I'll take you fellers advise and leave the 145 g.s. in the box for the 280 rem .I have a box of 120 nos. bt's setting on the bench and ordered a box of speer 130 boat tails ,surely i can figure something out that will work to kill a whitetail or a coyote .
I talked to a tech at speer today ,he seemed to think the g.s. would work for me he said as long as that bullet had 1000 ft. pounds of energy it would open and work like it should .Now I just have to figure out how far that bullet will shoot and maintain 1000 ft lbs of energy ..
My barrel is 18 inch barrel 2500 with either the sst 123 or the 120 gold dot is what i'm hoping to get with 1 inch group at hundred yards . I never dreamed this cartridge was as touchy on pressure spikes as everyone keeps telling me i'm kinda at a disadvantage trying to work up a load for it...
Thanks for the info. 1 shot if you don't mind me asking. What load and bullet are you using ,also what seems to be the reason for getting pressure problems with the 120 speer g d bullets ?