What’s your favorite long rang 556 load? 77gr, 75gr, ? Thank you
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75gr ELD at 2.41" OAL, 24.3gr of 8208XBR, CCI450, LC brass. 2880fps out of a 22" BHW.
Mag fed from cut mags.
Mag fed from cut mags.
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Thank you sound bad ass!
Wow I take it this load is for a bolt gun? Sounds wicked thank you please keep them coming
Sorry, I should have mentioned that load is hand fed into my AR15 WOA Varmint upper...
25gr 8208, 80.5gr Berget Full Bore Match - 3006fps
24gr 8208, 75gr Hornady ELD-M - 3025fps
26" Bartlein Barrel
Both rounds hold 0.5-0.75 MOA out to 1000 yds.
24gr 8208, 75gr Hornady ELD-M - 3025fps
26" Bartlein Barrel
Both rounds hold 0.5-0.75 MOA out to 1000 yds.
24.3gr of RE 15 behind 77gr TMK is awesome. Fed205M primers loaded to mag length.
Wow that’s very impressive my friend
Thank you sounds like a great loading for sure
Working hard for those 100 posts. I'll bite, are you looking for gas gun or bolt gun loads. What have you tried to date?
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I’m glad you can help lol ..gas gun my friend
Forgive my ignorance cut mags? Cut for longer run out? Longer Bullets?
Correct, the front of the mag is cut out and the inside front face of the magwell has a shallow groove filed out for the bullet points. I can load as long as 2.415 and still have perfect function. It's honestly a different cartridge compared to the performance of a regular mag length load.
Oh wow..I heard of people doing this mod to 6.5 Grendel mags ..makes sense..did you do the mods yourself?
Any one have experience with the sierra 80 gr match king? Im shooting 75 gr ELD now. Much difference in length?
Raffica, by Long Range are you looking for 1000 yards or something shorter? Berger 82 and 25 grains of Varget well longer than mag length for 1K, my first and only 5.56 1K match. It works but...
Out to 750-800 yards (supersonic), 24 grains of Varget and a 77 SMK. I haven't tried it past 600 but I shoot paper not steel. There are shooters posting the same load for 1K hitting steel.
Out to 750-800 yards (supersonic), 24 grains of Varget and a 77 SMK. I haven't tried it past 600 but I shoot paper not steel. There are shooters posting the same load for 1K hitting steel.
PS:. I have been to a match where a shooter ordered a case of green tip and shot across the course with it and a borrowed rifle. 200-600 yards
shooting the 75 grain ELD pretty well out to 1100, but getting lot to lot inconsistency in these little pills. As much as .020 using the stoney point comparator. Maybe the answer is buy in bigger quantities!
Thank you..that’s pretty impressive
I guess I'm behind the times with powders, but I shoot 77SMKs at 3005fps from a 24" bolt gun with 26.5gr BLC-2 and CCI450 loaded to 2.290". Except for the .190G7 BC I have no issue getting them on 1k steel.
I also use the 69SMK loaded to 3090fps 2.300" with 27.25gr BLC-2 and they have basically the same drop as the 77SMK above until about 800.
BLC-2 goes through a powder measure like water and is $30 per 8 lbs cheaper than Varget/8208
I also use the 69SMK loaded to 3090fps 2.300" with 27.25gr BLC-2 and they have basically the same drop as the 77SMK above until about 800.
BLC-2 goes through a powder measure like water and is $30 per 8 lbs cheaper than Varget/8208
Thank you sir
New 69gr pills
Starline Brass, CCI BR-4, HDY 75gr HPBT Match seated to magazine length, 23.5-23.7gr Varget, tweaked for specific barrels.
600yd generic F T/R load for 24" barrels 1:9" and 1:8". Used in Savage 11VT, and Stag Model 6. Planning to try it in a new 16" 1:7" lightweight upper.
Fallback load is HDY 75gr Steel Match and/or IMI 77 Razor Core.
Greg
600yd generic F T/R load for 24" barrels 1:9" and 1:8". Used in Savage 11VT, and Stag Model 6. Planning to try it in a new 16" 1:7" lightweight upper.
Fallback load is HDY 75gr Steel Match and/or IMI 77 Razor Core.
Greg
JP Load Data
Sierra 77 gr MatchKings 2.260"
Tula Small Rifle Magnum primers 22.6 grains IMR 8208 XBR
Thank you..love all or your information
