So assume you are a complete noob, and you have the following barrel:
- Bartlein M24 Contour Barrel (26" Finish Length)
-1:7.5" Twist
chamber cut with Alpha Munitions Legacy Reamer with a .120” freebore
A big jug of Varget, a bunch of virgin Alpha brass, and the following cache of bullets
- SIerra 107 Matchking 1000 rounds
- 106 A-Tip, 1000 rounds
- Berger 109 LRHT, 500 rounds
- Berger 6mm 105 VLD Target, 500 (these were supposed to be 109 LRHT, but . . . when they arrived I saw only the yellow Berger boxes and just assumed the snipershide member shipped what he said and what I paid for. Imagine my surprise when I unpacked them weeks later, a little too late to complain, lol)
Which bullets would you use to start?
I was leaning toward the 106 A-tip. These are the factory "seconds" that everybody is having good results with. Then maybe when those run out switching to the SMK 107, then maybe getting into the Bergers.
My thoughts are mainly the price. I spent by far the least on the 106 A-tip seconds, so I thought maybe to use those up as I am learning and going to the SMKs next as the next least expensive bullets.
But please share your thoughts. Which ones would you use to start? Assume you are a complete noob to hand loading. I have been shooting mainly commercial Hornady loading before and some handholds others put together.