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Re: 2009 Model 70 Featherweight in .308 Win
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Mon Sep 04, 2017 5:50 pmby krag96
I think you're on the road to happy deer hunting with that bullet and powder combination.
Re: 2009 Model 70 Featherweight in .308 Win
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Fri Sep 29, 2017 1:58 pmby Indiana James
Been a while since I posted to this thread. I will continue to do so now and then so readers might know a little about what to expect from a similar rifle. I tested three handloads from the a 100 yard bench today. Cases for all loads were full-length sized and trImmed. Primers were WLRs. Hunting style bullets were all 165 gr soft point boat-tail spitzers from Hornady, Sierra, and Speer. Powders were W748 and IMR 4064. Long story short, a three shot group of the Speer loaded with IMR 4064 (2.80" COL) went into 7/16". Mighty fancy shooting for a guy with very average skill from the bench.
Jim
Re: 2009 Model 70 Featherweight in .308 Win
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Sat Sep 30, 2017 10:29 amby SHOOTER13
Thanks for the update...
Re: 2009 Model 70 Featherweight in .308 Win
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Sat Oct 14, 2017 6:07 amby Indiana James
Load development may be complete for now with this fine rifle. A couple weeks ago I fired the group described in my post of September 29, 2017, and I am sticking with it. I checked my scope settings yesterday at 100 yards from the bench and am dialed in at 3" high, which gives me a +/- 3 1/2" MPBR from the muzzle out to 290 yards, which has now been range verified. I practiced at 300 and 400 and obtained good results. 400 yard shooting requires 18" of hold-over, unless I use scope adjustments, which I dislike doing in the field. I will be focused on 400 yard practice for the next couple weeks as I continue preparations for hunting season.
Jim
Re: 2009 Model 70 Featherweight in .308 Win
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Sat Oct 14, 2017 10:23 amby SHOOTER13
Sounds like a plan Jim...
Re: 2009 Model 70 Featherweight in .308 Win
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Sun Oct 15, 2017 11:04 pmby krag96
If you can afford a Shepherd scope, they're fantastic with the best ranging scope on the market. Some of the Older at least Burris scopes have a system to estimate range, but it's slow.
Re: 2009 Model 70 Featherweight in .308 Win
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Mon Oct 16, 2017 6:26 amby Indiana James
Thank you for the suggestion, krag96. I use a Leupold VX-3 3.5-10x40mm on the Model 70. I keep things simple and rugged on a hunting rig, and my Leupold scopes have never let me down.
I do my best to avoid shots beyond the MPBR of my rifles, and have every intention of doing so on this next hunt. The 400 yard practice is great for sight picture, breath control, shot calling, and trigger squeeze skills. I intend to be prepared for a shot out to 1/4 mile, but have no intention of taking such a shot unless there are no practical alternatives.
Jim