I just bought a MPA rifle throated for 108gr eldx bullets. Just curious what everyone is using and what load if you wouldn't mind sharing your recipe. Thanks
PRS Talk Best 6mm creedmore bullet for Prs style shoot
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I’ve shot a few thousand 108’s with no issues. Recipe depends if you are chasing speed or not. The 108’s seem to like to be jammed. In the past I’ve run them between 3000-3050 with 40-41g of H4350. Just got a new barrel and going to go for a slower node.
How consistent are the bullets from lot to lot? Trying to decide if the 2700 batch of same lot bullets are worth it or not.
I’ve had great results with 105 hybrids and the 110 SMK’s.
Have been up to 3080 with the 110’s and the 105’s can hit 3200fps with relative ease out of a 26” barrel if you want to run them that fast.
Precision was excellent with both upper nodes, sub .3moa and std. dev. was under 5fps.
Have been up to 3080 with the 110’s and the 105’s can hit 3200fps with relative ease out of a 26” barrel if you want to run them that fast.
Precision was excellent with both upper nodes, sub .3moa and std. dev. was under 5fps.
Definitely good enough for PRS, if you are looking at bench rest I’d go Berger’s, but then things are hard to find sometimes.
I've been running the 108s for a while now. While I did discover they shoot well jammed, they have shot just as well for me at .020-025" or more of jump. 108s over 41.xgr of H4350 has been giving me 3020-3080 depending on the lot of powder with Hornady brass and Tula LR primers, and I consistently get single digit SDs and groups at 100 of .5 or better.
I switched away from the 105 Hybrids a little over a year ago, as I found the availability was too spotty. I also saw changes in dimensions between lots (never seemed to change accuracy, at least). Interestingly enough, I have gotten better groups across the board with the 108s than I ever did with Hybrids, and much better results down range in terms of both groups and elevation consistency.
I switched away from the 105 Hybrids a little over a year ago, as I found the availability was too spotty. I also saw changes in dimensions between lots (never seemed to change accuracy, at least). Interestingly enough, I have gotten better groups across the board with the 108s than I ever did with Hybrids, and much better results down range in terms of both groups and elevation consistency.
Sounds like you need to work up a better load for the 108s. They shoot great at .020" off and that is where I would run them for PRS matches. I would never jam a bullet for this shooting as reliability is key and when you jam it opens up issues and also when you have to unload to having a bullet stuck in the lands and a bunch of powder in your action. Saw it this past weekend at a match. Never found an ELD-M or AMAX that didn;t shoot at .020" off or even farther. Factory 108 ELD ammo in my 6 Creed is jumping .020" and very accurate.
I learned about how they run jammed purely by accident after screwing up the measurements. That said, I've shot groups just as good with them .020-025" off like you said as I did with them .005 in. I did discover, however, they do not like to be close-but-not-in - between .000 and .015 wasn't very good at all.
Yeah, the barrel I tried JLKs in just wouldn't shoot them, either. Thankfully I've had 3 now that loved 108s, so I have stuck with them.
Yeah, the 104 might have something to do with it. The first barrel I ran them in was a .145 but had over 1k rounds down it before I switched to 108s, and the two I got after that were 183s.
115 RBT CN, and 105 Berger hybrid bullets aren't bad either. Just found the 115's are better in my rifle.
I have shot probably 15k 105 Hybrids (Bergers) in the last 2-3 years. Great shooting bullets, but sometimes have been hard to get as mentioned above. It was like they were made for Dasher or BR, and are the standard.
I have also shot the 110 SMK's, which shot great when they first came out, but had random flyers in later lots (similar findings with other shooters I talked with). I just got in some golden tips - I mean 110 A-tips to try out.
I have also shot the 110 SMK's, which shot great when they first came out, but had random flyers in later lots (similar findings with other shooters I talked with). I just got in some golden tips - I mean 110 A-tips to try out.
105 hybrids seem very forgiving on wearing depth. They have shot great in last 3 barrels 7.25, 7.5s.
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