I recently came into possession of my grandfather's Sako .244 Remington. It looks almost new. I am interested in working up a load for it (it came with press and dies) and I would prefer to use a 100 gr for flexibility for deer hunting in addition to target practice.
I read that the 1 in 12 twist is not enough to stabilize a 100 gr slug. But just what does this mean in terms of accuracy? I am not after a single hole at 300 yads. Reasonable accuracy for hunting will do. If I eventually get into very high accuracy, I will work up a load with an 85 grain slug.
Is there a way to load around this to maximize accuracy with the 100 gr slug? What specifically should I do (type of bullet, etc.)? Or is it hopeless? Like I said, I would prefer 100 gr, but I see that the Nosler Partition is available in 85 gr, which would probably also work on deer.
I shot it for the first time the other day, and fired a few 100 gr factory loads at the end of the session. Without a real rest I had 2.5-2.75" groups at 100 yards. By then my groups were opening up due to a sore shoulder and fatigue, so I don't know how much better it would be with a hand load and a real bench rest (and a shoulder that was not sore).
I am new to loading rifle ammo, and I am trying to decide where to start with this rifle. Any suggestions will be welcome.
I read that the 1 in 12 twist is not enough to stabilize a 100 gr slug. But just what does this mean in terms of accuracy? I am not after a single hole at 300 yads. Reasonable accuracy for hunting will do. If I eventually get into very high accuracy, I will work up a load with an 85 grain slug.
Is there a way to load around this to maximize accuracy with the 100 gr slug? What specifically should I do (type of bullet, etc.)? Or is it hopeless? Like I said, I would prefer 100 gr, but I see that the Nosler Partition is available in 85 gr, which would probably also work on deer.
I shot it for the first time the other day, and fired a few 100 gr factory loads at the end of the session. Without a real rest I had 2.5-2.75" groups at 100 yards. By then my groups were opening up due to a sore shoulder and fatigue, so I don't know how much better it would be with a hand load and a real bench rest (and a shoulder that was not sore).
I am new to loading rifle ammo, and I am trying to decide where to start with this rifle. Any suggestions will be welcome.