I really hate to sound like a Debbie Downer, but....
For any testing to be truly relevant, the conditions of the testing needs to be controlled.
And from a firearms standpoint (or Howitzer barrel for that matter), it just won't happen.
As per everyone that asks for that "magic load".
This...
Yeah...
But good luck finding any Alliant powder!
Local distributor/wholesaler has a few bottles left. And once they are gone, they are gone.
Found out the reason why Vihtavouri is the powder manufacturer that has the most offerings in stock is that they make their own nitrocellulose.
Yes, this is especially true from just a year or two ago.
I've seen ammo with 2 bullets in one casing. Along with other defects.
Just because it comes from a factory, doesn't mean that there are zero defects.
After carrying around an 8-9lb rifle all through my youth, and middle years, I've come to really appreciate a lighter rifle.
They aren't that welcoming to shoot from the bench, but that's not what they are intended to do.
When you're lugging a pack with a water bladder, knife, binoculars...
@YoungGun ,
You mentioned a CZ.
I don't have an O/U, but I do love the CZ 720 semi auto that I do have!!
Hard to go much wrong with a CZ, especially at their price point.
The " read instructions before use" are on every new gun.
Heck, flip down the visor on a 4X4 truck, and there's a caution label.
Since at least 1986.
Even my Traditions inline had the "read instructions before use".
That wouldn't put me off from buying a Savage or Weatherby.
In my younger...
I can load to the lands in both my Rem and WBY Mag and fit in the magazine.
Problem with the Weatherbys is the short ejection port.
Touching the lands is 3.630" with a 160gr Sierra SPBT GameKing.
But it won't eject a loaded round.
Have to pull the bolt, and that requires opening the bolt and...
So, i was tinkering around the reloading area the other day.
Ran across some 168gr Berger Classic Hunter and 2lbs of Ramshot LRT.
Ran the numbers through Quick Load for the Rem Mag and the WBY Mag.
I think I'm going to give this combo a try.
I'm curious about the 2 fliers at 3.276".
Might want to reshoot it again.
You didn't say your method of shooting.
Leadsled?
Bipod & shoulder?
Bipod & rear bag?
Front & rear bag?
Front rest & rear bag?
Over the years, I've learned what some bullets prefer on my hunting rifles.
Cup & core usually end up liking a 0.020" jump.
This works for almost all of the Hornady , and Sierra bullets. Nosler Ballistic Tips and ABLR.
But with everything, there are a few exceptions.
Nosler RDF seem to like...