Since last winter I have been working with my 8MM Remington Magnum rifle and the new powders / bullets being sold today.
The results I'm getting on target are far better than I expected. I found in my rifle that the new Winchester 860 Supreme Hybrid powder is the powder for this cartridge. Pushing a 200 grain bullet to 3,300 FPS at 3/4 the maximum safe working pressure really makes this caliber shine.
I've been talking to Sierra's engineers and they are seriously considering making a 250 grain .323 Match King bullet. I hope this does happen.
The rifle was sighted in on our 1,000 yard target and will hold a 8"group in a ten MPH wind all day long. I moved out to the 1,400 yard gong and it was hit with no real surprises.
The President of the One Mile Club was on hand and has invited me to shoot with them at their new 2,000 yard range. My 200 grain bullet is still very super-sonic at that range and should do well.
Our only real obstacle is Mirage. It is so dry here that the boil really distorts the line of sight. Seeing the bullet impact is a challenge. For all intents and purposes, we can only shoot in the early morning hours, or shoot from an elevated position in order to even see the target / impacts.
I'm building a CCTV transmitter / receiver that will help show the hits and misses.
Privi Partizan is making a 200 grain FMJ .323 bullet that is as good as any match bullet I have fired. I bought a batch of them to try out and weighed them all. Out of 100 bullets pulled at random, I found that all were within one grain max from the heaviest to the lightest. Not bad for a bulk sold bullet. Diameter was dead bolts on .323.
The bases are perfectly formed. A big plus. So far I have fired 60 of these bullets at ranges from 200-1,400 yards and there were no fliers. They buck the wind well and do not foul the bore with jacket material. The bullet is non-magnetic.
I look forward to shooting 2,000 yards. The rifle and ammo will do it, I just have to do my part.
The results I'm getting on target are far better than I expected. I found in my rifle that the new Winchester 860 Supreme Hybrid powder is the powder for this cartridge. Pushing a 200 grain bullet to 3,300 FPS at 3/4 the maximum safe working pressure really makes this caliber shine.
I've been talking to Sierra's engineers and they are seriously considering making a 250 grain .323 Match King bullet. I hope this does happen.
The rifle was sighted in on our 1,000 yard target and will hold a 8"group in a ten MPH wind all day long. I moved out to the 1,400 yard gong and it was hit with no real surprises.
The President of the One Mile Club was on hand and has invited me to shoot with them at their new 2,000 yard range. My 200 grain bullet is still very super-sonic at that range and should do well.
Our only real obstacle is Mirage. It is so dry here that the boil really distorts the line of sight. Seeing the bullet impact is a challenge. For all intents and purposes, we can only shoot in the early morning hours, or shoot from an elevated position in order to even see the target / impacts.
I'm building a CCTV transmitter / receiver that will help show the hits and misses.
Privi Partizan is making a 200 grain FMJ .323 bullet that is as good as any match bullet I have fired. I bought a batch of them to try out and weighed them all. Out of 100 bullets pulled at random, I found that all were within one grain max from the heaviest to the lightest. Not bad for a bulk sold bullet. Diameter was dead bolts on .323.
The bases are perfectly formed. A big plus. So far I have fired 60 of these bullets at ranges from 200-1,400 yards and there were no fliers. They buck the wind well and do not foul the bore with jacket material. The bullet is non-magnetic.
I look forward to shooting 2,000 yards. The rifle and ammo will do it, I just have to do my part.
