208gr A-max Long Range load coming together

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Dec 26, 2007
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I went this morning after cleaning my Savage 116FHSS 300Win Mag and wanted foul my barrel for this hunting season and used a five shot group of and adjusted load using the 208gr A-max, Win Brass, CCI250 Primers and IMR4350, moving at 2749fps. The first round through the barrel is the flyer to the right and the other four are pretty much in a good group after the fouling round. I think after hunting season I have potential to develop this into a long range round. I just love the consistency of my Savage. This is a fine rifle. It will shoot 165gr, 180gr 200gr and now 208gr bullets with very good accuracy. I wish now that I had more loaded up to watch the next two five shot groups really tighten up.

208gr A-Max, Win brass, CCI250 primers, IMR4350 moving at 2749fps average for five rounds.
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Not too bad! You do have a shooter there Mike.
 
POP":27xy3p57 said:
Not too bad! You do have a shooter there Mike.

Yes, I do have a shooter. I was not even trying hard this morning because my only thought was to get this barrel fouled because in two weeks I will be hunting deer. I am excited about he the positive potential of this load being a long range load for me and this winter and spring I will be tweaking this load and putting some down range through a fouled barrel. Yep, what a rifle this Savage 116 FHSS in 300Win Mag has proven to be. I will admit that when I bought it I said a short prayer, "Lord, please let this be a shooter since you know my finances at this time and this having to be my go to rifle." Well, he answered my prayer. :mrgreen:
 
It dont get much better, congrats you have a LR cannon for sure spitting out the 208 Amax.. I have been pondering a big 30 to shoot those Amxes, they are a helleva bullet for the price... I wish Nosler had such a bullet at that price..... :cry:

Rod
 
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