Finally got to shoot a little

[EastTNHunter]

I've really been struggling to find time to shoot this winter/spring, and when I have I've not had much luck getting Barnes TTSXs to shoot out of my Savage 116 that loves 165 and 180 NABs. Well, I finally figured a couple of loads out that I want to see if I can duplicate:




Either of these should hunt if they will do it again. The TTSXs are seating depth- sensitive, and I hope that I have finally found the magic combination.

 

[Urban_Hunter]

Nice shootin!

What's that put you off the lands?

 

[EastTNHunter]

About .050 jump at 3.250. I say "about" because I've never used a comparator, just the old fashioned smoked/marked bullet in a fired casing...

 

[7mm08]

About .050 jump at 3.250. I say "about" because I've never used a comparator, just the old fashioned smoked/marked bullet in a fired casing...

Great shooting
Can you explain that technique to my inexperienced brain? Thanks

 

[Deer Assassin]

great shooting the 150's looking good

i have never understood why people use the marked bullet method .. no offence
the stoney point/ hornaday tool is cheap
you and buy a tap and drill bit and make your on modified cases

 

[DaveB]

Looks like you are on the right path.

What FPS you getting on the 130's?

 

[MUP]

That's not the 06 by chance?

 

[EastTNHunter]

That's not the 06 by chance?

One of them... the 116

 

[EastTNHunter]

Looks like you are on the right path.

What FPS you getting on the 130's?

The book says that it should be around 3200, but my brother has the chrono and I wasn't able to check

 

[EastTNHunter]

I use the marked bullet method because that's all that I've ever used and it has worked well enough for me. I have been reloading for years on a shoestring budget, and some habits are just hard to break.

The method is difficult on Barnes bullets with the relief grooves, but is basically just to take a fired casing and deform the mouth just enough with your fingers or by barely running it into the sizing die to give it a "barely" hold on a bullet. Mark a bullet around the shank with a marker and hand seat it into the casing about .1" in. Chamber this slowly to where the bullet touches the lands and pushes it back into the casing, then slowly pull it back out and see where the bullet is and measure oal. If it has shifted then you should be able to tell by scuffs from the neck on the markings on the side of the bullet. Do this several times to ensure an accurate reading.

 

[TresMon]

I have been reloading for years on a shoestring budget, and some habits are just hard to break.

The cleaning rod technique can be used super cheap to find where the bullet is kissing the lands. It's the only truly precise poor boy way..... I am a poor boy handloader also:
https://forum.snipershide.com/threads/h ... oal.34665/

 

[DaveB]

Your experience with TTSX seating depth mirrors mine. Really picky in my 243 & 06 but easy peasy in my 7-08.

 

[Tiny]

I have been reloading for years on a shoestring budget, and some habits are just hard to break.

The cleaning rod technique can be used super cheap to find where the bullet is kissing the lands. It's the only truly precise poor boy way..... I am a poor boy handloader also:
https://forum.snipershide.com/threads/h ... oal.34665/

Yeppie both work as dose a dowel rod form the hardware store,instead of the cleaning rod.

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[EastTNHunter]

Nice write up at the link. I've heard of that before but never tried it

 

[TresMon]

Thanks!