HA!! caught you. You linked into this thread thinking unkind things about me...talk about over doing it in the power department...
However, I am talking about 180 grain Nosler BTs at 2676 fps and 5-shot groups of 0.325 MOA on centers. In my REM 700 this feat takes 52 grains of AAs XMP 5744 and a REM 9&1/2 primer. I am stunned by this load, to say the least, because this round does NOT like reduced loads. I noted in early load development into a bullet trap that this powder gives very small shot to shot velocity variations over the 180 to 210 grain bullet range, and .308 recoil, but seeing it on paper is believing.
300 Win Mag and 300 WSM velocities are also easy to duplicate for 180 gr 338 bullets with this powder, with a definite reduction in recoil. H4895 gives fine 338 Win Mag performance with 250 gr Noslers.
With full power loads, the 5th Edition of the Nosler manual is dead on for all bullet weights, as I obtain their velocities within 1 grain of
their Max loads and rarely stray outside of 1.5 MOA. This includes over 3500 fps for the 180s, 3240 fps for the 225s and 2990 fps for the 250s.
I have also worked up a 300 gr Hawk load at 2716 fps using AA8700 (sectional density, .376).
So, its good bye to the 375 H&H for the 1 gun hunter of deer sized game and larger, as long as you are a handloader. If you have a 243 and a 338 RUM, you can hunt anything, anywhere on the planet, never be over-gunned, never be undergunned, and never fear.
My ethical question: is it fair to shoot the 5744 180 gr loads at the club in hunter class competition?
However, I am talking about 180 grain Nosler BTs at 2676 fps and 5-shot groups of 0.325 MOA on centers. In my REM 700 this feat takes 52 grains of AAs XMP 5744 and a REM 9&1/2 primer. I am stunned by this load, to say the least, because this round does NOT like reduced loads. I noted in early load development into a bullet trap that this powder gives very small shot to shot velocity variations over the 180 to 210 grain bullet range, and .308 recoil, but seeing it on paper is believing.
300 Win Mag and 300 WSM velocities are also easy to duplicate for 180 gr 338 bullets with this powder, with a definite reduction in recoil. H4895 gives fine 338 Win Mag performance with 250 gr Noslers.
With full power loads, the 5th Edition of the Nosler manual is dead on for all bullet weights, as I obtain their velocities within 1 grain of
their Max loads and rarely stray outside of 1.5 MOA. This includes over 3500 fps for the 180s, 3240 fps for the 225s and 2990 fps for the 250s.
I have also worked up a 300 gr Hawk load at 2716 fps using AA8700 (sectional density, .376).
So, its good bye to the 375 H&H for the 1 gun hunter of deer sized game and larger, as long as you are a handloader. If you have a 243 and a 338 RUM, you can hunt anything, anywhere on the planet, never be over-gunned, never be undergunned, and never fear.
My ethical question: is it fair to shoot the 5744 180 gr loads at the club in hunter class competition?