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Well, I finally decided on my load. I went to Cabela's and alternated between the 300 gr and 350 gr FPBs. With a box in each hand, I thought "What if a big bear was 10 feet from me, which bullet would I want in the gun?". I bought the 350 grains.
I made up some loads yesterday, going with 100 grains of Triple 7 in FFg (I figured with the heavier bullet, the slower burning powder might be advisable).
I used a Lyman D7 powder scale to measure my charges and I quickly discovered that the markings on the Traditions QuickLoaders were worthless. A 100 grain charge of Triple 7 (+/- 0.5 grains) were displayed as approximately 145 grains based upon the graduations on the plastic quick loaders.
Anyone else ever notice such a large discrepancy between the markings on the plastic tubes and the actual charge?
As a sanity check, I weighed a couple of the 350 gr bullets and they were both within 1 or 2 grains of what the Lyman scale showed.
Since I only had 4 of the plastic quickloaders, and knowing I would probably need to shoot more than 4 times to get my rifle sighted in, I came up with some makeshift charge holders.
Taking some once-fired .416 Rem Mag cases, I used a .44 mag bore brush to clean them out. I found out that I could only get about 75 grains of Triple 7 in each case, so I wound up putting 50 grain charges in each case. I used disposable, foam earplugs as stoppers. Now I have about 10 pre-measured powder charges ready to go.
I plan on going to the range either tomorrow or the day after.
Today, I will bore-sight the rifle at 25 yards (I don't have a laser bore sighter, so it is kind of a pain lining up the bore with the target, closing the breech and trying to adjust the sights to match the bore, without moving the barrel.)
I also made up some pre-soaked cleaning patches using the windex/alcolohol mixture recommended by GM54-120 and ShawnT. I am using an old KFC coleslaw container to keep the patches in. It works perfect (although snapping it closed is a little slow), as it is light and waterproof when properly closed.
I'll let everyone know how my range shooting turns out.
Again thanks to all the great advice I have received on this forum. It has saved me a considerable learning curve (not to mention time and money).
Good shooting to All,
BuffKiller
I made up some loads yesterday, going with 100 grains of Triple 7 in FFg (I figured with the heavier bullet, the slower burning powder might be advisable).
I used a Lyman D7 powder scale to measure my charges and I quickly discovered that the markings on the Traditions QuickLoaders were worthless. A 100 grain charge of Triple 7 (+/- 0.5 grains) were displayed as approximately 145 grains based upon the graduations on the plastic quick loaders.
Anyone else ever notice such a large discrepancy between the markings on the plastic tubes and the actual charge?
As a sanity check, I weighed a couple of the 350 gr bullets and they were both within 1 or 2 grains of what the Lyman scale showed.
Since I only had 4 of the plastic quickloaders, and knowing I would probably need to shoot more than 4 times to get my rifle sighted in, I came up with some makeshift charge holders.
Taking some once-fired .416 Rem Mag cases, I used a .44 mag bore brush to clean them out. I found out that I could only get about 75 grains of Triple 7 in each case, so I wound up putting 50 grain charges in each case. I used disposable, foam earplugs as stoppers. Now I have about 10 pre-measured powder charges ready to go.
I plan on going to the range either tomorrow or the day after.
Today, I will bore-sight the rifle at 25 yards (I don't have a laser bore sighter, so it is kind of a pain lining up the bore with the target, closing the breech and trying to adjust the sights to match the bore, without moving the barrel.)
I also made up some pre-soaked cleaning patches using the windex/alcolohol mixture recommended by GM54-120 and ShawnT. I am using an old KFC coleslaw container to keep the patches in. It works perfect (although snapping it closed is a little slow), as it is light and waterproof when properly closed.
I'll let everyone know how my range shooting turns out.
Again thanks to all the great advice I have received on this forum. It has saved me a considerable learning curve (not to mention time and money).
Good shooting to All,
BuffKiller