Anyone else loading this combo? I am curious as to what numbers you are getting.
I loaded up some and shot them over the Chronograph, I used the Hodgdon loads as Nosler does not list H4831 for their 200gr Partition.
The velocity is quick, 100fps over what the book says for the Accubond and there does not seem to be any flattening of primers, marks on the case or difficulty in opening the bolt. The groups were not great but it was damn windy so I will not consider that yet.
The cases are Winchester, the primers are WLR, I was told that these primers are harder than Federal so will not show pressure signs early, I just notice that there is still lots of round at the edges and no cratering.
The accuracy may be at the lower load, which with 55gr is still a 2520fps load with a 1.5in 5 shot group on a windy day, but at 58gr, just down from "max" the velocity is around 2716fps, which seems unreal, that group is 2.81in but with 3 rounds measuring 0.72in I think a wind gust or me is to blame for that.
I did not fine tune anything, just 1 grain increments from min to max, I always just split the range into 5 loadings of 5 shots then narrow in.
The sun popped out and my chronograph started to get a lot of errors but the 220gr load is also running faster than the book numbers, so this may just be a fast shooting rifle.
The gun is a Parker Hale sporter built on a 98 Mauser action. I did float the barrel.
I loaded up some and shot them over the Chronograph, I used the Hodgdon loads as Nosler does not list H4831 for their 200gr Partition.
The velocity is quick, 100fps over what the book says for the Accubond and there does not seem to be any flattening of primers, marks on the case or difficulty in opening the bolt. The groups were not great but it was damn windy so I will not consider that yet.
The cases are Winchester, the primers are WLR, I was told that these primers are harder than Federal so will not show pressure signs early, I just notice that there is still lots of round at the edges and no cratering.
The accuracy may be at the lower load, which with 55gr is still a 2520fps load with a 1.5in 5 shot group on a windy day, but at 58gr, just down from "max" the velocity is around 2716fps, which seems unreal, that group is 2.81in but with 3 rounds measuring 0.72in I think a wind gust or me is to blame for that.
I did not fine tune anything, just 1 grain increments from min to max, I always just split the range into 5 loadings of 5 shots then narrow in.
The sun popped out and my chronograph started to get a lot of errors but the 220gr load is also running faster than the book numbers, so this may just be a fast shooting rifle.
The gun is a Parker Hale sporter built on a 98 Mauser action. I did float the barrel.
