300 BO vs. 325 ftx

[bowbender6]

Savage ML II SS Thumbhole bedded 4-16x Sightron
Vent .033, No swabbing, Sabot indexed 2 lands/petal
Led sled 25lb, no hold front of stock, I don’t rest on the bottom of the kick pad on the led sled.
Wait - 15-minute minimum, sanded bullet lightly so they grip sabot better
60gr N120 Black Crush Rib

Temp was 55 degrees

325FTX 170yd 3748 energy 0.88”moa,fps 2275, 2279,2283
325FTX 90yd 3757 energy 1.05”moa,fps 2283, 2287,2275
300BO 170yd 3521 energy 1.83”moa,fps 2302, 2298,2298
300BO 90yd 3502 energy 1.27”moa,fps 2302, 2287,2290

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Bowbender6

Even though I am not into heavier bullets as a rule I enjoyed seeing your results posted.
Looks like you are getting those groups to shrink nicely.
No problem on tagging deer or larger animal for that matter with what you have right now.
Thanks for taking the time to share results.


Ed

[savedbyjc7]

very good shooting!

[fowlplay]

Nice shooting. Did you swab between shots? The 325 FTX looks promising.
Steve

[onecardchuck]

bowbender6,

What primer did you use? Great shooting. The only thing that needs to be answered now is the 325 as tough as the BO. As they can be shoot equally with accuracy.

[encoreguy]

Bowbender, looks great! I think you may have found a hunting load. I would not be worried in the least about the bullet holding up. The 300 SSTs work fine and I am sure these will also. Great shooting!

[bowbender6]

No swabing - Fed209A - This load will work for everything I am hunting ( even elephants). I would like to find something a little milder and faster but that seems to be mostly with the .45 refits and this barrel shoots to good to refit

[deadeye]

bowbender6,from a long range perpective,regarding the 325ftx,any chance you could lob a group @ 400yds to see how they group out there on a decent wind day?

[bowbender6]

I am not sure about 400 but 300 might be doable. i have a lane along the field I could set a target. I might try to see how these group with 4198 first.