110 gn Sierra fbhp varminters in my Savage 110.

[NF1E]

Going through the old bullet stash I found 5 sleeves of Sierra 110 gn FB varminter bullets. Haven's used any of these in at least 30 years so I decided to load up 13 to start with. MEN berdan brass with Tula primers, 44.5 gn of Benchmark powder pushing the bullets to an average speed of 3057. I was impressed with the first 3 rnds clean cold bore on the center target and not so with the 10 on the upper left after scope adjustment. The brass had reached the end of its useful life and the primer pockets are loose after 10 loadings and is now in the trash. Will be loading up a few hundred of these in fresh berdan brass for the halibut. Whatta Hobby!

[NF1E]

Liking that load so much I am doing a few more today. Whatta Hobby!

[LDSILLS]

Nice post...Something I noticed and my pennies worth of advise. Get a good rear bag and eliminate your rear post. I believe doing this will tighten up your groups even more. I say this as the post puts some angular leverage on the barrel during recoil. Instead of letting it slide horizontal to the barrel which is what a bag does. Its hard to prove but the bag IMHO also works like a buffer in controlling overall harmonics.

Keep us in the loop on your workups!

[Robinhood]

]Nice post...Something I noticed and my pennies worth of advise. Get a good rear bag and eliminate your rear post. I believe doing this will tighten up your groups even more. I say this as the post puts some angular leverage on the barrel during recoil. Instead of letting it slide horizontal to the barrel which is what a bag does[/B]. Its hard to prove but the bag IMHO also works like a buffer in controlling overall harmonics.

Keep us in the loop on your workups!

Ditto. And I wished I had as much fun as NF1E!

[243winxb]

I loaded the Hornady 110 gr in 30-06 years ago. Mostly for the running deer target competition.

Did shoot a real deer that year. Bullet didnt exit the other side at about 75 yards. Dropped in its tracks.

[NF1E]

Thanks guys. I use both the monopod and #13 protector on the rear and agree completely that the bag provides better stability. This is supposed to be a field gun hence the wide sling to support the weight. Benchtime is almost always accompanied by the rabbit bag and a front rest. Whatta Hobby!