It all started a couple weeks ago. I went out to my first Hi power shoot, and promptly got my clock cleaned! I'm pretty sure 95% of the problem was the nut behind the buttplate, but I decided to make sure the other 5% was solid.
I was shooting pulled 147's over 41.8gr IMR4895 in LC '05 cases lit off by a WLR primer. All shot out of a SAI standard, no modifications.
So I got 'hold of some 168 A-Max's and some W748. With the 748, (cases and primers same as above) Primers started to flatten at around 42 gr. Decent results, I think I'll work around this load for more tests. Then I loaded some test rounds with IMR4895. I've seen it several times here and elswhere, 41.5 gr 4895 topped with a 168. I started to flatten and crater at 40.7gr IMR4895. Decent results with the work up here too, I'll certainly find a good load somewhere beneath that. Just curious about the " standard match load" referenced above.
Are you serious match shooters really pushing your components to their limit, or your equipment for that matter, or am I just being a little pansy about the whole thing?
Look forward to your replies and insight.
Andy
I was shooting pulled 147's over 41.8gr IMR4895 in LC '05 cases lit off by a WLR primer. All shot out of a SAI standard, no modifications.
So I got 'hold of some 168 A-Max's and some W748. With the 748, (cases and primers same as above) Primers started to flatten at around 42 gr. Decent results, I think I'll work around this load for more tests. Then I loaded some test rounds with IMR4895. I've seen it several times here and elswhere, 41.5 gr 4895 topped with a 168. I started to flatten and crater at 40.7gr IMR4895. Decent results with the work up here too, I'll certainly find a good load somewhere beneath that. Just curious about the " standard match load" referenced above.
Are you serious match shooters really pushing your components to their limit, or your equipment for that matter, or am I just being a little pansy about the whole thing?
Look forward to your replies and insight.
Andy