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300 blackout oddities at the range
- Thread starter CorvZ061
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Chili on the smoker. I’m not going anywhere right now. Lol
What is your twist rate? Most bolt actions come in 1:10 and its just not good enough to stabilize heavy subs. Step down to 158-168gr projectiles and load sub. (1680 is king for this) i shoot mine out to 300 very acurately with mouse fart quiet subs doing this
And no crimp. Crimp is bull**** on bolt actions it just adds spead to the numbers
1:7 twist the holes in paper were clean.
Next trip tip the gun up before each shot so the powder is by the primer. Then tip down so it’s by the bullet and see if the oowder position is causing it. As cmshoot said some powders are more position insensitive than others.
I’m going to give this a whirl in a few weeks when I get my loads done. I’m going to play with crimp to see how that affects speed.
I think you need a faster burning powder….for accuracy improvements a pistol powder like 2400, 4227, 800x, Blue Dot, etc, may be what you need. For the cold bore verses warm bore results, there is not much you can do other than shoot a few to warm it up.
You should not need a crimp die for a non-tube fed, bolt action. If used, The Lee Factory Crimp should be set to just barely push the brass flat against the bullet. Plated bullets are delicate, and will loose accuracy if the crimp damages the plating.
My best 150 grain sub-sonic load in a Ruger American was 5grains of Clays powder.
My best 150 grain sub-sonic load in a Ruger American was 5grains of Clays powder.
