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Re: Help with reloading [Re: Rhino7] #6273131 07/05/18 11:49 AM 07/05/18 11:49 AM
Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 1,252 mi. u.p grapestomper trapper
grapestomper trapper Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 1,252 mi. u.p	Clean your barrel very good. Get any copper fouling out.

Re: Help with reloading [Re: Rhino7] #6273269 07/05/18 03:03 PM 07/05/18 03:03 PM
Joined: Mar 2015 Posts: 438 South Dakota R Rhino7 OP trapper
Rhino7 OP trapper R Joined: Mar 2015 Posts: 438 South Dakota	Thanks for all the replies fellas, I apprecite it. I didnt give details in my first post to see if there was a"generic" fix for a group like this. I will tighten everything on the gun this evening, but I am thinking that a lower charge helped tighten things up. Lowered to a 36gr charge and it shoots the best. I did a 3 shot group, then a 6 shot group. I think I am to the point where I will mess around with OAL (like someone suggested). Here is my 3 shot group with 36gr. You can see the group below it with a higher powder charge. O yea, the gun is a Ruger American, bullet is a Sierra 85gr hpbt and powder is IMR4064

Re: Help with reloading [Re: Rhino7] #6273294 07/05/18 03:43 PM 07/05/18 03:43 PM
Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 149 Northern MI P paradork trapper
paradork trapper P Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 149 Northern MI	Reloading is such an interesting thing. As little story. Tried the eldx bullet is three different target rifles. Always had two in one hole with a flyer about an inch away. All three guns. Always used Lapua brass. Decided to switch to hornsby brass and it shoots hole in hole with the 6.5. So many variables. Same load, different brass. Turned a one inch group into a one hole group Don't do anything you don't want to explain to the paramedics. I do appreciate a good story tho.

Re: Help with reloading [Re: Rhino7] #6273295 07/05/18 03:45 PM 07/05/18 03:45 PM
Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 35,175 McGrath, AK W white17 "General (Mr.Sunshine) Washington"
white17 "General (Mr.Sunshine) Washington" W Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 35,175 McGrath, AK	Originally Posted By: Rhino7 Thanks for all the replies fellas, I apprecite it. I didnt give details in my first post to see if there was a"generic" fix for a group like this. I will tighten everything on the gun this evening, but I am thinking that a lower charge helped tighten things up. Lowered to a 36gr charge and it shoots the best. I did a 3 shot group, then a 6 shot group. I think I am to the point where I will mess around with OAL (like someone suggested). Here is my 3 shot group with 36gr. You can see the group below it with a higher powder charge. O yea, the gun is a Ruger American, bullet is a Sierra 85gr hpbt and powder is IMR4064 I have always found that a slightly lower charge will shrink groups ...at least when I am behind the gun. Mean As Nails

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