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Originally Posted by snipecatcher
I've used 3 different powders, at many charge weights, trying many combinations of bullet/seating depth. So far, the only bullet that appears to work in this barrel is the 208 Amax. I took some with me this weekend and shot them at 150 yards, and they were stable, BUT, my load was a consistent 1120 fps. I mis-judged the charge weight a bit. I'm going to load up some more at 1050 fps and see how they shoot. It sucks being stuck with one bullet, which is perpetually out of stock, but if they work, I'll make the 200 or so that I have last.
-Dan
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Snipecatcher,that really sucks that you are still having stability issues, but maybe 175, 180, 190 or 200 gr. might work if you are just barely stabilizing the 220+ grain bullets. It should have the same effect of tumbling at that point but won't have as much overall energy if you are using them for hunting.
You might also try fire lapping the barrel and see if it is just something from in the rifling that needs to be polished out. Shoot me a PM if you need some lapping compound for making DIY fire lapping bullets and I can let you borrow mine.
I have yet to see 208 Amax's in stock since I have been loading my .300 WTF so I don't know if I can believe that they really exist yet!
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