andrewctillman
Beginner
- Feb 6, 2013
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I have shot about 20 of the 125 grain AccuBond in my Remington 40X with 20 inch barrel.
51.2 grains W748 and WLR primer in WW brass gave me 3161 fps average velocity. 3144 - 3175 fps ES.
0.6 to 0.9 inch 5-shot groups, with virtually no horizontal dispersion, mostly vertical and all bullets always touching. Larger group when I saw I was building a single bug hole and got nervous! (Need better bag under right hand).
OCL 2.815 still fits in my AI magazines.
Powder charge was kind of random, just two throws of my powder measure which was set up for 64 grain Nosler bonded solid base in 223 using CFE223.
Why change anything?
Faster than I expected. It is still 3/10 grain below maximum accuracy load in nosler manual.
Best news is that it shoots 1.5 inches high from my 175 grain BTHP loads with no change for windage.
Probably be my barrier blind load for this rifle, and double as varmit, hog, deer ammo. Have used the 165 grain BT for that in the past, but this deffinately gets the .308 into the varmit category. (I had used 110 grain TAP in the past at similar velocity but it required a windage adjustment and is now very expensive.)
It remains supersonic to 1100 yards or more and will probably still expand out to 600-700 yards though I doubt I will ever shoot (or even see) anything that far. I am going to try it at Horse Ridge 1000 yard line just for fun.
What a nice versatile little bullet.
51.2 grains W748 and WLR primer in WW brass gave me 3161 fps average velocity. 3144 - 3175 fps ES.
0.6 to 0.9 inch 5-shot groups, with virtually no horizontal dispersion, mostly vertical and all bullets always touching. Larger group when I saw I was building a single bug hole and got nervous! (Need better bag under right hand).
OCL 2.815 still fits in my AI magazines.
Powder charge was kind of random, just two throws of my powder measure which was set up for 64 grain Nosler bonded solid base in 223 using CFE223.
Why change anything?
Faster than I expected. It is still 3/10 grain below maximum accuracy load in nosler manual.
Best news is that it shoots 1.5 inches high from my 175 grain BTHP loads with no change for windage.
Probably be my barrier blind load for this rifle, and double as varmit, hog, deer ammo. Have used the 165 grain BT for that in the past, but this deffinately gets the .308 into the varmit category. (I had used 110 grain TAP in the past at similar velocity but it required a windage adjustment and is now very expensive.)
It remains supersonic to 1100 yards or more and will probably still expand out to 600-700 yards though I doubt I will ever shoot (or even see) anything that far. I am going to try it at Horse Ridge 1000 yard line just for fun.
What a nice versatile little bullet.
