Savage 10FCP HS, break in

[Dennis]

Gary,

If your gun will shoot 2" @ 200yds, consider it a sucess!

There have been days and I think we have all had them where I quit shooting and just put the gun up! But I have lucked up and shoot 200yds with my groups being less than 2" with my 308 and 243, which at this point are my favorite guns.

I have a 22-250 and I am lucky to acheive a 3" group at 200yds! But I will work on a load for this gun to see if I can improve it!

[Quackaddict]

Most of the time I seem to be able to hold MOA at 200 and beyond, what little group shooting I do at 200 and past has told me that if I am shooting decent, and the wind isnt blowing like an SOB I can normally put em in 2 inches at 200, and around 4 inches at 400. There have been groups that are 1/2 MOA at 200, but I really dont care much, as I shoot at steel targets for the most part past 100 yards, they are a better target IMO, they reward you right away if you do your part.

[lomfs24]

Great looker! My 10FP likes 43.0gr Varget, shooting 168SMKs. Its a light load at 2650fps, but it grouped the best. Shoots 155gr SMKs, over 43.5gr Varget, about the same. .580" for 5 shots.

What is your COAL? Again I usually set my SMK's .015 off the lands.

I ALSO SHOOT BERGERS! Usually I put these (175's) on the lands or .005 in the lands!

Any other berger shooters out there? Feel free go give you load data and COAL setting!

I have also shot Bergers. I was shooting the 168 VLD's over 44.5 gr's of Ramshot TAC powder. And I was very impressed with the performance. I was loading them to COAL of 2.810. I think I needed to play with the COAL a little. I was very impressed with the Ramshot powder though. Even at all that I was getting .5" groups @ 100 yrds. And easily do the math to get out to 11oo yrds.

I started using Ramshot powder when I couldn't get anything else and I haven't gone back. I have found it to be very consistent, very clean, and less affected by temp. I shot RL15 for a while and would spend 20 minutes just getting the powder fouling out. With Ramshot TAC two patches with Hoppes #9 and a couple dries and I am done. I quit being so worried about copper fouling.

[Dennis]

I have always heard Bergers like sitting on the lands or a little in the lands.

I might try some at 2.810 for the heck of it!

Dennis