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moredes · January 9, 2007, 12:00 PM

I think the conventional target bullets that seem to give best results for that rifle are 168SMK, 175SMK, 168 Nosler J4's, and 178AMAX. Anything lighter might work for short range, but at the 600yd line, things get 'iffy' unless one is using a 175gr+ to buck the wind. Ain't nothin' worth shootin' at 100yd... I ain't walkin' that far

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I got great groups with all four bullets. I used FedGM 210 primers exclusively, and rotated through IMR 4064, RL-15, Varget, and Vihtavouri N150(? as I recall). I used LC brass, WW, Federal, and Lapua.

My best personal 10FP groups came from 178AMAX loads; powder and cases didn't seem to make too much difference, though if I had to give the nod to a combo, it'd be RL-15/Lapua brass. RL/Lapua might be good for another -.13MOA from any other combo, if my game was sharp that day. Runnerup would be 168J4's with 4064/LC brass. I'd rank the Varget/WW combo last for my particular rifle. Past 600yd, 178AMAXs yielded 15% tighter groups than 175SMK's for me.

You're gonna end up with boxes and boxes of odd-lot bullets and primers, and mebbe a few 1lb. cans of half-filled powder.

January 9, 2007, 12:00 PM	#12
moredes Senior Member Join Date: September 7, 2001 Posts: 325	I think the conventional target bullets that seem to give best results for that rifle are 168SMK, 175SMK, 168 Nosler J4's, and 178AMAX. Anything lighter might work for short range, but at the 600yd line, things get 'iffy' unless one is using a 175gr+ to buck the wind. Ain't nothin' worth shootin' at 100yd... I ain't walkin' that far . I got great groups with all four bullets. I used FedGM 210 primers exclusively, and rotated through IMR 4064, RL-15, Varget, and Vihtavouri N150(? as I recall). I used LC brass, WW, Federal, and Lapua. My best personal 10FP groups came from 178AMAX loads; powder and cases didn't seem to make too much difference, though if I had to give the nod to a combo, it'd be RL-15/Lapua brass. RL/Lapua might be good for another -.13MOA from any other combo, if my game was sharp that day. Runnerup would be 168J4's with 4064/LC brass. I'd rank the Varget/WW combo last for my particular rifle. Past 600yd, 178AMAXs yielded 15% tighter groups than 175SMK's for me. You're gonna end up with boxes and boxes of odd-lot bullets and primers, and mebbe a few 1lb. cans of half-filled powder.