Ok guys, Need some ideas where to start. I would like a bullet that is a good hunting round, I think maybe a 250 amax, any idea?
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Re: New Load for my TRG 42
The television program The Best of the West (http://www.thebestofthewest.net/) has done a lot of ballistic testing with Berger hollow-points, comparing them to amax's and other "hunting" rounds. They have done side by side comparisons in ballistic gel and other types of field tests. And have concluded that hollow-points do just as well as many other types of hunting rounds. They have a 4 part long-range shooting video that I purchased a couple years ago, and it shows a lot of this information. They have killed a number of animals with Berger hollow-points (up to elk sized) in their show.
Based on their research I am comfortable using hollow points. I have used Lapua 250 Scenars to shoot one animal so far. A buddy and I shot a pronghorn from 975 yards. It dropped like a sack of potatoes right where it stood.
They are great bullets, I only need 1 bullet for target and hunting, and they have a BC of .675.
I push em with 95.0 grains of Retumbo, out of my TRG 42. Using a Nightforce 8-32, Lapua brass, and Federal GM215M primers. MV - average 2945. My tightest group to date using this load data was 5 shots -- 100 yds -- group could be totally covered by a dime.
I know a few guys that load the exact same -- but with 96.0 grains of Retumbo, that seemed a little hot for my rifle.
Hope this helps,
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The television program The Best of the West (http://www.thebestofthewest.net/) has done a lot of ballistic testing with Berger hollow-points, comparing them to amax's and other "hunting" rounds. They have done side by side comparisons in ballistic gel and other types of field tests. And have concluded that hollow-points do just as well as many other types of hunting rounds. They have a 4 part long-range shooting video that I purchased a couple years ago, and it shows a lot of this information. They have killed a number of animals with Berger hollow-points (up to elk sized) in their show.
Based on their research I am comfortable using hollow points. I have used Lapua 250 Scenars to shoot one animal so far. A buddy and I shot a pronghorn from 975 yards. It dropped like a sack of potatoes right where it stood.
They are great bullets, I only need 1 bullet for target and hunting, and they have a BC of .675.
I push em with 95.0 grains of Retumbo, out of my TRG 42. Using a Nightforce 8-32, Lapua brass, and Federal GM215M primers. MV - average 2945. My tightest group to date using this load data was 5 shots -- 100 yds -- group could be totally covered by a dime.
I know a few guys that load the exact same -- but with 96.0 grains of Retumbo, that seemed a little hot for my rifle.
Hope this helps,
Dark
Re: New Load for my TRG 42
Thx bud, Im going to look up the Berger one, did you run a OAL gauge or are your running off of a book?
Thx bud, Im going to look up the Berger one, did you run a OAL gauge or are your running off of a book?
Re: New Load for my TRG 42
I don't think Berger has made a .338 caliber bullet yet. As far as i know the 30 cal is the largest they have made to date.
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I don't think Berger has made a .338 caliber bullet yet. As far as i know the 30 cal is the largest they have made to date.
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