Decided to vary the normal 150 grain round(home load and factory) as I shoot everything from Roe to driven boar with this rifle, so I obtained Scierra 120 grain, 220 grain and Barnes TSX 168 grain copper bullets. Shot all 3 round groups at 50 yards. Scope (Swarovski Z6i 2.5x15x56) settings untouched throuhjout the session. Vhitavouri 150 powder used for all. Same primers and Hardy mod.
Findings: (ignore the two shots at the zero circle - me playing with 2 odd loads) - suprised that the three different bullets all shoot to the near enough the same point with so much difference in weight. (TSX round at 5 -0-clock was operator error)
My results for best loads are as follows-
120 Scierra - 56 grains V150
220 g Scierra Prohunter - 52.5 grains V150
168 g Barnes TSX copper - 54 grains V150
there is room for refinement but I'm not sure its needed.
All powder ranges taken from the Vhitavouri manual. and i have no idea on speed as I haven't got a chrono - all cases inspected and no signs of overpressure etc.
Really enjoyed the evening and learnt a lot.
Findings: (ignore the two shots at the zero circle - me playing with 2 odd loads) - suprised that the three different bullets all shoot to the near enough the same point with so much difference in weight. (TSX round at 5 -0-clock was operator error)
My results for best loads are as follows-
120 Scierra - 56 grains V150
220 g Scierra Prohunter - 52.5 grains V150
168 g Barnes TSX copper - 54 grains V150
there is room for refinement but I'm not sure its needed.
All powder ranges taken from the Vhitavouri manual. and i have no idea on speed as I haven't got a chrono - all cases inspected and no signs of overpressure etc.
Really enjoyed the evening and learnt a lot.
