i bought a sako fiberclass rifle this spring here on this site.it was chambered for .375 h&h.i got barnes triple shock bullets for it and they would destroy the brass trying to seat them.for months i was pissed off and tried to sell the gun.the other day i bought Nosler accubonds and they seated perfectly.i reloaded 20 260 grain bullet tips with 78 grains of imr 4350.i took it to the range last night ,took the bolt out and bore sighted it and got a group that measured .443 of a inch.wow! i did'nt expect to get a group like that out of a 375.i expected a 1 1/2 inch at best.my question is.is this normal?
magical moment
- Thread starter grizzlyo
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Sometimes yep!
I hav had a few bigger rifles shoot the lights out at 100yds.
I had a .35 Whelan that averaged around 3/4"!
And had three or four groups that measured in the .3's
Loved that rifle!
Had to sell it to fund yet another project! :-(
I hav had a few bigger rifles shoot the lights out at 100yds.
I had a .35 Whelan that averaged around 3/4"!
And had three or four groups that measured in the .3's
Loved that rifle!
Had to sell it to fund yet another project! :-(
gunsmith1951
Regular
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- Fort McMurray
If you are having problems seating bullets try chamfering the case mouth a bit more and that should help.
BigUglyMan
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
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- New Scotland
I bought a VLD chamfering tool for just this reason. Was seeing too much TSX shaved off when I seated them in my 9.3x62. Of course, the damned things didn't work out for me in that rifle, but the VLD tool is awesome!
- Location
- Somewhere on the Hudson Bay Coast
If you are saving material off the bullet as it seats, the make of bullet you're attempting to load doesn't make much difference, unless you dedicate yourself to the use of boat-tails. It might be worth investing in an "M" die to expand the case neck slightly, that means very slightly, as you would if loading cast bullets.
