A Shooter

[Creeker]

I bulk shoot 30-30 & 30-06 but included the .223 so time ago. I’m loading pull down WC844 & Hornady 55 grain FMJ bullets so not a target load.

I have a nice lot of Federal & PMC brass.


Primers


Powder


25 grains from the RCBS


Bullets


The load

[Creeker]

My rifle is nothing fancy, a 700 Remington in a plastic stock which I replaced with a real wood BDL. My gunsmith installed pillars & bedded everything.

The stock


The rifle


The range


The scope is an old K-10 Weaver from the 70s. Checked the sighting first 2 shots at 25 yards, 1 shot at 50, & 5 shots at 100. Not too bad for a junk load.

[Creeker]

I switched bullets to the Sierra 52 grain HPBT & 25 grains of the same pull down WC 844 & a Wolf SRM primer. Here’s a couple 200 yard targets.


From there to 300 for 2 each 4 shot targets.

[Don McDowell]

Lyn that sure shows some promise. Looks like a little tinkering with the load might pay some big dividends.[/u]

[Creeker]

Don the rifle did better than I thought. I'm going back out tomorrow but the loads will all be with the Hornady FMJ. The barrel must be rough though as I can't quite get it clean.

[Don McDowell]

Lyn have you tried any of the Montana Extreme Copper Killer? That stuff is pretty potent.

[DKile]

Best I can get from my M&P 15 with a 16" barrel and 26gs of Varget under a 55g Hornady fmjbt is 7/8" at 100yds. Doesn't seem to make any real difference if I crimp or not. dK

[Lumpy Grits]

Whats your bbl's ROT?
If you can find any H-335, try 25 gns. w/55gn fmj. Both of my AR's love that load
Play around with the COAL a bit--
Gary

[Creeker]

Lyn have you tried any of the Montana Extreme Copper Killer? That stuff is pretty potent.

I use that & also like Bore Tech Eliminator. I cleaned the rifle at the bench today & he patches look like this.

[Don McDowell]

Yuppers looks like you got something collecting copper in there...

Wonder if you went after that bore with some fine steel wool wrapped on a brush and soaked in 3n1 if it would polish up a touch.