I'm tring to work up a load for my 350 Remington Magnum. I know this is a weird one but in Mississippi you can shoot this caliber in primitive season. I've been through several different loads and ended up with W748 and 225 grain Accubonds. My buddy loaded them for his gun and they would not fit into mine (the COL was too long). I took them and actually jammed them by closing the action several times real hard (Encore gun) and it finally closed. The gun shot a three shot group that was less than .5. I was really impressed and went home to load some more at the right COL. I started seating them until I could close the action without force. I then went back to the range and the group was about 3 inches now with the same load but seated differently. My buddies gun is also stringing them vertically. What would you change and why such a huge change after I seated them a little deeper?
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Vertical stringing, is it seating depth or charge?
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Re: Vertical stringing, is it seating depth or charge?
Probably a bit of the Encore action...a vertically closing action with a bit of variation will probably do that. You were closing the action with a bit of pre-set on it. Now it wobbles.Maybe try just a bit of force...snap it closed, and see what happens.
Probably a bit of the Encore action...a vertically closing action with a bit of variation will probably do that. You were closing the action with a bit of pre-set on it. Now it wobbles.Maybe try just a bit of force...snap it closed, and see what happens.
Re: Vertical stringing, is it seating depth or charge?
I always thought vertical stringing was caused by the barrel heating up.
I always thought vertical stringing was caused by the barrel heating up.
Re: Vertical stringing, is it seating depth or charge?
With a break open action, you can't jam them into the rifling.
Work on the powder charge and primers instead.
With a break open action, you can't jam them into the rifling.
Work on the powder charge and primers instead.
Re: Vertical stringing, is it seating depth or charge?
Should I go up or down with the load? I'm using Federal 215 primers. What other primers would you try?
Should I go up or down with the load? I'm using Federal 215 primers. What other primers would you try?
Re: Vertical stringing, is it seating depth or charge?
If it is a sequential vertical string, it is probably heat related:
a) The barrel heats and pries itself away from the stock.
b) The barrel heats up and warps.
If the vertical string occurs in random order, It is probably
a) The scope is loose inside.
b) The scope mount is loose.
c) The position of the rifle in the shooting rest is changing shot to shot.
d) drastic variations in powder charge
e) drastic variations in seating depth
If it is a sequential vertical string, it is probably heat related:
a) The barrel heats and pries itself away from the stock.
b) The barrel heats up and warps.
If the vertical string occurs in random order, It is probably
a) The scope is loose inside.
b) The scope mount is loose.
c) The position of the rifle in the shooting rest is changing shot to shot.
d) drastic variations in powder charge
e) drastic variations in seating depth
Re: Vertical stringing, is it seating depth or cha
I didn't shoot them through the chrono last time. I'm going to vary up the charges and shoot them next time with a chrono. I'm still confused why the bullets shot so good when I had to slam the gun together and force the bullets into the case.
I didn't shoot them through the chrono last time. I'm going to vary up the charges and shoot them next time with a chrono. I'm still confused why the bullets shot so good when I had to slam the gun together and force the bullets into the case.
Re: Vertical stringing, is it seating depth or cha
may try to play with your powder charge until you get a triangular pattern
may try to play with your powder charge until you get a triangular pattern
Re: Vertical stringing, is it seating depth or cha
encores are picky. i had the same vertical string problem with mine. an oversized hinge pin helped it to lock up more consistantly for a while. then it got picky again. go to mike bellm's website he is the man when it comes to encore accuarcy.his trigger kit is cheap, easy to install and helped as much as anything i did to mine.
encores are picky. i had the same vertical string problem with mine. an oversized hinge pin helped it to lock up more consistantly for a while. then it got picky again. go to mike bellm's website he is the man when it comes to encore accuarcy.his trigger kit is cheap, easy to install and helped as much as anything i did to mine.
