Ken Campbell Iowa
posted this
14 December 2017
... after a year or so of trying to develop CONSISTENTLY accurate cast bullet loads ... about year 1984 .... i made a very satisfying breakthrough ..
I lowered my requirements for an accurate cast group ... i now think 2 inches at 50 yards will let me enjoy my old rifles and even allows me to use cheap lee molds ... and i have a shelf full of ... gasp ... purchased castings .... some that shoot 2 moa ...
....... and just to keep my life spicy and full of wonderment, occasionally i find a load that for no known reason shoots 7 inches at 50 yards .... whether 30-06 or 22 hornet brass capacity ...
... as soon as i figure out why 14 moa groups come and go i will also set my goals back to 1 moa ...
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the strongest argument for small cases is that there are a lot of good groupers using them ... they make " common sense " ...... heh and then there are those pesky tiny 22 rimfires ...
my fanatical mj benchrest friends tell me the small cases give more consistent ignition ... and specifically the 6 ppc is easier to get a good load ... a wider sweet spot, they claim .. but then we casters are not loading to 65000 psi as the mj guys do ...
.... and then there is joeb ... and his tests with 6 or 8 barrels in smaller 223 vs. larger 22-250 and 5000 shots recorded ...
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i see joeb is going to play with 7-08 ... think i will play with 7-08 also ...... could this be the real sweet spot ?? ... wonder if i can get a 1.5 moa load ?? .... anyone else wanna play 7mm ?? ... pope liked them ...
ken