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I have purchased recently an M39 VKT, untill now have been reloading using Sierra .311 hpbt 174grs. The precision is very good and I am fully satisfied , but lately I have finally found some Lapua D166 ball, they are supposed to be the perfect ball for the M39. Has someone a tested loads for the D166?
Please only with Vithavuory or IMR, other american powder are very difficult to find over here
A quick search around the net revealed the following 2 loads as supposedly being accurate. (Neither should be hot loads, but of course I know you will promise to check these loads against a reloading manual and work up as needed :))
D166 and 40.0 of N140, not a screamer, somewhere around 2350 fps
7.62x54R Prvi Partizan boxer brass, IMR4895 powder (40 grains) and Lapua D166 200 grain HPBT .311 bullet
200grs D166, 42grs N140, primer is Remington 9 1/2, OAL = 76mm, 5 rounds shotgroup dia. 30mm at 100m.
Thanks guys