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Mendocino · August 19, 2001, 06:44 PM

The scope is a Leupold Vari-X III 1.75 to 6. I wanted lower magnification because this rifle will also be used for moose and brownies. I have three loads that I am most fond of:

1) 275g Swift A-Frame, 90g R25, Winchester Primer, Norma brass. This does 2864 fps from the 26" bbl. I get .5 MOA with this. Its my favorite load, but I think its a bit much for caribou.

2) 250g Nosler partition, 86g IMR 7828, Win primer, Norma brass. This does 2898 fps from the 26" bbl. I get about 1.25" groups. Not my favorite load accuracy wise, but a good utility load.

3) 180 Noslet BT, 84.5g IMR 4350, Win primer, Norma brass. This does 3150 fps from the 26" bbl. I get about .75 MOA with this. Its flat and will be my preferred caribou load. I'd like to experiment with the R22 or R25 with this bullet but ran out of time.

Thanks for the well wishing Spectre,

Jeff

August 19, 2001, 06:44 PM	#3
Mendocino Senior Member Join Date: August 4, 1999 Posts: 403	The scope is a Leupold Vari-X III 1.75 to 6. I wanted lower magnification because this rifle will also be used for moose and brownies. I have three loads that I am most fond of: 1) 275g Swift A-Frame, 90g R25, Winchester Primer, Norma brass. This does 2864 fps from the 26" bbl. I get .5 MOA with this. Its my favorite load, but I think its a bit much for caribou. 2) 250g Nosler partition, 86g IMR 7828, Win primer, Norma brass. This does 2898 fps from the 26" bbl. I get about 1.25" groups. Not my favorite load accuracy wise, but a good utility load. 3) 180 Noslet BT, 84.5g IMR 4350, Win primer, Norma brass. This does 3150 fps from the 26" bbl. I get about .75 MOA with this. Its flat and will be my preferred caribou load. I'd like to experiment with the R22 or R25 with this bullet but ran out of time. Thanks for the well wishing Spectre, Jeff __________________ It is far better to dare mighty things, though riddled with failure, than to live in the dull grey of mediocrity.