This is just a "Share With The Gang" post ... so ignore if you're not into those kinds of threads ...
So I've been working hard to settle on a reference load for the 300-PRC barrel on my Barrett MRAD ... something to enter the competition season this spring. My available projectiles are Berger 220 LRHT, and Hornady 225 ELDM. My powders are Accurate MagPro and Hodgdon Retumbo. Ladders gave me good feelings about MagPro at 78.2 grains, and Retumbo at 77.4 grains (Lapua 1x cases and Federal GM215M primers) ... so I loaded 6-round group tests for that 4-way combo. I've been typically getting good and predictable results from MagPro and Bergers in other calibers (300-WM and 338-LM), so I expected those to "win". Not so fast ... data is listed below in the following order:
Next test will be to load a dozen each of the two Hornady ELDM configurations, and really mega-concentrate on groups at 100 yards, and then take the winner to our mile-range and see how it performs.
I guess that's way we test ... eh?
Data follows:
So I've been working hard to settle on a reference load for the 300-PRC barrel on my Barrett MRAD ... something to enter the competition season this spring. My available projectiles are Berger 220 LRHT, and Hornady 225 ELDM. My powders are Accurate MagPro and Hodgdon Retumbo. Ladders gave me good feelings about MagPro at 78.2 grains, and Retumbo at 77.4 grains (Lapua 1x cases and Federal GM215M primers) ... so I loaded 6-round group tests for that 4-way combo. I've been typically getting good and predictable results from MagPro and Bergers in other calibers (300-WM and 338-LM), so I expected those to "win". Not so fast ... data is listed below in the following order:
- MagPro & Berger
- MagPro & Hornady
- Retumbo & Berger
- Retumbo & Hornady
Next test will be to load a dozen each of the two Hornady ELDM configurations, and really mega-concentrate on groups at 100 yards, and then take the winner to our mile-range and see how it performs.
I guess that's way we test ... eh?
Data follows: