Help to improve this load
Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2011 8:29 am
Hi Guy's,
The story (short version honest), my Rem 700 VSSF II with 26" barrel would not shoot factory ammunition of any weight under 1", so I started reloading my own with lot's of help from this site & ended up with 25.1gr RE-10x, 39gr SBK @ 2.30" COAL which grouped .385 @ 100yds.
Then I had the barrel reduced from 26" to 23" with a new lapped crown & threaded for a sound moderator by a very experianced riflesmith, it will now shoot Hornady 32gr factory loads through ragged holes @ 100yds as can be seen in the photo, very happy.
Here's the problem, I shot my hand load & although the three groups are about 1" they are in vertical strings & I don't have the experiance to interpret the results, what would you do to improve this load?
Here are a few things it isn't, loose action in stock, action bedding, barrel touching stock etc. as the near one hole groups were fired just before the hand load target.
![Image](http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee501/markc10/Handloads004.jpg)
![Image](http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee501/markc10/Handloads002.jpg)
Many thanks for you help
regards Mark
The story (short version honest), my Rem 700 VSSF II with 26" barrel would not shoot factory ammunition of any weight under 1", so I started reloading my own with lot's of help from this site & ended up with 25.1gr RE-10x, 39gr SBK @ 2.30" COAL which grouped .385 @ 100yds.
Then I had the barrel reduced from 26" to 23" with a new lapped crown & threaded for a sound moderator by a very experianced riflesmith, it will now shoot Hornady 32gr factory loads through ragged holes @ 100yds as can be seen in the photo, very happy.
Here's the problem, I shot my hand load & although the three groups are about 1" they are in vertical strings & I don't have the experiance to interpret the results, what would you do to improve this load?
Here are a few things it isn't, loose action in stock, action bedding, barrel touching stock etc. as the near one hole groups were fired just before the hand load target.
![Image](http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee501/markc10/Handloads004.jpg)
![Image](http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee501/markc10/Handloads002.jpg)
Many thanks for you help
regards Mark