Not with Northfork's but I tried Barnes 160gr XLC's over Retumbo in my 7mm RM and got less than stellar accuracy. I tried the same venture with Hornady 162gr SST or IB? (seconds from Midsouth) and got the same type groups. I switched to RL22 and IMR 7828 and got improvements with both bullets. Nate
One of my most accurate loads was 160 Accubond over 70 gr of Retumbo w/ CCI 250 primer for 3000 fps. Can't tell you about the Northforks. Make sure you work up to that load from 5% below as each rifle bullet combo is different and this may not be safe in your rifle.
Posts: 1111 | Location: Edmond,OK | Registered: 14 March 2001
My God- other people are using Retumbo? It seems that I never hear of other users. I got sub-moa accuracy with retumbo under Sierra's 160 gr Gameking- I don't have my load notes, but if I recall it was in the 68.5/69.0 range. That of course, is my results- yours may vary with a different rifle and bullet.
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Posts: 250 | Location: North Dakota | Registered: 06 January 2005
R-E-T-U-M-B-O...I think it's a pretty spiffy name. I'd love to hear how them came up with some of the names Hodgdons uses.. Lil' Gun? Retumbo? Titewad? Varget? But I digress... I just couldn't help tinkering with my current load. I have found the best bullet and am now looking for the best powder. The velocity spreads I was getting using 7828 were bugging me. Thanx for the help.
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Posts: 104 | Location: Somewhere north of Eden | Registered: 08 October 2005
