shooting my 04 sniper

[duggaboy]

well, just getting to report on the H4831 load and how well it shoots. Indeed, this 4831 load, 56 grains, with 168 wt sierra hpbt match, shot the lights out. I don't think I can shoot this gun any better. I will now have to get two or three buckets of H4831 and be on the happy end of this 04 thanks for the load insight, duggaboy

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[Da CSP 1903shooter]

well, just getting to report on the H4831 load and how well it shoots. Indeed, this 4831 load, 56 grains, with 168 wt sierra hpbt match, shot the lights out. I don't think I can shoot this gun any better. I will now have to get two or three buckets of H4831 and be on the happy end of this 04 thanks for the load insight, duggaboy

Duggaboy, I thought that you would be happy with it. I see you backed it off to 56 grs. I have tried to back it off to as little as 54 grs. but any lower then that you really start to see a larger group size. Even at 54 it starts to open up. I usually use 58 grs. for a messing around load but if I want the absolute best grouping I stick with 60 grs. That will fill the case about all the way to the top of the case mouth and seating the bullet really compresses the powder. I have come to believe that the powder compression improves the accuracy in some way. Maybe it helps the burn rate to be more consistant, just don't know??? But it is a helluva good powder & bullet combination for the 1903 rifles. If you ever mount a nice Unertl scope on that rifle you just won't believe the groups you can get out of her. Enjoy!