Nosler Custom Competition and RDF's... Worth messing with?

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    I have used Nosler 77 CC's in a fast twist 223 with good results. I have also loaded 140 CC's in 6.5 Creedmoor for my son and a friend with reasonable results, both shooting Ruger RPR's. It's been a while, though.

    I understand that early production RDF's had many folks tossing them and calling them random damn fliers. Did Nosler solve the issue with RDF's or are there still problems, as the published BC's are impressive.

    How is lot to lot consistency on those using Custom Competitions on a regular basis?

    Has everyone pretty much given up on the RDF's?

    Thanks.
     
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    I've had better luck with the CC's over the RDF's. I've tried the 22 cal. 70 & 77 RDF and the 30 cal. 175 RDF. I couldn't get any of the RDF's to shoot well in two rifles. I bought some 30 cal 168 RDF's last year, loaded some up for testing, but I haven't been able to get out to try them yet.

    22 cal. 69 & 77 CC's have shot decently, but not as well as their Sierra counterparts out of two AR's. The 30 cal. 155's, 168's and 175's CC's shoot very well out of four of my 308 rifles.

    If The 168 RDF's don't shoot well, I'm done with them. They are the last ones of the RDF line that I'm going to try.
     
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    Been shooting 6.5 140gr RDF in 6.5X47 and 6.5Saum. Both are at .3 at 100yd and predictable with great results out to 1250yds at my home range. That is my max range available. So yeah they have worked for me.
     
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    Jerry V said:
    Been shooting 6.5 140gr RDF in 6.5X47 and 6.5Saum. Both are at .3 at 100yd and predictable with great results out to 1250yds at my home range. That is my max range available. So yeah they have worked for me.
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    What barrel and what powder are you using? I read on a forum when I was looking for info that 4350 would be better suited for the rdf and keep the 6.5Staball for the bergers. The bergers definitely shoot lights out with staball but bergers pretty much always shoot lights out. Under .3 very consistently for berger VLD's, they are just super hard to get
     
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    I tried 70 and 77gr .224 RDF's and 105gr 6mm. They lured me in with high BC's and enough amazing 3 shot groups to keep me interested. But the flyers finally drove me nuts and I don't see myself trying them again.
    The CC's have been good, but not amazing. Maybe 10-20% larger groups than SMK's.
     
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    I think Sierra makes a better bullet but back when you could get 1K of the 77CC for $130, I shot a whole lot of them out of my AR, and the difference between the two wasn't enough to worry about.

    I've had some success with the 70 RDF in a 1:9 twist R700. They are very jump sensitive and I had mediocre results in my AR. I have some 85 RDF that I want to try in my 223 1:7 Krieger.
     
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    I just ordered some Nosler RDF (300 gr .338) and will see how my barrel handles them. It was the bullet with the next closest BC to the Berger.

    And honestly I’m not all that impressed with the Bergers. I feel like the bullet lengths are really inconsistent. Hoping the rdf’s have a more uniform meplat
     
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    FLIGHT762 said:
    The 30 cal. 155's, 168's and 175's CC's shoot very well out of four of my 308 rifles.
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    I’ve have some 175’s I’ve been wanting to try in my 308; what load shot well for you and how deep did you seat them?

    I’ve tried them in a RRA NM A4 and my PVA barreled 6.5CM. Both would have two touching and a third shot .5”-.75” away.
     
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    46.5 Grs. 2000MR / 175 Nos. CC / Fed GMM cases / Tula LRP / 2.800" COAL / SD-5 / ES-13 / AVG 2769 FPS

    40.0 Grs. AR Comp / 175 Nos. CC / CBC Cases / 1950's Win Mil. N/C primer / 2.780" COAL.

    42.0 Grs. 8208 XBR / 175 Nos CC / old Fed 163 Gr. GMM Cases / Fed. 210 / 2.800" Coal / AVG 2669 / SD-5 / ES-13.
     
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    KYAggie said:
    When you say jump sensitive, do they like a long or short jump or do you me their sweet spot is small and you never know what jump they will like?
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    In four guns that I tried the 70 RDF in, they wanted a short jump.

    #1- AR with an 18" WOA barrel. I tried the 77 SMK, 73 ELD, and the 70 RDF. All seated at 2.260 COAL. The 70 RDF shot the largest groups, just under an inch but the others were closer to .7", and the mean radius was tighter. Maybe not conclusive but a sample of others.

    #2- Budget rifle, a box stock Remington 783 with a 1:9 twist. Groups tightened substantially whenever I seated the bullet longer, ended up at 2.335 COAL

    #3 - Remage setup with a 223 chamber, 1:7 twist. It shot the same load the 783 liked in the .6s

    #4 - Remington LTR, 223 1:9 twist. 2.365 COAL with 8208XBR yielded several sub 1/2 MOA groups. I didn't try the 2.260 load to see if it made a difference.
     
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