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Bolt action with 24" barrel, Temp. 94 degrees, ~100ft. above sea level


Factory Loads shot over chronograph:


Federal Premium 210gr Nosler Partition listed velocity 2830fps; actual 2791fps

Barnes Vort-tx 225gr Barnes TTSX listed velocity 2800fps; actual velocity 2721fps

Winchester Expedition 225gr Nosler Accubond listed velocity 2800fps; actual velocity 2654fps



Handloads - these loads were developed in my rifle and most are at/or near MAX, so reduce and work up for your rifle before using.

210gr Barnes TTSX
72.5grs Big Game
WW brass
Fed #215
Velocity = 2955fps

225gr Barnes TTSX
76.5grs Superformance
WW brass
Fed #215
Velocity = 2851fps

225gr Nosler Accubond
75.5grs Superformance
WW brass
Fed# 215
Velocity = 2854fps

225gr Nosler Accubond
77.5grs MRP
WW brass
Fed# 215
Velocity = 2841fps

250gr Nosler Partition
75grs MRP
WW brass
Fed# 215
Velocity = 2770fps
 
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Good info.

Has anyone ever tested factory ammo and gotten higher velocities than on the box?
 
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Mike, for a heavy load, 275gr Swift A-Frames over 76gr H1000 produces 2625fps from my 24" 338WM.
 
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I've got a 300 Win Mag with a 24" Benchmark barrel that gets the following, assuming my Magnetospeed chrono is correct:
Nosler Trophy Grade 200 Nosler Partition- advertised 2,750; chrono's at 2,800.
Federal Premium 180 TSX- advertised 2,960; chrono's at 3,040.


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BaxterB
I've got a 300 Win Mag with a 24" Benchmark barrel that gets the following, assuming my Magnetospeed chrono is correct:
Nosler Trophy Grade 200 Nosler Partition- advertised 2,750; chrono's at 2,800.
Federal Premium 180 TSX- advertised 2,960; chrono's at 3,040.


Interesting, thanks.
 
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The best Ive found is a toss up between RL-19 and RL-22 depending on the bullet weight..I really like the 225 gr. Nosler Accubond for elk and deer.

I have a stash of 275 gr. Speers (discontinued) that work well with RL 19 or RL-22 and make a hell of a timber load for elk at 2687 FPS and shoot amazingly flat when needed..

Your loads are a tad on the light side in that I get 3010 FPS with 210 Noslers, 2913 FPS with the 225 Accubond, and can squeeze out 2800 FPS with a 250 Nosler, but my hunting load is 2760 FPS with the 250 in my present gun..I get about 2600 FPS with the 275 gr. Speer, and I have about 6 boxes of those good old hard to come by bullets, and wow they can hammer a big ole bull elk, and they shoot surpriseingly flat!!


Ray Atkinson
Atkinson Hunting Adventures
10 Ward Lane,
Filer, Idaho, 83328
208-731-4120

rayatkinsonhunting@gmail.com
 
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Its them damn lawyers. Now they have the ammo making companies they represent underloading their ammunition so that they have a good defense in case a customer files a lawsuit over a blown up rifle..
 
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For consumer safety reasons there needs to be technical standard compliance - ANSI Z299 (published by SAAMI, see link below).

Whatever a handloader does is whatever a handloader does. At his own peril.

"The SAAMI Standards are published to provide safety, reliability, and interchangeability standards for commercial manufactures of firearms, ammunition, and components."

https://saami.org/technical-in...nsi-saami-standards/
 
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Spot on Lindy2, and that explains the discrimination between loading book max loads, all because of frivolous law suits, can't blame these businesses, a 5 mil settlement will get anyones attention..and therefore its up to the loader to advance his skills to maintain the full usefulness of this rifle, I say usefulness as the proper word escapes me!! sofa


Ray Atkinson
Atkinson Hunting Adventures
10 Ward Lane,
Filer, Idaho, 83328
208-731-4120

rayatkinsonhunting@gmail.com
 
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