yes..peace of cake..thats why I like it so much.Originally Posted by Kill N Grill
When I start,d load development after recieving my rifle,I started with heavier projectiles 168/175 SMK,s but I didnt get the results I was looking for so on a whim, I tried some simple 150gr FMJ-BT Hornady I had laying around and some RL-15. I hit pay dirt almost imediately. I then started using 150gr MHPBT SMK and am smiling from ear to ear. I have 2 seperate loads using this combination. One load is 43.0grs of RL-15 and the other 45.5grs of RL-15. Im zero,d at 100 with the 43.0 loads and when I send the other load (45.5) the POI is exactly 3" higher with no deviation on windage. I did this for 2 reasons. 1. less wear and tear on the barrel with light loads from 100 out to 800 and less recoil... 2: I dont have 20 MOA base on my Savage. When it is time for me to send them out to 1K, I simple load er up with the 45.5gr loads,back down my elevation turret 12clicks and it puts me exactly @ zero with the lighter loads. Ive used the hotter load from 100 out to 1K and hit every steel, but honestly, theres no reason for me to run the barrel that hot at shorter distances.
After my load development and ballistic calcualtions for drop on both loads, I was grining from ear to ear when I found out the calculations are correct.
Heres some interesting stuff I found out as well. Buddy of mine has a the same Savage but in a 1-10 twist and not a 1-11.25. he uses 168 SMK with RL-15 and when we start sending the rds out to 1K, Ive paid attention to adjustment on windwage, especially on 15-20mph winds and much to my suprise, he,s adj is only but 1-2 clicks less than mine. both scopes are 1/4 MOA. which tells me that --yes--my bullets are flying faster, but theres not that much more deviation on windage. Im sure if he was running 175 or 178,s there would be.
Im really very pleased to no end with my load. Just 3 weekends ago I was hitting a 8"x6" steel plate at 1K,but Im always interested on somebody elses mix
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