2019 Hunting Load Recipes

[CApighunter]

Nailed down a load today with 59.0 of RL15 and 225 TSX in The Colonel. It's shooting 5 shot groups of .5 MOA @ 100 yds.

[edit] Forgot to mention: 2680 fps at the muzzle from the LabRadar.

That’ll do the trick!

 

[Corey Paulsen (teamkabob)]

Going to be using a 308 out west this year for elk and mule deer.
Been trying 178 ELD-X and Varget with not a lot of success. Got some loads ready to test with H4895 and Starline brass to try.
I have a good load with 168 grain ELD-M using H4895, br-2, and ADG brass. Going out tomorrow to shoot this load to 300 yards to see what it will do. This will be my load if I can't get the 178 ELD-X working.
I am also close with a good load with Lapua 155 grains with varget and ADG brass. Just need to tweak the charge and test.

For whitetails here in KY, I have:
6.8 SPC, 110 grain Accubonds, H322
223 with 65 grain Sierra GKs, CFE223

How many grains for the 6.8 spc? Also this our of a AR or bolt gun. I have a AR and need to load for it.


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[Scoony]

How many grains for the 6.8 spc? Also this our of a AR or bolt gun. I have a AR and need to load for it.

It is an AR-15 in 6.8SPC. I am using H322 with 28.5 grains behind the 110 grain Accubond or 28 grains behind the 110 Hornady HPBT. Started playing around with 8208 and from initial testing, I can load up to 30 grains with the HPBT before seeing pressure signs. Still have some testing to do with that powder.

 

[509backcountry]

17 Remington: 25 gr Berger Match, Varget, Rem 7.5, in Remington brass.

204 Ruger: 39 gr Blitzking, Benchmark, CCI450, Winchester brass

223: 55 NBT, H4985, CCI450, Lake City brass

6.5x47: 140 Hybrid, Varget, CCI450, Lapua brass

6.5 SAUM: 140 Elite Hunting, H1000, Fed 215M, Remington 300 SAUM brass

300WSM: 215 Hybrid, IMR 7828SSC, Fed 215M, Norma brass

300WM: 190 LRAB, H1000, Fed 215M, Norma brass. Still working on this and want to run 215 Hybrids but have 11 twist.

Do you have any experience with the long range Accubond on animals? I just bought 100 to load but I’ve read some

Sons rifle - 6.5 cm, 125 partition, Norma Brass, CCI BR2 primer, 44.0 H4350. 2950 FPS

My rifle - 270 win, 150 LRAB, Norma Brass, Fed 215, 60.0 R26, 3025 FPS

Both rifles will be used for Deer, Elk, Antelope.

Do you have any experience with the long range Accubond on animals? I just bought 100 to load but I’ve read some things online that have me concerned about their use at short distances

 

[ChrisA]

Do you have any experience with the long range Accubond on animals? I just bought 100 to load but I’ve read some

Do you have any experience with the long range Accubond on animals? I just bought 100 to load but I’ve read some things online that have me concerned about their use at short distances

I don't and have read some of things that you probably have also. I'm not overly concerned, 190 grains is a pretty hefty weight and I usually place my shots like I would with a bow.

Chris

 

[accurat]

Ruger M77 Tanger in 6.5 CM w/ Shilen 21" tube running a SiCo Omega suppressor.

Hornady brass
130g STGK
COAL of 2.72 (.04 off lands)
43.1g RE16
CCI 200 primer
2808fps
Pretty consistently holds .5 MOA or better.

 

[Speedbump]

270 Win with 130 gr E Tips over 54 grains of Hunter. Shoots well of of 3 270's, so grandsons & I can use same ammo. Our experience, on whitetails, with this bullet, has been superb.
Also trialing a 222 with 50 gr TTSX's. This is a quirky one, but the rifle is an Anschutz that is capable of near benchrest accuracy.

 

[waterrat]

411 KDF
400 grain Barnes Original
60 grains of Accurate 2230
2165 fps
Out of an Enfield Action with a 21" Shilen barrel,, all the goodies for an Alaskan working rifle included!

 

[unclericco]

I drew a southern Utah rifle deer tag for this fall so here are my current deer loads.

6.5 PRC: 60 grains of RL-25 under a 140 grain Berger VLD @ 3190 FPS

26 Nosler: 81 Grains of RL-33 under a 156 grain Berger EOL @3205 FPS

 

[RTSJ]

Tikka T3x LH
139 Lapua Scenars
48gr RL26 .010 off
2850fps
Pa and Texas Whitetail’s and Wyoming mulies

 

[See_Bennie_Point]

6.5 CM, 143grn ELD-X, Hornady brass, CCI small rifle primers NO. 400, 43.1 grains of Hodgdon Hornady Superformance, 1/8 crimp. Gets the job done on paper at the range, we'll see if I get the opportunity in October!

 

[Bsnyder]

Winchester model 70 ,300 wsm, 215 primer, 165 ttsx on top of 65 grains of H4350 at oal of 2.80 just finished this load today it’s running at 3024 shoots 1 bug hole at 100 it will work.

 

[desertcj]

.243- 105gr Hornady hpbt-wet moly coated, 50.5gr H1000, Lapua brass, CCI BR2 primer. 3037fps
7mm Rem Mag- 180gr Hornady Eld-M-wet moly coated, 73gr H1000, Win brass, CCI BR2 primer, 3000fps.

 

[amassi]

7mm weatherby
Norma brass
Barnes 145 lrx
Fed 215m
Imr 8133
3333 @ the muzzle

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[Montana Slim]

Remington CDL in .257 Weatherby
Barnes 100 TTSX
Federal 215 Match
71gr H1000

Shoots well under MOA

Harvested about a dozen deer and antelope with this rig, 60-400 yds - never found a bullet

 

[El Gavilan]

6.5 Remington Magnum, model 660 with 20” barrel, pillar bedded, Barnes TTSX 100 grain with the plastic tip ground down, rem 9.5 primer,56 grains of IMR 4350. Chrono at 3309 with sub 3/4” accuracy at 100 yds. Tried loads up to 58.5 grains running 3504 FPS with good accuracy but it was too hot giving stiff bolt lift and shiny spots on the case head.


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[300-win-mag]

300WM - Winchester Brass, 180gr Partition PPT, 70gr of IMR 4831

30-06 - Nosler/Remington Brass, 180gr Accubond/Partition, 55gr of IMR 4350

Haven't chrono'd in awhile, but they move at altitude.

 

[MThuntr]

I'm not done with my load development as I want to tinker

Kimber Hunter Pro
280AI 143 Hammer Hunters (actual bullet weight is 146grains
59.5 grains IMR7828SSC Federal Large primer

Velocity 3040fps

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[Ratbeetle]

I'm rifle hunting for the first time in many years this season. Didn't have much time for load development but I have a decent one worked up for my 308.

165gr Accubond over 45.7 grains of Varget. Shooting a bit over 2700 fps out of my suppressed 20" barrel.

Not exactly my top choixce for pronghorn but it's what I have. If I enjoy this hunt, I might invest in something in 6mm.

 

[tt_johnsclist]

6mm Remington, 95 g Nosler Partitions, 45g IMR 4831. Great deer round!


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