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GWN · September 3, 2000, 09:21 PM

Years ago I used a Win M70 in .243 with a 22" barrel. For deer I used a Nosler 95 Partition in R-P cases, CCI 200, 41.0 IMR 4350 at OAL of 2.770. My records from 91, shooting over an Oehler M33, indicate an instrumental velocity of 2950-2960 fps with groups of about 1.5 MOA. This rifle would shoot .75 MOA with lighter bullets but with 95-100 1.5 MOA was typical. At the time I thought that this load was approaching max in this rifle. I did kill 2 deer with this load(longest shot about 80 yds.) with 1 shot each. I had stopped using this rifle for deer but in 97 I aquired an Oehler M43 and glued a strain gage on it to learn to use this system. I dug up some of the obove loads that had been loaded in the early 90s. At 200 yds I got 3.3" groups at a velocity of 2893 with an ave. peak pressure of 50,400 psi,M43.

September 3, 2000, 09:21 PM	#13
GWN Member Join Date: February 23, 2000 Posts: 19	Years ago I used a Win M70 in .243 with a 22" barrel. For deer I used a Nosler 95 Partition in R-P cases, CCI 200, 41.0 IMR 4350 at OAL of 2.770. My records from 91, shooting over an Oehler M33, indicate an instrumental velocity of 2950-2960 fps with groups of about 1.5 MOA. This rifle would shoot .75 MOA with lighter bullets but with 95-100 1.5 MOA was typical. At the time I thought that this load was approaching max in this rifle. I did kill 2 deer with this load(longest shot about 80 yds.) with 1 shot each. I had stopped using this rifle for deer but in 97 I aquired an Oehler M43 and glued a strain gage on it to learn to use this system. I dug up some of the obove loads that had been loaded in the early 90s. At 200 yds I got 3.3" groups at a velocity of 2893 with an ave. peak pressure of 50,400 psi,M43.