I truly wonder if the fact that each and every barrel can be different will ever sink in by the looks of it there is no fear of it happening any time soon .
Whilst different I would hope rifles of the same model are similar.
I am not interested in bench rest shooting, I am merely asking what other people find works in the same rifle.
I now have some options if I ever decide to change from Lapua, which work fine.
I am merely asking what other people find works in the same rifle.
Thanks everyone. I will give RWS and Norma a go and see how they perform. Lapua are fine but it would be nice to compare.
Brithunter, thanks for the advice. I am using a factory rifle and just narrowing down what loads may work well in it. I shoot off sticks, no bipod, in all weathers and am just looking for acceptable and consistent groups.
I used several different 100 grain rounds before I settled on RWS. After a long time trying different manufacturers' ammo I tried RWS and the light went on!!! I was beginning to think my Steyr Mannlicher Classic was a Friday afternoon rifle that wouldn't shoot whatever I did.
RWS - .243 - .243 Win SP WT100 If so they are about £27 a box. I think I will get some to try. |
what rate of twist is your mannichler? I have pro hunter .243, but rate of twist is one in Ten, I always thought that anything over 100g bullet required a faster rate of twist, something like a one in eight????, please enlighten meRWS 100 Grn T mantel soft point and the 'totally and completely different' Geco 105 grn - both perform brilliantly in several Mannlichers we've had/ seen.
what rate of twist is your mannichler? I have pro hunter .243, but rate of twist is one in Ten, I always thought that anything over 100g bullet required a faster rate of twist, something like a one in eight????, please enlighten me
Oh hooray, another area to worry about! So I have a Mannlicher classic on order in 7mm-08, and that has a twist rate of 1 in 8.6, according to the above table. What bullet weights/lengths should I be looking for? Of course in the end, I'll buy whatever the hell I can find in the shops anyway...