Huckelberry75, it was in a town in NE Arkansas. I was visiting my mother, and they had a slough of kits from RCBS and Lee. They had replacement parts, etc. I only saw IMR3031, IMR4350, Varget, RL22, Unique, RL7, and Red Dot, but what more do you need really. LOL
They had bullets from Hornady .17-.45, Sierra the entire line it seemed from SMK to Pro-Hunter, Nosler BT to Accu-bond. They had primes galore WIN LP and LR, CCI200-250, and even Federal Match Primers.
I was very impressed. Jealous is more like it because they were about a $1.50 cheaper on everything, and their Muzzleloader section was two full rows of rifles and components. They also had a full line of PSA to Bear of Compound and Crossbows.
Whoever setup their sports section knew what the heck he was doing. It was very nice.
Now back to the load data. Thank you for the load info. My book from Nosler confirms 51.0 grains being their accurate load with WLR primers, Win Cases, IMR 4350 for 3352 fps from a 24" barrel. From my experience I am right on track with 70 fps loss per inch of barrel. Meaning I am looking at 3212 fps from my XL-7. I can live with that for sure if I can get then to group to an inch per 3 shots, and if five gives me 1 1/2" group with a flyer. I will call it good with 4 more confirmation groups of 3 shots each.
I have a motorcycle rally this weekend that has been planned with my good buddy for a year, or I would go and try to get some shooting in this weekend. I might take the rifle and load to work tomorrow or Thurs. to get 5 shots in. Anyway. I will keep everyone updated, and thank you everyone for the help. It is truthfully appreciated.
One other thing. I have zero issues with using a 100gr Nosler BT on a southern AR whitetail. We are talking average size deer being 140 lbs. to 170 lbs. on the hoof, but my research has shown that the 100 grain Nosler BT has been used on some money hunts with good results.
A Nosler tech has written me telling me that this bullet is a "Hunting" bullet not a varmint bullet, and the base is made thick and bonded to the lead core for explosive action on entrance and driving power for penetration. From my experience with the 115 grain CT BT on a two deer. I have seen this first hand, and my rifle shot that round at around 2880 fps would be my guess. I never Chrony'd the factory round, but have data from my hand loads with that bullet.
They had bullets from Hornady .17-.45, Sierra the entire line it seemed from SMK to Pro-Hunter, Nosler BT to Accu-bond. They had primes galore WIN LP and LR, CCI200-250, and even Federal Match Primers.
I was very impressed. Jealous is more like it because they were about a $1.50 cheaper on everything, and their Muzzleloader section was two full rows of rifles and components. They also had a full line of PSA to Bear of Compound and Crossbows.
Whoever setup their sports section knew what the heck he was doing. It was very nice.
Now back to the load data. Thank you for the load info. My book from Nosler confirms 51.0 grains being their accurate load with WLR primers, Win Cases, IMR 4350 for 3352 fps from a 24" barrel. From my experience I am right on track with 70 fps loss per inch of barrel. Meaning I am looking at 3212 fps from my XL-7. I can live with that for sure if I can get then to group to an inch per 3 shots, and if five gives me 1 1/2" group with a flyer. I will call it good with 4 more confirmation groups of 3 shots each.
I have a motorcycle rally this weekend that has been planned with my good buddy for a year, or I would go and try to get some shooting in this weekend. I might take the rifle and load to work tomorrow or Thurs. to get 5 shots in. Anyway. I will keep everyone updated, and thank you everyone for the help. It is truthfully appreciated.
One other thing. I have zero issues with using a 100gr Nosler BT on a southern AR whitetail. We are talking average size deer being 140 lbs. to 170 lbs. on the hoof, but my research has shown that the 100 grain Nosler BT has been used on some money hunts with good results.
A Nosler tech has written me telling me that this bullet is a "Hunting" bullet not a varmint bullet, and the base is made thick and bonded to the lead core for explosive action on entrance and driving power for penetration. From my experience with the 115 grain CT BT on a two deer. I have seen this first hand, and my rifle shot that round at around 2880 fps would be my guess. I never Chrony'd the factory round, but have data from my hand loads with that bullet.
