Re: Loads fo Subsonics- All Cals
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Tikka Man</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Hi everyone! I am mew here, too. This thread on subsonic loads made it imperative I join this forum. What an awsome job you guys have done! I echo Lane's words. I had just started pondering all the questions you guys have been answering here.
Although I own several Russian based firearms (Mossin/Nagant platforms, SKS, AK47/74) it is my Tikka t3 .308 varmint (1:11 twist rate, 24" barrel) I consider my crown jewel.
I have a YHM Phantom 308 (the non-QD type) waiting for all the holy paper to clear. I have several months to develop my load at a leisurely speed now thanks to you guys.
I would like to see:
1. anyone posting data on 308 moly bullets.
2. anyone daring to try reversed bullets. Not only should they be more aerodynamic but very intrinsically stable, regardless of twist rate.
I have a question about cutting the barrel and permanently attach the can but since it is off topic, I will probably start a new thead.
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I have not shot any moly. Can't help there.
I have shot "backwards" bullets from a few of my dad's cans. Neither of us could justify the cost of a factory built can, so we've each just gotten the tax stamp paid and papers to build our own.
The bullets were initially seated backwards in a 7.62x54R Nagant rifle and fired through his 50 caliber can. This worked out REALLY well. The bullets were stable at 1100 fps well past where we could reliably hit with that rifle and load. 250-300y was done and they all hit nose (or rather "tail" on).
If you have a factory can, and a machine shop access, then I'd suggest you pay the 200 bucks and get a stamp to build your own for experimenting with first.
That's what we did, we ran the loads from a 50 cal can first, then dropped it to the 8mm can he also has. Never had a baffle strike yet. **knock on wood**
I just saw your other posts with heavier bullets. How'd the 180 RN's work? I would bet that they were stable and the others weren't at all.
If you want to try shooting a spire pointed bullet, stick that thing in the case backwards. Just use a BTSP so that it's not a sharp edge trucking down the bore.