I was messing around a little a few weeks back. One of my buddies gave me a pile of 230 Berger’s and I had some left over 220 Scenars from my old 300 RUM.
Anyhow, I loaded a couple up at magazine length where they’d function and feed nicely.
Man, do they look short!
Anyhow, I have a bunch of N570 I decided to give a shot and see what the big gun would do with them.
I was quite impressed with the speeds attained by both of them. 2977’ish was the node for the 230’s and 3040 with the 220’s. That’s carrying some serious mail.
So I loaded up 6 of each to see if they’d even shoot, 220 Scenars first.
Not too bad. I am thinking I could work with that. Might have to swap some scopes around and see what a little more magnification would do for me.
230’s next up.
First three weren’t awful
I said darn! I was fairly blown away.
Here’s a little snapshot of my “shooting” bench :mrgreen:
It works and it’s right out my front door!
Anyhow, I know we talk about being close to the lands and all that all of the time, but these combos are MILES from the rifling. I’d bet they’re .2” or better. I didn’t even measure since I knew they’d be nowhere near what would function.
I may do some scope swapping and try a couple more today. I’m thinking this old rifle might need a Legend and do some hunting. I don’t mind a RUM being a bit heavier. It’s kind of a specialized tool for me anyhow.
More to follow!
Anyhow, I loaded a couple up at magazine length where they’d function and feed nicely.
Man, do they look short!
Anyhow, I have a bunch of N570 I decided to give a shot and see what the big gun would do with them.
I was quite impressed with the speeds attained by both of them. 2977’ish was the node for the 230’s and 3040 with the 220’s. That’s carrying some serious mail.
So I loaded up 6 of each to see if they’d even shoot, 220 Scenars first.
Not too bad. I am thinking I could work with that. Might have to swap some scopes around and see what a little more magnification would do for me.
230’s next up.
First three weren’t awful
I said darn! I was fairly blown away.
Here’s a little snapshot of my “shooting” bench :mrgreen:
It works and it’s right out my front door!
Anyhow, I know we talk about being close to the lands and all that all of the time, but these combos are MILES from the rifling. I’d bet they’re .2” or better. I didn’t even measure since I knew they’d be nowhere near what would function.
I may do some scope swapping and try a couple more today. I’m thinking this old rifle might need a Legend and do some hunting. I don’t mind a RUM being a bit heavier. It’s kind of a specialized tool for me anyhow.
More to follow!
Yes, looks very, very promising. Good luck going forward. Dan
