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Whats everyone tinkering with these days?
CAMPMEAT:
Possibly a 224 Valkyrie AR 15.------
Nope, bought an AR 10 in 6.5 Creedmoor instead..
BigGoonTuna:
--- Quote from: CaNINE on December 22, 2017, 07:41:56 AM ---BGT - what powders have you worked with in your 264WM? I'll admit I almost gave up on mine but finally landed on some magic.
I wanted to shoot the 143 ELD-X but couldn't find wwhat I was looking for with retumbo, H1000, or H50BMG. Could get to 3200 but not without blowing primer pockets. Accuracy and ES suffered as well.
After talking with Scott at Quarter Minute Magnums over in Idaho I switched to the Berger 140 VLD and H4831SC. Magic combo in the 264WM. I'm running a 3100 fps (26" tube) with bughole groups at 200 yards. ES is not qui perfect but under 20. That combo might be worth a try if your looking for options.
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i've mostly played with 7828 and retumbo. would like to try some RL33 but it's completely disappeared around here. i think it's just my barrel -- too short to be optimal, and book max loads won't give me anywhere near the velocity that they say(i tried some 120gr barnes, and just barely cracked 3000fps with their max for retumbo, which according to their data should give 3280fps from a 24" barrel).
i feel that my barrel might just be shot out -- the rifle is a 1965 M700 with a factory stainless tube. it's got a very short throat that i think might be part of the problem, my first 7828/140AB loads would hit published velocity, but i soon after learned that they were jamming in the rifling(i love the OAL gauge i bought since then), probably causing pressure to be higher.
Magnum_Willys:
Natchez has RL33
jjhunter:
I’ve got a new 28 Nosler I’m playing with. I also have parts for a 6.5-280ai I need to get put together.
Curly:
--- Quote from: BigGoonTuna on December 22, 2017, 08:27:00 AM ---
--- Quote from: CaNINE on December 22, 2017, 07:41:56 AM ---BGT - what powders have you worked with in your 264WM? I'll admit I almost gave up on mine but finally landed on some magic.
I wanted to shoot the 143 ELD-X but couldn't find wwhat I was looking for with retumbo, H1000, or H50BMG. Could get to 3200 but not without blowing primer pockets. Accuracy and ES suffered as well.
After talking with Scott at Quarter Minute Magnums over in Idaho I switched to the Berger 140 VLD and H4831SC. Magic combo in the 264WM. I'm running a 3100 fps (26" tube) with bughole groups at 200 yards. ES is not qui perfect but under 20. That combo might be worth a try if your looking for options.
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i've mostly played with 7828 and retumbo. would like to try some RL33 but it's completely disappeared around here. i think it's just my barrel -- too short to be optimal, and book max loads won't give me anywhere near the velocity that they say(i tried some 120gr barnes, and just barely cracked 3000fps with their max for retumbo, which according to their data should give 3280fps from a 24" barrel).
i feel that my barrel might just be shot out -- the rifle is a 1965 M700 with a factory stainless tube. it's got a very short throat that i think might be part of the problem, my first 7828/140AB loads would hit published velocity, but i soon after learned that they were jamming in the rifling(i love the OAL gauge i bought since then), probably causing pressure to be higher.
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I have a .264wm M70 with 24" barrel with 1:9 twist. I hear you on the depressing velocity part. What is depressing is when my brother shoots over my chrono with his 22" barrel .270 win with 140 gr VLD's and gets 3100 fps. :( Here I am with a magnum, way more powder than his, and 150 fps or more less than his .270 win.
I'm going to bed the rifle after duck season and hope to get some better groups with it, but I'm really questioning even keeping the rifle when I could really just go with a .270 win and get better velocity.
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