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  • steves1911

    Ultimate Member
    Dec 2, 2011
    3,026
    On a hill in Wv
    Who here has played with them? I'm loading up some 70gr .224 using lc brass and reloader 15 even Barnes listed starting load is slightly compressed. I worked up a ladder from 24 to 25 grains in .2 increment. Barnes claims a Max of 26.2 in a 5.56 chamber that has to be seriously compressed. Not much data out on these things Barnes says coal of 2.240 usually I load at 2.250 for my rifles. Anybody tried getting closer to lands with these things? as it sits they will be like .08 in my 20" rifle and .03 in my spr build. Never messed with all copper bullets before worried I may see early pressure signs in the spr.
     

    TGR

    Active Member
    May 20, 2009
    170
    Harford County
    I've loaded them in several 308 loads. I worked them up as normal and did use a longer COL that works for that particular rifle, but heeded the warnings to keep them off the lands due to pressure concerns. Loads developed as normal with no abnormal signs of pressure.
     

    Screwtop.243

    Ouch...that thing kicks
    Jul 7, 2011
    793
    People's republic of MD
    I load them for .22-250 for deer duty. I'm .020 off the lands with 35.5 grains of Varget. No adverse pressure signs here. They shoot good on paper but I've yet to witness their terminal performance on deer. I hope to see this fall.
     

    steves1911

    Ultimate Member
    Dec 2, 2011
    3,026
    On a hill in Wv
    Finally got around to testing these things. Loaded them all to 2.250 lc brass cci400 primer. 5 shot groups except for the starting load of 24grs Rl15. 24.6gr gave the best group by far followed by the 24.9gr load which flattened the primer and gave a slight ejector swipe. These were all fired in my 18" spr . The 24.6 gr load shows some real promise I may tweak the oal some or I may just call it good enough and leave it be.
     

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    Seabee

    Old Timer
    Oct 9, 2011
    517
    Left marylandistan to NC
    I've loaded them a lot in my 280AI, 338 RCM, and 7x57. I've killed a number of deer with them with no disappointment. Barnes recommends starting .050 off the lands. My 280 prefers .010 and the 338 and 7x57 prefer .030
    Use a lighter bullet than you would normally use because they dont shed any weight. I use 120 gr for deer in my 280 and they work great. I dont see huge holes in the deer like lead bullets but they tore up the inside pretty bad. Also, you wont have as much lost bloodshot meat at the exit hole as you would with lead bullets.
    The bullets are longer than a lead bullet of the same weight and take up more of the powder space. My Barnes manuals dont give a lot of powder options but it is safe to use starting loads for lead bullets and work up

    Ken
     

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