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Greetings,
I don't get real excited about much, but this has opened a door to lots of CHEAP quiet .300 shooting for me.
I met Travis of T&B at the Albany Show and got a sample of 100 ct 225 grain polycoated, sized .309 blackout projectiles for $18. They will ship you these bullets for like $112/1000.
I have been playing with various other heavies and found them to be much more expensive (Rainier/BOBS/Ballistic tip Noslers/SMK/ etc)
You have to bell the cases to seat them.
I tried various powders and lengths and crimps (12 variations) and with a little guidance from Travis came up with the following:
Cases: Mixed 556/223 cut down, sized and trimmed to 1.360".
Primer: CCI Small Rifle Standard
Powder: CFE BLK 12.0 grains
COAL: 2.250
Crimp: Lee FCD medium/light
Velocities were 1048/1066/1063/1066/1049 for this load. Cycled perfect and LRBO.
Could you trim this down with same lot individually weighed cases? individually weighed bullets? Probably, but that's not what this is about.
I had various success with other combos but this was the best for consistency for me, in my rifle, and my can.
My rifle: 10.5" 1:8
My can: Silencerco Harvester
Optic: Aimpoint M68 CCO
I was shooting at 50 yards with an inconsistent wind and using a 6" shoot-n-see which allowed me to get somewhat close to matching the red dot to the center of something. I'm not David Tubb, and this isn't an F-Class rifle, just a silent CHEAP plinker that rains death on nutria, digger squirrels and medium range steel targets. So when you see the target don't say, oh I could do better with my XXXX, that's not what this is about.
Could you do it with a 225 grain sub that sounds like a air rifle at the muzzle with a red dot for $3.60 a box?
I highly recommend trying these out. Travis is great and he has a whole host of other projectiles from 32 ACP to 45/70 which I cant speak to, but I'm going to try.
Local, great results and all around good people. Gets the Deavis stamp of approval!
If you don't load..... he will sell you loaded ammo as a licensed manufacturer!
I don't get real excited about much, but this has opened a door to lots of CHEAP quiet .300 shooting for me.
I met Travis of T&B at the Albany Show and got a sample of 100 ct 225 grain polycoated, sized .309 blackout projectiles for $18. They will ship you these bullets for like $112/1000.
I have been playing with various other heavies and found them to be much more expensive (Rainier/BOBS/Ballistic tip Noslers/SMK/ etc)
You have to bell the cases to seat them.
I tried various powders and lengths and crimps (12 variations) and with a little guidance from Travis came up with the following:
Cases: Mixed 556/223 cut down, sized and trimmed to 1.360".
Primer: CCI Small Rifle Standard
Powder: CFE BLK 12.0 grains
COAL: 2.250
Crimp: Lee FCD medium/light
Velocities were 1048/1066/1063/1066/1049 for this load. Cycled perfect and LRBO.
Could you trim this down with same lot individually weighed cases? individually weighed bullets? Probably, but that's not what this is about.
I had various success with other combos but this was the best for consistency for me, in my rifle, and my can.
My rifle: 10.5" 1:8
My can: Silencerco Harvester
Optic: Aimpoint M68 CCO
I was shooting at 50 yards with an inconsistent wind and using a 6" shoot-n-see which allowed me to get somewhat close to matching the red dot to the center of something. I'm not David Tubb, and this isn't an F-Class rifle, just a silent CHEAP plinker that rains death on nutria, digger squirrels and medium range steel targets. So when you see the target don't say, oh I could do better with my XXXX, that's not what this is about.
Could you do it with a 225 grain sub that sounds like a air rifle at the muzzle with a red dot for $3.60 a box?
I highly recommend trying these out. Travis is great and he has a whole host of other projectiles from 32 ACP to 45/70 which I cant speak to, but I'm going to try.
Local, great results and all around good people. Gets the Deavis stamp of approval!
If you don't load..... he will sell you loaded ammo as a licensed manufacturer!
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