This is exasperating.
We have an index and I put a lot of work into This Thread. Too bad it is down umpteen pages from the top now.
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nickdeannow wrote:Just one small note to those who are analyzing the impact of various primers: I will mention that the WSR primers used in identical loads resulted in a point of impact that averaged right at .7" higher than the identical load using federal 205M primers.
Jim in Houston wrote:This should probably go in the 225 FTX Going the Other Way thread, but when I try to post there, I keep getting kicked out. Also, that thread does not appear in the Forum index.
Anyway, my question is, after all of the discussion and the data on the 225 FTX bullet, is there a final consensus on the loading data - what type powder, how much, and how to crimp with the canneleurs. These bullets are a lot cheaper than the 250 gr and I would like to load them, if it can be done safely and they work in the Bushmaster 450.
BD1 wrote:The biggest single improvement in accuracy I made with the 225 grainers came when I decided to ignore the cannelure, and seated them out to 2.260 just like the 250s, with a waist crimp, (stab crimp?). They easily stay moa to 200 yards. At 300 yards the groups open up a bit more, but I've yet to try them on a perfectly calm day. They definitely blow around a little more than the 250s. These days my seating die stays set to the same sweet spot for all of the pointy bullets. The COAL winds up a little shorter with the 225s, but the critical diameter on the ogive is were it needs to be.
BD
BD1 wrote:The biggest single improvement in accuracy I made with the 225 grainers came when I decided to ignore the cannelure, and seated them out to 2.260 just like the 250s, with a waist crimp, (stab crimp?). . . . These days my seating die stays set to the same sweet spot for all of the pointy bullets. The COAL winds up a little shorter with the 225s, but the critical diameter on the ogive is were it needs to be.
BD
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