Thread: 270 loads

Originally Posted by mcche171

Have just walked back in the door from the range after loading three different charged 145gr ELDX.
Rifle: Blaser R8
COAL: 3.350" (i think this is too long and gave me pressure issues)
CCI BR2 bench rest primers.

Looked at Moosemans loads and tried to replicate.
Started at 56gr and then did 56.5 and 57gr.
The 56 was the best and had no pressure signs. (0.4")
56.5 saw a half moon appear and it open up by 0.2" to 0.5"
I thought i would give 57 a go and went into 0.5"as well but more pressure signs.

The main signs of pressure was a half moon and a slightly stiffer bolt pull. I am thinking this is contributed to the COAL being slightly too long. Blasers are known for liking a jump.

I gauged the length by using a spent case and a projectile and seated it into my chamber, extracted and repeated. Every time it came out to 3.400" so took 50 thous off.

The superformance powder gave two rounds touching and the third was always off. I think it may be slightly temperature sensitive.

The annoying thing is I fowled my barrel with the factory precision hunter ammo and it shot into 0.2", but i know it is going SLOOOOOOW.

If you can get 2950fps with the 145gr it would be an awesome round

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Shit yes sum awesome results rite ther .... thanks heaps ... wat was the powder i was hopin to use 09 only coz i use it in my 6.5 but yeh wat wer ur thoughts on that ?

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