What is your favorite load for shooting around 400yds
What is your favorite load for shooting around 400yds
Haven't done any reloading for the 91/30 yet and was curious as to what other reloaders found that they like the best for shooting around 400yds?
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Re: What is your favorite load for shooting around 400yds
You can try Polygunbags.com I got some of the Chinese Sniper Ammo from them, and am about to get some of the Egyptian Green Tip Long Range Tracer Ammo.
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Re: What is your favorite load for shooting around 400yds
With my eyesight only praying gets me hitting anything at 400 yards 
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Re: What is your favorite load for shooting around 400yds
How much powder does a twelve pounds cannon take? That would be my favorite load.
Re: What is your favorite load for shooting around 400yds
Guess I'm just going to have to wait for the milsurp ammo to start drying up before I can get a serious answer but by then I'll have already figured out what works best in my 91/30.
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Re: What is your favorite load for shooting around 400yds
I am about to line up some experimental loads with a 308 150 gr noslers but haven't got there yet. I also am going to load some 174 312 also. Haven't looked at powders yet but will probly use one that i have for the sks or one of the others that i have if i can. 
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Re: What is your favorite load for shooting around 400yds
Don't have any load data for the 308. Don't own one. Hoping to get a British 303 one of these days. Very little information out there for loading the 7.53x54r. I use IMR4198 powder for my SKS.desdem12 wrote:I am about to line up some experimental loads with a 308 150 gr noslers but haven't got there yet. I also am going to load some 174 312 also. Haven't looked at powders yet but will probly use one that i have for the sks or one of the others that i have if i can.
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Re: What is your favorite load for shooting around 400yds
I am gonna use some .308 bullets in a finn. 7.62 x 54sclinesr wrote:Don't have any load data for the 308. Don't own one.
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Re: What is your favorite load for shooting around 400yds
quote]I am gonna use some .308 bullets in a finn. 7.62 x 54
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Let me know how that works out. the British 303 and 7.62 are the same diameter (.310) There is a Japanese bullet that measures the same as well but I can't think of it at the moment. The .308 well measures .308
Let me know how that works out. the British 303 and 7.62 are the same diameter (.310) There is a Japanese bullet that measures the same as well but I can't think of it at the moment. The .308 well measures .308
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Re: What is your favorite load for shooting around 400yds
I think the japs are .310 if i remember correctly, i will consult my book when i return from mini vacay. I am in bend and nosler is located here so i go over to the little store they have here and get factory seconds on bullets for a really decent price. And oregon is also a no sales tax state so no shipping and no tax...i'll take that everyday allday. 
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Re: What is your favorite load for shooting around 400yds
Guess I'm going to have to check Nosler out then. Have a very tight budget these days and too many projects (hobbies).desdem12 wrote:I think the japs are .310 if i remember correctly, i will consult my book when i return from mini vacay. I am in bend and nosler is located here so i go over to the little store they have here and get factory seconds on bullets for a really decent price. And oregon is also a no sales tax state so no shipping and no tax...i'll take that everyday allday.
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