FOGeologist Posted October 1, 2022 Report Share Posted October 1, 2022 I have a Varget load listed in the Speer manual (it's about 14,500 years old, so it pre-dates written history, lol). Do you guys load up any bulk with 150 grain? I did shoot a bit in the gun before I rebuilt it and did not have sterling accuracy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DustBuster Posted October 1, 2022 Report Share Posted October 1, 2022 I’m not an expert or a great shot, but I was surprised by this 150 FMJ group at 100 with my 16” pencil barrel and a 4x scope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOGeologist Posted October 1, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2022 8 hours ago, DustBuster said: I’m not an expert or a great shot, but I was surprised by this 150 FMJ group at 100 with my 16” pencil barrel and a 4x scope That is quite impressive! What powder? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpete Posted October 1, 2022 Report Share Posted October 1, 2022 With LC brass, 8208 XBR powder, CCI LRP and the 150 Hornady FMJ bullets, I was getting close to MOA accuracy with my handloads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DustBuster Posted October 1, 2022 Report Share Posted October 1, 2022 4 hours ago, FOGeologist said: That is quite impressive! What powder? My powder for those five shots was imr 4895 42.8 gr. Can’t remember the primer. Either CCI 34 or Fed Champ LP. But I’ve never shot dPete’s type of powder and certainly have never yet achieved 1moa with any of my barrels. Still trying to find a magic recipe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albroswift Posted October 1, 2022 Report Share Posted October 1, 2022 Get great groups with the Hornady 150s and AR-Comp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOGeologist Posted October 1, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, DustBuster said: My powder for those five shots was imr 4895 42.8 gr. Can’t remember the primer. Either CCI 34 or Fed Champ LP. But I’ve never shot dPete’s type of powder and certainly have never yet achieved 1moa with any of my barrels. Still trying to find a magic recipe It certainly looks like a 1.5 MOA group if nothing else. Only you can tell us if you have the skills to bring about a sub MOA group to anything you shoot. I certainly used to be able to do it, although with my advancing age and lack of practice, it's not something I could guarantee I could pull off like I did routinely when I was in my forties. It looks to me like you're pretty durned close. I think you've got something to be proud of here; IMHO these AR-10s are nowhere near as inherently accurate as many AR-15s, which, in the right hands and with the right loads, could (and routinely do) shoot MOA or less. Not meaning to state that NO AR-308 is capable of such accuracy, as I have seen a bunch of AR-308 folks shoot less than MOA with their rifles. Edited October 1, 2022 by FOGeologist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOGeologist Posted October 1, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, dpete said: With LC brass, 8208 XBR powder, CCI LRP and the 150 Hornady FMJ bullets, I was getting close to MOA accuracy with my handloads. Thanks for introducing me to a new component that I haven't yet heard of - 8208 XBR is a powder that hadn't been invented back in the 1830s when I started reloading my own cartridges. Looks like pretty good stuff. Certainly an option for the other 2000 powders that could work in its place, if only any 1-2 of them were ever in stock. Seriously, folks, do people now just go to Sportsman's Warehouse 46 times per week and literally buy every last component that arrives on the shelves or something? No primers, 1 out of 97 powders available (and invariably it's a shotgun powder), a selection of 50-some-odd 90-grain .455 caliber slugs made of tantalum or grass-fed butter, some arrowheads made of carbon-fibre and spun silk ($12.26 each), and 34 sleeping bags from a Moldovan manufacturer. Getting so friggin' sick of struggling to find basic stuff! Edited October 1, 2022 by FOGeologist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtallen83 Posted October 2, 2022 Report Share Posted October 2, 2022 5 hours ago, FOGeologist said: struggling to find basic stuff Been wanting a progressive press for years, now that I can make the press happen the lack of primers makes me think what for, even ten thousand large rifle primers on hand doesn't warrant the extra speed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james heathcock Posted January 11, 2023 Report Share Posted January 11, 2023 I know this is a older thread but will add my experience with the Hornady FMJ BTHP with cann 3037. For the money in my opinion it's very good range ammo, I was able to shoot sub-moa at 100 yards with BLC2. I've ran them out to 800 yards on steel with better than expected results, at 600 yards on paper guessing 1.5 moa that's not to shabby for a plinker type bullet. I'm shooting a very conservative load @ 2600 mv, I'm in the process of increasing my mv right now have switched to LC brass and W748 have been getting better results haven't set my lab radar up yet so I have no idea where I'm at on my mv. I will continue to buy the Hornady 150 but also look forward to shooting a little heavier bullet 168 and 175 maybe to bring those groups in at 600. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.