RL338
Handloader
- Mar 23, 2017
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My 340 Wby with 28” HV barrel has me behind with a couple hiccups. HBN was a challenge at first. I fired formed a 100 pcs of brass and started load work up with the 300gr Nosler CC which didn’t go well. With HBN coating one would think bullets would seat easily , nope. The CC is a long bullet and with 0.002” neck tension I crushed a few necks. The bullet would gall up in the neck. So I moved on to the 250gr Speer Grand Slams with HBN coating and no issues. Settled on a good load with Hybrid 100V.
The 375 Wby had a great time with RL-17 not quite the same with N555.
Cast load with Blue Dot to fire form 140pcs of 375 H&H brass.
250gr TTSX Barnes and RL-17
Then I tried N555 with several bullets , even though I got good groups they can’t stack up to what RL-17 does in this rifle.
Hornady 300 gr BTSP and Barnes 300gr TSX , lost the Speer 270gr BTSP and N555 picture.
Onto the 416 Wby all I did here was add a Big Beast brake and confirm if my 350gr TTSX load was still good.
Friday I dug out the 460 Wby and had some fun. I haven’t shot the 500gr TSX load in over a year. This spring I worked up a 404 Hammer load for this fall. This day was about the 500gr TSX and trying out my BullsBag for my stand this fall. Cold bore and off of rest.
The 375 Wby had a great time with RL-17 not quite the same with N555.
Cast load with Blue Dot to fire form 140pcs of 375 H&H brass.
250gr TTSX Barnes and RL-17
Then I tried N555 with several bullets , even though I got good groups they can’t stack up to what RL-17 does in this rifle.
Hornady 300 gr BTSP and Barnes 300gr TSX , lost the Speer 270gr BTSP and N555 picture.
Onto the 416 Wby all I did here was add a Big Beast brake and confirm if my 350gr TTSX load was still good.
Friday I dug out the 460 Wby and had some fun. I haven’t shot the 500gr TSX load in over a year. This spring I worked up a 404 Hammer load for this fall. This day was about the 500gr TSX and trying out my BullsBag for my stand this fall. Cold bore and off of rest.
