not liking it at all.</div></div>

26.2 grains Varget. 2945 fps 22 inch barrel
 
Re: Data for ALL Cals Ackley Imp

Also anyone got loads for the 223AI with 80gr VLDs with RL15 or ?
 
Re: Data for ALL Cals Ackley Imp

I load Berger 80gr VLD's with 26.1 grains of TAC and cci 400's with formed lapua brass. Accuracy is good, and the load is about 2925 fps out of a 22 inch Rock barrel.
 
Re: Data for ALL Cals Ackley Imp

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Tyler Kemp</div><div class="ubbcode-body">6mm Ackley

Winchester cases
95 grain SMK
49 grains IMR 4831 (HOT in summer)
3500ish fps

Remington cases
95 grain SMK
47.5 grains IMR 4831 (now I use just this load)
3350 fps


</div></div>

Do you know if this load will feed out of the standard Rem. short action magazine box?
 
Re: Data for ALL Cals Ackley Imp

260AI
from a krieger/24 inches/8.5 twist

berger 140 VLD Hunting/.010 jump to lands
wolf primer
43.5gr H4350
nosler 260 brass...full prep;neck turned,flash hole etc already fired once to form
2880 fps/.150-.3 group every time, very constistant velocity

same brass
cci BR2
43.0 H4350
sierra 140 hpbt kissing lands
2840 fps/.3-.4 group, all very consistant

doing some promising work with 129 sst and RE17 right now




 
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Re: Data for ALL Cals Ackley Imp

This is data from MY rifles recorded on MY chronograph. Work up your loads please.

Will post data for "Super Duece" - 222 Magnum AI and 6.5x55 AI.

ALL bullets were coated with Danzac.

Barrel lengths are 26" and 1:9 twist. CCI 450 primers and Win or Rem cases previously fireformed.

5 3311.1 26.2 h4895 55 gr vmax
6 3363.4 26.4 h4895 55 gr vmax
7 3392.3 26.6 h4895 55 gr vmax
8 3399.6 26.8 h4895 55 gr vmax
9 3437.7 27 h4895 55 gr vmax
10 3423 27.2 h4895 55 gr vmax
11 3463.5 27.4 h4895 55 gr vmax
12 3468.9 27.6 h4895 55 gr vmax
13 3496.4 27.8 h4895 55 gr vmax
14 3520.9 28 h4895 55 gr vmax

1 3115.2 25 h4895 69 Nos
2 3014.2 25.2 h4895 69 Nos
3 3011.7 25.4 h4895 69 Nos
4 3039 25.6 h4895 69 Nos
5 3076.2 25.8 h4895 69 Nos
6 3117 26 h4895 69 Nos
7 3126.7 26.2 h4895 69 Nos
8 3152.5 26.4 h4895 69 Nos
9 3169.7 26.6 h4895 69 Nos
10 3194.4 26.8 h4895 69 Nos
11 3247.9 27 h4895 69 Nos
12 3254.6 27.2 h4895 69 Nos
13 3279.7 27.4 h4895 69 Nos
14 3295.3 27.6 h4895 69 Nos
15 3346.1 27.8 h4895 69 Nos

1 3287.5 69 HPBT 27.8 H4895 6.884620541
2 3302.2 69 HPBT 3293.16
3 3293.3 69 HPBT
4 3285.5 69 HPBT
5 3297.3 69 HPBT


1 2948.3 24.6 h4895 75 amax
2 2948.3 24.8 h4895 75 amax
3 3015.8 25 h4895 75 amax
4 3008.4 25.2 h4895 75 amax
5 3061.7 25.4 h4895 75 amax
6 3073.7 25.6 h4895 75 amax
7 3079.6 25.8 h4895 75 amax
8 3109.1 26 h4895 75 amax
9 3167.9 26.2 h4895 75 amax
10 3155.4 26.4 h4895 75 amax


1:12 twist barrel, 28.5" length, Rem or Win cases previously fireformed. CCI450 primers.

STRING 02 1.250 1:12 bbl 28.5"
SHOT VELOCITY
1 3360.4 27 h4895 rem 7.5 55 vmax
2 3446.2 27.1
3 3435.5 27.2
4 3446.2 27.3
5 3471.1 27.4


STRING 03 1.250 1:12 bbl 28.5"
SHOT VELOCITY
1 3416.4 27 h4895 rem 7.5 52 gr HPBT
2 3423.8 27.1
3 3418.5 27.2
4 3448.4 27.3
5 3499.7 27.4

STRING 05 1.250 1:12 bbl 28.5"
SHOT VELOCITY
1 3517.5 24.5 RE10x cci 450 40 vmax
2 3525.3 24.6
3 3541.1 24.7
4 3610.5 24.8
5 3549.1 24.9

STRING 06 1.250 1:12 bbl 28.5"
SHOT VELOCITY
1 3552.5 22.2 H4198 cci 450 40 vmax
2 3481 22.3
3 3560.5 22.4
4 3618.8 22.5
5 3583.6 22.6

STRING 07 1.250 1:12 bbl 28.5"
SHOT VELOCITY
1 3713.6 27.4 BenchMark cci 450 40 vmax
2 3774.4 27.5
3 3775.7 27.6
4 3766.7 27.7
5 3789.9 27.8

STRING 09 1.250 1:12 bbl 28.5"
SHOT VELOCITY
1 3451.6 27 H4895 cci 450 55 vmax
2 3450.5 27.1
3 3433.4 27.2
4 3488.6 27.3
5 3501.9 27.4
 
Re: Data for ALL Cals Ackley Imp

.223AI
Rock 8 twist at 22"
80gr JLK
CCI 400
26.9 Varget
.010" jam into the lands
Formed Lake City '06 brass
2950 average fps, exceptional accuracy.

As per usual, work up to this load in your own rifle as it might be unsafe in your own rifle.
 
Re: Data for ALL Cals Ackley Imp

223AI Remington 700
24" Schneider M40 8 twist
Federal Gold Match primer
26gr of RL15
80gr SMK kissing the lands
Formed Lapua brass
2980 avg fps
 
Re: Data for ALL Cals Ackley Imp

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Powder Burns</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
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</div></div>wish i could find a copy of both volume 1 and 2! anybody know where i can get one
 
Re: Data for ALL Cals Ackley Imp

26" Shilen 1/8 243 AI, 105 Berger VLD Match Hunting, 41.5 RL-17 3065 fps... all 5 shot groups under 1/2 with most in 1/4" or smaller. Seating bullet .010 of the lands in fire formed Lapua Brass neck sized to hold .001 tension with Fed 210M primers.
 
Super Duece (222 Magnum AI)

27" 1:8 twist Shilen stainless select match, 204 Ruger brass necked up/previously fireformed, and 80 gr Amax at 3100 did rather well at 1100 yards today. Shooter who was rookie to this rifle had no problems with five consecutive hits on steel.