yes I can order it but unless I am buying a pallet of the stuff the cost of shipping and hazmat make it not worth the price, so I am looking at what is normallyIf you have an address suitable for receiving gunpowder deliveries, TAC is in stock at Natchez.
For service rifles (gas operated, semi-auto) I've found that 8208 produced very good groups in the .223 rifles using heavy bullets while it only worked fairly well for lighter .308 bullets.
here its the same price as the othersTemp stable but more $ than 335 or 4895..
How do you go about shooting those high volume groups? What I mean is, what kind of cooling time between shots do you have? My "Sporter barrel" guns get rubbery after like 8 or 9 shots. But my bull barrel 223 doesn't get warmed up till 8 or 9 shots.I'm convinced any load will shoot cloverleafs once in a while if you shoot enough few-shot groups. Which is why I ignore them. 'Tis hard for me to tell if they happened because everything was perfect, or all their variables pretty much cancelled each other out.
So; I judge a load's accuracy/precision by its largest groups shot. I got to shoot at least 20 to 25 shots so those with the biggest variables are easily seen. After all said and done, don't all group sizes range from some amount down to zero or very close to zero? Statistically speaking, the biggest groups happen just as often as the smallest ones.
Sporter rifle barrels heat up, and accuracy degrades after three to five shots. Just my 2 cents. For me a hunting rifle should group three moa shots, that's what I'm happy with.I'm convinced any load will shoot cloverleafs once in a while if you shoot enough few-shot groups. Which is why I ignore them. 'Tis hard for me to tell if they happened because everything was perfect, or all their variables pretty much cancelled each other out.
So; I judge a load's accuracy/precision by its largest groups shot. I got to shoot at least 20 to 25 shots so those with the biggest variables are easily seen. After all said and done, don't all group sizes range from some amount down to zero or very close to zero? Statistically speaking, the biggest groups happen just as often as the smallest ones.
So did Winchester and Remington heavy center fire match rifle "bull" barrels. People winning matches with them knew where the first shot from a cold, clean bore went as well as the next few. They adjusted their sight accordingly for the first and next few shots until the barrel temperature stabilized. I've done that with both Winchester 70's and Remington 40X's with good results.Sporter rifle barrels heat up, and accuracy degrades after three to five shots.
If I may clairify the icing on that cake of good words, square up the bolt face, too, but after squaring up the receiver face.The chamber must be parallel with the bore, the barrel square with the receiver, and the lugs square with the chamber/bore.
I'm sorry JO JO, didn't mean to hijack the thread like that.That's a lot of good info on barrels and actions but I was curious about 8208 xbr?
I agree. If you want ultimate accuracy, you must start with a solid platform.No worries it is good information