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I must be a lucky one because i have found a ton of light bullet loads that shoot well. Many hovering around 0.5 some better. The 40gr vmax shoots great,if you want heavier, the 53 Vmax is money. Varmageddon 40s shoot well too. Great results with the nosler BT lead free 35s. H335/wc844, tac, 4198, 748 the combinations are nearly endless. I have the same gun, sporter barrel 1:9. I've been very fortunate with this gun, for the price it shoots outstanding. My go to are 40 vmax and the 53s once the wind kicks up. I prefer blue dot powder but that is a whole different thread for sure. I shoot thousands of these a year at varmints. I'm confident in taking 250-300 yd shots at squirrels with these loads, if im reading the wind correctly and range estimate is good. I haven't stretched it past 350-400, that's not what i bought it for. So cant help there. PM me if you would like, i can look up actual load data, powder, etc to get you going. I have it all logged,but its out in shop! Good luck, im confident you will find an accurate load with a lighter bullet
22.8 grains of Benchmark is well below the recommended minimum load for a 53 grain bullet. Try the 53 V-Max and don't be afraid to put some oomph behind it. I load them with 26 grains of H4895 and easily get sub 1/2" groups.
The Dunning-Kruger effect is alive and well.
That was a 77 grain bullet.
243winxb, How much of the bullet was in the case at 2.32" OAL? I was afraid to seat the light bullets out that far for fear they wouldn't have enough support but from your groups it obviously works.
Part # 39560 is for 250 bullet pack. A box of 100 bullets has part # 39526
243Winxb, would you know the distance to the lands on that bullet? I got some 55 grain Speer today and seating the bullet to the same OAL length as the Berger probably would not be the same. I know seating them to the same distance to the lands probably would be better but with 2 different bullets it might not mean anything but it would be a place to start.
Noslers BTLF 50 gr is just about as close to the same length as the 55 gr Rem fmj as I am going to find! If I can get that kind of accuracy from them, I will be happy. That should be fine for coyotes and an ocasional ground squirrel! Its nice that Nosler advertises the bulets length. DROriginally Posted by 243winxb
I tried some 55 grain Speer TNT bullets, first seated at 2.32" and it was not great. Not a total disaster but not what I like. I tried at 2.25" OAL and it seemed better but still not anything to brag about. With those bullets I would say it is about a 7/8-1" gun. The Remington (which is basically a Marlin X-7, as I am sure most of you know) shots them about 5/8"-3/4". The Remington shoots everything slightly better. With the preferred bullets they are very close but they cost quite a bit more money too.
It still amazes me how a bullet can be that far off the lands and shoot decently. Evidently getting everything close to the lands is not always the way to go, not that it was even close at 2.32" but you could damn neart throw a cat between the bullet and the lands at 2.25".
Mr Sneerdly, wait till you try lead free bullets! Some of them don't even start to group till you are 50 to 60 thousands off the lands! 80 thousands is not unheard of! DR
I have an Axis in .223 and the most accurate bullets in my rifle are Hornady 22 cal. Match - 53 grain hollow points. (#2250) I get sub minute of angle at 100 yds. with a variety of powders. A2015, H322 and RL7. COAL is 2.25" and twist is 1 in 9".
My axis 223 completely factory set up . ( afraid to change anything) 55 grain hornady V max . Fed primers 27.3 grain cfe 223 or 27 grain varget sub 1/2 all day . Winchester brass loaded long I forget my oal . But its like 20 thou off lands . Bullet just a hair deeper than neck length . Flat base bullets seem to shoot better under 300 yds than boat tails . Not sure why ask the ppc bench rest guys . Twist is 1 in 9
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I wonder if my Axis had somewhat of a screw up from the factory. I don't think I could get that bullet anywhere that close to the lands and have an adequate amount in the case. I have measured this several times and the throat is .070" longer than the Remington. I have found that being close to the lands is way overblown, at least with my rifles, but I think anything over .100" can't be good.
+1!I have found that being close to the lands is way overblown
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