Hi,
Looking for some .358 250 grn "premium" bullets like the:
Nolser Partition
Swift A-frame
Norma Oryx
Looking for about 100 and need to be able to load in a M7 350RM at 2.810".
Thanks,
Chuck
Thanks!
It's another bullet that has surprised me. Initially I was worried about it being more suitable for the 35 Rem, then I saw that they load it in their 35 Whelen ammo. I've shot deer quartering and hogs with it and yet to recover one. When sighted in at 200, it only drops 7" at 300yds, so...
This is with TAC under the Hornady 200 Interlock @2846Fps:
Zero signs of pressure, so I can go a little higher, but it's shooting well now. I'm using this for deer and pigs.
I'll load up some pressure test loads for the 250s and RL15 today and work my way up. I've already got a 2500 FPS...
Cool, that's about what I'm looking for with the 250s! Couple of quick questions;
Barrel length?
OAL?
My normal hunting loads are the 200 grn Interlock and the 225PTs. I've got 100 of the 200 TSX, but haven't tried them yet.
BLUF: Gearing up for a JAN bison hunt in SD
I've got a solid load for Nosler 225 PTs, but want to get back into 250s for this hunt. Last time I played with Speer 250 HotCors I got up to 2500 in my 20" Rem M7 using IMR3031. I've read some good stuff (great stuff) here about RL-15...
Same here, I just opened a box and have 4 more full, I'll get more when I see them.
Originally, I was leary of them at 358W velocities, but they've done very well on hogs.
Yup!
53.6 TAC over FED 215 in re-formed Grafs 308Win brass for 2652FPS @ 70F. OAL is pretty long due my throat and mag length. It's a 19" JES 3 groove re-bore:
This one went longways through a boar at 10' and ended up in the hind quarter. It's the only one I've managed to recover.
I...
I use TAC in my 358Win and 350RM with the 200grn Hornady Interlocks.
I just haven't had time to switch the 350RM over yet. I've still got 25rds loaded of 225PTs and 115 225PTs in boxes, so after this season I'll make the switch. Once I developed the 200grn Hornady load the 225s went on the...
Yup, over an Ohler 35P and a LabRadar, but I'm about out of IMR4320, so might be switching to TAC.
Barnes lists 2760 with their 225 an TAC, so I'll probably get close to my 2740. My 350RM is one of the custom shop guns that started as an MS:
That I Cerakoted and dropped in a Manners EH8...
They (the 225s) worked well on a 5x4 I shot in CO.
The cool part about he .358 225s in the M7 is they fit well with the M7s magazine limits of 2.8" and still have a decent BC. I get right at 2740 FPS with IMR4320 out of my 20" barrels which gets me out to 400yds (if needed) and still have...
I use them in my .270Win and a 300WM and they shoot well.
One thing I learned is they're really particular in the amount of jump. I initially tried the standard starting point of 0.020 from the lands and it sucked.. 2-3MOA at 100yds. I then back-up up, and regrouped using the Nosler recommended...
AWESOME!
Positively my favorite bullet in my REM Model 7 in 350RM! I've got several alerts setup on some of the bigger reloading sites, just waiting to get the notice.
Now I've got a bison hunt lined up for JAN, so some 250 PTs would be nice :)
I hunted boars in Germany with a .270Win, using 130BTs, both driven and from stands without an issue.
Stateside I've hunted feral hogs with:
225 PTs and Hornady 200 grn Interlocks in a 350RM and 180grn Speer HotCors in a 358 Win, again never had a problem. I've only recovered 1 bullet to date...
I'm thinking more along the lines of a neck tension issue, bullet, or bad primer.
It could even be a chronograph issue, which is why I go through the shot string and look at the individual shots. When I run a vibration trigger on my Labradar for 22LRs and suppressors, every once in a while...
That was the exact point I was making, not enough of a sample size to be accurate and 1 "bad" or off round in a 4 shot string can skew the results drastically. 10 is the minimum, better is multiple 10 shot strings over varying temps to get my data for my ballistic app.
I use TAC in; .223...
It does, I use it on the brass cases for my BPCR blow tubes and to clean expander mandrels.
Just gets a little time consuming when it comes to hundreds of cases:)
I decap first, then use a Thumler's Tumbler; tumbling with SS pins, water, 1/4 tsp amount of Lemi Shine and a capful of ArmorAll car wash soap. I then dry them using a re-purposed jerky dehydrator.
After sizing I remove the lube using a vibratory cleaner and corncob media. I then expand my...