The sooper dooper pig 300wsm project thread

[dannyb]

Well I could just show you 1 pic and say job done.......but I would be a big fat liar
Charge ladder shot today and to be fair after going through the data I'm not really any further ahead.....
So I did shoot a smashing .5" 3 shot group at book max with an avg velocity 2738fps with an ES of 5fps which is quite impressive out of a 19" barrel.....but.....
Through out the whole ladder I was getting weird pressure spikes, heavy bolt, then next charge higher no heavy bolt, ejecter stamp and swipe then same again next charge higher nothing....
A little confusing to be fair. Of most concern was that the brass from my higher charge weights has become difficult to fit in the case holder insert on my press and is likely trashed or at minimum has a shortened life span.
I had seated my rounds out to max mag length thinking with the meaty 200eldx pills I would need the case capacity and I wonder if the big pills are creating more pressure being closer to the lands ?
I have loaded up a new charge ladder that mimics the factory precision hunter ammo for COAL and will see what that does and abandon shooting if I get any pressure signs.
Brass is way to spendy to trash it in a couple firings
If I can't get the results I'm looking for with eldx I have ordered a box of Targex 190gn pills to try next.
Of note the rifle is an absolute pussy cat to shoot and definitely not in any way shape or form the recoil flinch inducing mule I was a little worried it might turn out to be, in fact I would go as far as to say it's got less recoil than the 270wsm barrel had.
Anyway not all bad and not all good further work to do
Back to the range tomorrow.