Hey people.Anybody used this, specifically in a Tika 1-8 twist, just want to know if it would be worth going through the whole police thing to find out
.223 77GR Sierra Match King HPBT (50 Rounds) – Belmont Ammunition
Thanks.
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Hey people.Anybody used this, specifically in a Tika 1-8 twist, just want to know if it would be worth going through the whole police thing to find out
.223 77GR Sierra Match King HPBT (50 Rounds) – Belmont Ammunition
Thanks.
They do work and work quite well but i prefer the 69 grain
Thanks but I can't find any loaded 69gr to try
Have some to hand load though
I think @199p uses it in his AR and I know it shoots really well, I know it’s not what you have asked but as an indication that it could be worth the time and money. Hopefully he will confirm what ammo he is using.
Yeah mate thats the one shoots great in mine 1/7 and 1/8 twistQuote:
Originally Posted by Shootm
Havnt shot anything but targets with it yet
Just get your local to ring up and order it from them or pay and get it sent to shop for pick up where you can flash fal
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Thanks will give it a try, just checking first to see if there were any bad reviews for that 1-8 twist.
Its a way of trying that particular projectile and I guess if it doesn't shoot that well I can pull thirty odd of them and try them with a couple of other powders
Cheers.
Well it arrived yesterday and I tried it in the wind today, was better than I expected actually and shot quite well better than the red box Hornady 55 gr
I'm not quite sure about my croney results though
I have an older Chrony model and it's telling me I'm getting just over 3k Fps for the 77gr loaded Belmont, seems High, what do you think?
i have used aprox 350 so far from a 1 in 8 18" barrel- I would buy more
over 3k speed sounds high to me from working up my own 77gn handloads, but I havent put the belmont stuff over a crony
Cheers res, my chrony has been about for a number of years i've just bought a v3 thingy waiting for it to arrive so will see
what do you pay for those.
I'd be real interested to see verified chrony data. I saw somebody on their FB say they got 2740fps from a 16" AR which is smoking hot. I might have to get some to try.
Mk262 Black Hills 77gr TMK is an average of 2750fps from a 20" barrel (5.56mm | Black Hills Ammunition). Quite a few videos on Youtube on people trying to clone their handloads similar to that - Johnny's reloading bench is a good source if interested, he does it through an 18" barrel with numerous different powders.
Could you please pull one and take a photo of the powder and what it weighs please
3k seems faaaaaast.
I had some 75 eldm doing 3100 and they were VERY warm! Flat primers and popped pockets on some....
you used them on animals yet @jakewire?
i'll eventually run out of 55 gr barnaul and belmont work well for my 308.
@Russian 22. the Belmont 55gr soft point works good. It's surprisingly consistent.Quote:
Originally Posted by Russian 22.
I currently have a lot of barnaul around. It works well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Beavis
Although the close range goats I have shot have tended to just blow up and spread the copper jacket all over the place like a frag grenade. Maybe it's juts too close. They still died pretty quick.
I'll do it late this week or the weekend and postQuote:
Originally Posted by 300_BLK
Not yet, I'm still in the experimental stage for this rifle, I won't take it on any sort of hunt until I'm happy with the overall load be it these or some handload I'm preparing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Russian 22.
I got 100 rounds of this stuff. If I get to the range today I will run it over the chrony with a 14.5, 16" and 20" barrel.
excellent
My V3 arrived Friday night so I'l be able to try it with this next weekend. will be interesting to compare your speeds and mine out of the Tikka.
Ok some live data from the range
14.5"
2554
2544
2534
2554
2559
AV 2549
ES 25
SD 10
16"
2650
2624
2640
2650
2614
AV 2635
ES 36
SD 16
20"
2732
2704
2732
2721
2699
Av 2711
ES 33
SD 15
@jakewire
See that 50fps per inch rule of thumb is still pretty reliable
Those are pretty damn reasonable numbers for bulk pack remanufactured ammo. Kudos Belmont.
Couple of targets at 100m
Attachment 105877
Top left, 5 shots CMMG 16", Eotech (unmagnified). Pretty good aren't I.
Middle group, 14.5" Faxon pencil barrel, 5x Leupold Mk4
Another 5 shots with the 14.5"
Attachment 105880
Good enough for the purpose of these rifles. No doubt could do better with a higher mag scope. Now to game test.
Interesting results there, thanks Beavis
good velocities, quite a bit faster than the Hornady Steel Match 75 gr BTHP I chrono'd in 18.5" and 20" barrels.
@jakewire when you get some time can you pull one and show us the weight etc...
@300-BLK
Attachment 106021
Attachment 106022
Why does it put stuff in sideways?????
I wonder which powder they are using? SMP maybe? The research I have done suggests it is St Mark 763, which is the same as Alliant MR 2000 from memory. It is a warm load.
