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That's the plan with my best charge weight, will try different jump and then if no joy start over with 2217 powder

Just the standard hornandy one that came with my dies

Haven't had a chance to do any more load developement, gonna hold off at the moment with powder getting hard to come by

162gn eldm and adi 2225 powder with norma brass and cci large rifle magnum primers, have shot 4 deer now with that load from 150 yards out to 370yards so not really a test but all have been bang...

can't say I've ever noticed any difference at all ?

None whatsoever

Group #6 was by far the best with group #7 giving the most consistent speed.
Group 6 there is a possiblity I may have muffed 1 but I was very careful to wait between shots so the barrel didn't get...

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The groups aren't that impressive and I didn't take a pic of the first group as it was pretty average in line with the rest...
I have numbered the rest from 2 to 8 as per the list in the book on the...

Better results with the 180gn bergers too, not quite there but better and some direction at least for the fiddler in me :D
The speed I was able to push these heavy slippery slugs at was quite...

Well busy day on the range today a few rifles to sort unfortunately I forgot the ammo for one of them :D

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Well had some spare time so have loaded up a ladder of berger bombs to try at the range tomorrow.
Below is a 180gn VLDH behind a 162gn ELDM man I love the mag on this 85 action so much room.
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Partitions or bergers ? Once a load is developed I'd be lucky to use 20 a year so the cost is not really a factor too much :thumbsup:

Plenty of time for that mate

So the berger 168gn VLDH didn't shoot better than 1 moa or there abouts but I was pretty lazy and just seated them all at the same depth then just did a ladder of different charge weights so serves...

Totally, I have started at 15thou off the lands and will see how that goes, if no joy then i will go the full seating depth test.
This is really just something to play around with, my eldm load is...

Thanks for the offer I'll see how these bad boys go first :thumbsup:

Have now dropped 3 reds with the 162eldm and all 3 were bang flops 2 through the shoulder and 1 through the neck all at 200 yards give or take, pretty pleased with them.
I have however had the house...

Time to load up some hunting ammo but I'll be shooting ducks for the next few weeks, possibly head up Kaikoura after that.
I was lucky enough to get out for a hunt a few weeks ago and put 3 fallow...

162's and 2225 mate

Back at the range this morning and good results put 4 shots into a .34" group unfortunately I muffed the 5th but that's on me I'm still getting used to shooting this rifle.
Got consistent speed with...

Have loaded up five in each of the charge weights listed above will shoot them in the morning to see which is most consistent speed and grouping and run with that.

Shot my ladder today and have included my best 3 loads here.
First pic 2 shots @ 100cyards gave 2965fps and 2929fps
Second pic 2 shots @ 100 yards gave 2974fps and 2970fps
3rd pic 2 shots @100...

plenty of time to play with loads of different pills, I'm not sure if that is a bonus or pit fall of going to 7mm from 270 :XD: with the 270 you had maybe 3 or 4 really nice high BC pills that were...

My personal preference for a long range hunting rig is to be able to mag feed as I can rack the bolt faster than I can single feed if a follow up is required.
Nothing wrong with single shot hunting...