Range Report... .280 Coyote load dev. and .308 break in

[Northwoods Hunter]

Well Long and I hit the range yesterday...someone was nice enough to plow the road. Light winds...overcast...temp about 20 degrees

.280 Rem CDL Burris 4.5x14x44
120gr Nosler BT 3.333 COL 3 shot groups@100yds
Re 19 powder
1) 53.5 gr......... 1. 25 "
2) 55.5 gr......... 0. 24 "
3) 57.5 gr......... 1. 10 "

I will return with this load and smaller incremental +/-....but I think I hit the jackpot early!

NEW... Weatherby Vanguard Sub-MOA .308 Win cal.
Zeiss Conquest 3.5x10x50
150gr Nosler AccuBond...initial barrel break in...
RE 15 powder
1) 42 gr......... 0.45" :twisted:
2) 44 gr......... 0.77"
3) 46 gr......... 0.93

Varget powder
1) 46gr........... 2.25"
2) 47gr........... 1.55"

To early to tell but a guy has to love it when the first three shots out of a new rifle are a nice clover leaf under 0.50" !!!
Long and I have had great luck with Re 15 with .308s...this one looks to follow suit.

The target that came with the rifle was shot with a Hornady Custom 150gr Interlock and measrued 0.44 ".
This rifle is really sweet! all the bells and whistles of a Weatherby for a tad over $600. In fact my stock has the same tan/spiderweb finish as the new Mark V ultra lightweight.
The trigger is the only draw back but that will be an easy fix... I am already thinking of one of these in 22-250!

 

[yeayow]

you might want to try dropping the varget loads down to 43 to 45 grains. I get good accuracy there with 2 308's i have

 

[JD338]

Northwoods Hunter,

Outstanding!
Sounds like you have a couple of shooters!
I have had good luck with the Alliant powders in several calibers.
Now that your load development is basically done,
GO KILL SOME COYOTES!!! :lol:

JD338

 

[Powerstroke]

Awesome with the .280 ! Go get after the yotes

 

[FOTIS]

Very nice! Those 120 BT's will do for deer too if you pick your shots. I have killed antelope by the truckloads with a 7mm-08 rem and 120's at 3100 fps.

 

[Desert Fox]

Just curious, What kind of velocity you're getting with your 308, with 46 grain of Varget?

 

[FOTIS]

Just curious, What kind of velocity you're getting with your 308, with 46 grain of Varget?

From Quickload 46 gr of Varget and a 22" barrel shows.......

2843 fps and 60672 PSI

:lol:

 

[Northwoods Hunter]

My SubMOA Wby has a 24" tube POP! 8)

I may even be a tad faster than that? :twisted:

 

[Northwoods Hunter]

Well Long and I hit the range yesterday...someone was nice enough to plow the road. Light winds...overcast...temp about 20 degrees

.280 Rem CDL Burris 4.5x14x44
120gr Nosler BT 3.333 COL 3 shot groups@100yds
Re 19 powder
1) 53.5 gr......... 1. 25 "
2) 55.5 gr......... 0. 24 "
3) 57.5 gr......... 1. 10 "

I will return with this load and smaller incremental +/-....but I think I hit the jackpot early!

Returned to the Range with Long yesterday... here are the results; an foggy cold day...mixed snow/rain... light wind

RE 19 powder...120 gr Nosler BTs... 3.333 COL Fed 210 primers

!) 55.0 gr ..... 0.32 "
2) 55.3 gr ..... 0.44 "
3) 55.5 gr ..... 0.70 "

I had a tougher time sighting in the poor light and this Burris FF II cannot compare to a Zeiss Conquest... This scope is going to be replaced by another Zeiss...ASAP

Overall I am very pleased with the Remington CDL .280 and very close to being ready for Coyotes! :twisted:

 

[captdavid]

I shoot a Mark X Whitworth Mauser 24" barrel. It shoots sub inch groups with 150 Power Points and 165 SSTs (sorry nosler) It shoots 165 Partitions about 1.25" and 165BTs at 1.75. I used Varget 46.5 with the 150 and 45.5 with tthe 165s . capt david