I picked up a box of 73gr over the weekend so hopefully get some loaded for the coming weekend. I compared the BC to the 75gr, that is quite a jump. Shame we can't get those in a mag!
One of the things i consider about the LONG RANGE loads is that they need not be magazine fed. It is really quite easy to drop one in and hit the easy button (bolt catch) to chamber it. Rate of fire is more than adequate IMHO. FWIW I am single loading even the Sako bolt action as the 2.520" cartridges exceed that rifles magazine restricted length as well. I guess just about everything is a compromise in this life. :-)
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I skipped the 75's. I have 73's and 80's. I figure if I'm single loading why not go straight to 80? I haven't had a chance to actually try any yet so we'll see.
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Mark has some FPS update with the 20 5R Bolt gun. But the hot TAC load went nuts and shot hot but not accurate. We have never shot any ammo out of that gun over 3 MOA, this was shotgun stuff.
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The TAC load may be the worst load I've ever come up with. Legit 4 plus MOA out of the most accurate gun in the world. We ended up mag dumping the load out of the 10.5 LMT and popping primers all over the desert. Unreal.
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Ok, finally got to shoot the 73's I loaded. All I can say is wow! And not in a good way. Best group of the batch, 1.5 moa. Worst a hair over 3 moa. I used the same 22.9gr XBR that I load with 77gr SMK's. I switched the primer from a Remington BR to CCI450. The SMK load was a solid 3/4 moa load. Not sure what to make of it tbh. Still have some more to shoot so will have another go next weekend.
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