czechsonofagun
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For my Winchester 70 I developed a load with reasonable accuracy using IMR4350 and HNDY BTSPS 140 grains. Since I saw a lot of positive feedback on HNDY SST I got a box of 130 grain bullets and I can't get it to group decently. This is how I worked it:
- 4 groups of rounds, 9 rounds each
- groups were 56, 57, 58 and 59 grains of IMR 4350
- shot from rifle shooting rest on a bench 100 yards
- 3 shots 56, 3 shots 57, 3 shots 58 and 3 shots 59 grains
- repeated 3 times and compared results for each weight group
- holes were in 2" circle at the best, 3" circle in the worst case
For the BTSP I used same process and from the same distance and the same shooting rest I get 1/2" groups.
Please, advice, since I lack experience in reloading, where should i go from here? Hornady max load is 60 grains for the bullet, but I don't think maxing it out would make difference. I was thinking about getting a batch of new brass and trying it again, but as I said, I don't have enough experience to decide which way to experiment. What is the most influential component? Powder if the bullet is given?
- 4 groups of rounds, 9 rounds each
- groups were 56, 57, 58 and 59 grains of IMR 4350
- shot from rifle shooting rest on a bench 100 yards
- 3 shots 56, 3 shots 57, 3 shots 58 and 3 shots 59 grains
- repeated 3 times and compared results for each weight group
- holes were in 2" circle at the best, 3" circle in the worst case
For the BTSP I used same process and from the same distance and the same shooting rest I get 1/2" groups.
Please, advice, since I lack experience in reloading, where should i go from here? Hornady max load is 60 grains for the bullet, but I don't think maxing it out would make difference. I was thinking about getting a batch of new brass and trying it again, but as I said, I don't have enough experience to decide which way to experiment. What is the most influential component? Powder if the bullet is given?