greetings all, just thought id add my results to the mix with a load i am working up for the 155 bthp palma MKs... also a special gday to the other aussies
first of all let me preface this by saying that this is my first shot at reloading my own pills, so if any of you see any flaws in my process, SING OUT!!!!!!!
went to the local 1000 yard range chasing powder and pills that could double as wild pig/goat/etc as well as paper punchers... and got turned onto sierras new 155 palma, which as it turns out is made down here in AUS by dyer projectiles out of darwin i am told.......
so i had already done all the research and settled on ADI 2208, for powder. in the states you would recognise it as Reloader 15 or varget, again, made down here in AUS and sent overseas i am told.
i used once fired winchester brass, and federal gold medal match primers, and starting from the recommeded minimum 44.0 grains worked my way up to the max of 47.0 in .5 increments.
overall length was 2.80' as i gather that is pretty much a good standard length to start with...
testing was done at 100yds, 35 degrees C, no humidity, baaaaad mirage..........
ended up settling on 46.5 gains of 2208, as it shows promise, with the smallest group .51'.
now before you all tell me that is not that great, ill again say, this was my first attempt at reloading my own, and they were fired from a pretty much stock rem 700 sps tac off bipod in the dirt with a rolled up sock rear rest....
i think the load can do better, much better, especially on a day im not wipiing sweat out of my eyes every 3 minutes....
my question is, do i leave the load as it is, and try it some more in diff conditions to see how it holds up, or do i go straight to tuning seating depth, any suggestions?? What would you do in my shoes???
thanks for giving an aussie a chance to speak his rant, cheers all,
jimi
first of all let me preface this by saying that this is my first shot at reloading my own pills, so if any of you see any flaws in my process, SING OUT!!!!!!!
went to the local 1000 yard range chasing powder and pills that could double as wild pig/goat/etc as well as paper punchers... and got turned onto sierras new 155 palma, which as it turns out is made down here in AUS by dyer projectiles out of darwin i am told.......
so i had already done all the research and settled on ADI 2208, for powder. in the states you would recognise it as Reloader 15 or varget, again, made down here in AUS and sent overseas i am told.
i used once fired winchester brass, and federal gold medal match primers, and starting from the recommeded minimum 44.0 grains worked my way up to the max of 47.0 in .5 increments.
overall length was 2.80' as i gather that is pretty much a good standard length to start with...
testing was done at 100yds, 35 degrees C, no humidity, baaaaad mirage..........
ended up settling on 46.5 gains of 2208, as it shows promise, with the smallest group .51'.
now before you all tell me that is not that great, ill again say, this was my first attempt at reloading my own, and they were fired from a pretty much stock rem 700 sps tac off bipod in the dirt with a rolled up sock rear rest....
i think the load can do better, much better, especially on a day im not wipiing sweat out of my eyes every 3 minutes....
my question is, do i leave the load as it is, and try it some more in diff conditions to see how it holds up, or do i go straight to tuning seating depth, any suggestions?? What would you do in my shoes???
thanks for giving an aussie a chance to speak his rant, cheers all,
jimi
