The Bushmaster
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Finished running these through my chronagraph at my favorite range in Piru, Ca. Temperature was a bomby 70 degrees and a very light breeze from left to right across the range. The loading was:
Bullet: 165 gr Sierra HPBT
Powder: H4831 SC
Primer: WLR
OAL: 3.300 Just off the lands.
----------Av----Hiv----Lov----ES----SD-----AD
57.0 grs: 2637--2645--2629--16.5-----6.7----5.4
58.0 grs: 2676--2697--2658--39.1----14.9---10.8
59.0 grs: 2728--2733--2725---8.3-----3.4----2.7
60.0 grs: 2774--2794--2752--41.9----16.2---12.6
These were three strings of 5 shots each averaged together. The target was at 200 yards and the best set of five was at 11:00 to 12:00 one and a quarter inch above the X ring. The Rifle, a Browning A Bolt, .30-06 with a Redfield 3 X 9 Compact set at 5. The rifle has not been sighted in using these rounds, but hits the X ring at 200 yards, using Sierra SPBT 165 grain bullets and 58.0 grains of H4831 SC and WLR primers. I believe with a little tuning of the scope and some adjustments of the rounds this could be one nice round for my rifle. Only problem to solve is what will it do when it hits the Game Animal. Other then that, it looks very promising.
Bullet: 165 gr Sierra HPBT
Powder: H4831 SC
Primer: WLR
OAL: 3.300 Just off the lands.
----------Av----Hiv----Lov----ES----SD-----AD
57.0 grs: 2637--2645--2629--16.5-----6.7----5.4
58.0 grs: 2676--2697--2658--39.1----14.9---10.8
59.0 grs: 2728--2733--2725---8.3-----3.4----2.7
60.0 grs: 2774--2794--2752--41.9----16.2---12.6
These were three strings of 5 shots each averaged together. The target was at 200 yards and the best set of five was at 11:00 to 12:00 one and a quarter inch above the X ring. The Rifle, a Browning A Bolt, .30-06 with a Redfield 3 X 9 Compact set at 5. The rifle has not been sighted in using these rounds, but hits the X ring at 200 yards, using Sierra SPBT 165 grain bullets and 58.0 grains of H4831 SC and WLR primers. I believe with a little tuning of the scope and some adjustments of the rounds this could be one nice round for my rifle. Only problem to solve is what will it do when it hits the Game Animal. Other then that, it looks very promising.