Quote Originally Posted by duggaboy View Post
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!