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New GoWild camo 22" Ruger American showing up in stock...

PostPosted: Mon May 14, 2018 2:13 pm
by commander faschisto

Re: New GoWild camo 22" Ruger American showing up in stock..

PostPosted: Mon May 14, 2018 5:30 pm
by Bmt85
Nice! I'm still contemplating a bolt gun 450B. Not enough time for my current gun projects, though.

Re: New GoWild camo 22" Ruger American showing up in stock..

PostPosted: Tue Oct 16, 2018 7:35 am
by gunner
Hi I'm new to this forum I have been Hunting and reloading for over 50 years. I just picked up a new Ruger American 450 Bushmaster with a 22" barrel. I'm reloading with a 200 FTX I can not check the Velocity my old chronograph is not working. The load I'm going with in this rifle is 51gr of H110 with a CCI450 magnum primer. There are no presser signs with this load in my rifle.
All reloading and firing of reloaded ammunition is done at your own risk. The load data is for bolt action rifles

Re: New GoWild camo 22" Ruger American showing up in stock..

PostPosted: Wed Oct 17, 2018 6:50 am
by Hoot
gunner wrote:Hi I'm new to this forum I have been Hunting and reloading for over 50 years. I just picked up a new Ruger American 450 Bushmaster with a 22" barrel. I'm reloading with a 200 FTX I can not check the Velocity my old chronograph is not working. The load I'm going with in this rifle is 51gr of H110 with a CCI450 magnum primer. There are no presser signs with this load in my rifle.
All reloading and firing of reloaded ammunition is done at your own risk. The load data is for bolt action rifles


I realize that bolt actions in this caliber can handle more pressure but Holy Balls, 51gr of H110 sure sounds like a problem looking for a place to happen. Have you mic'd your brass to see what that pressure does to them? IE Primer pockets still snug? Casehead growth?

Hoot

Re: New GoWild camo 22" Ruger American showing up in stock..

PostPosted: Wed Oct 17, 2018 7:24 am
by Al in Mi
gunner wrote:Hi I'm new to this forum I have been Hunting and reloading for over 50 years. I just picked up a new Ruger American 450 Bushmaster with a 22" barrel. I'm reloading with a 200 FTX I can not check the Velocity my old chronograph is not working. The load I'm going with in this rifle is 51gr of H110 with a CCI450 magnum primer. There are no presser signs with this load in my rifle.
All reloading and firing of reloaded ammunition is done at your own risk. The load data is for bolt action rifles


that's a case full for sure. My guess you'll be in the 27-2800 fps range

Re: New GoWild camo 22" Ruger American showing up in stock..

PostPosted: Wed Oct 17, 2018 8:54 am
by gunner
Hi yes I have check the web and there no expansion. the primer pockets are still tight and no the case head is not growing. bolt is not hard to open.
I have work up starting at 44.5gr to 51gr checking after every shot with mic.

Re: New GoWild camo 22" Ruger American showing up in stock..

PostPosted: Thu Oct 18, 2018 6:15 pm
by gunner
The Ruger American action will handle the 300 win mag at 65,000 psi
and the AR 450 Bushmaster will only handle 43,000 psi. This is just like 30-30
in a Winchester rifle 40,000 psi and a Remington 788 in 30-30 would hold
55,000 to 60,000 psi

Re: New GoWild camo 22" Ruger American showing up in stock..

PostPosted: Fri Oct 19, 2018 6:07 am
by gunner
We ran this load over a Chromeagraph yesterday and 5 shot average was
2947fps. Now i need to see how it groups

Re: New GoWild camo 22" Ruger American showing up in stock..

PostPosted: Fri Oct 19, 2018 7:00 am
by Al in Mi
gunner wrote:We ran this load over a Chromeagraph yesterday and 5 shot average was
2947fps. Now i need to see how it groups


looking forward to your paper results.

I've ran the 200gr Barnes very close to that with the same charge of 300MP in my 22" 700 and 22" 45 Raptor.

I'm not a FTX fan for performance at regular 450 speeds let alone speeds north, that's why I switched to the Barnes.

Re: New GoWild camo 22" Ruger American showing up in stock..

PostPosted: Sat Oct 27, 2018 9:04 pm
by RLWithrow
In stock now at Kentucky Gun Company! https://www.kygunco.com/Product/View?ItemNo=40708