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So the load development with the Hornady 168 grain A-Max is going well. I have 500 rounds of new Lake City brass ( bagged and sold as American Eagle 7.62x51) that I sized, and chamfered on Saturday. Thankfully I did not need to trim all those, every case was right at 2.007", just a little over trim-to length.
I tried Varget powder, which has been the best I've tried in my heavy barrel Remington, and got the load of 40.4 grains to group 3/4" inch out of the GSR for 5 shots at 100 yards. This load is several grains less than the ones I previously worked up, because I'm now using thicker Military brass, instead of Nosler brass.
I had bought several boxes of A-Max bullets and had high hopes for them as they are advertised to be an expanding hunting bullet suitable for deer, but made with a Match jacket. I never got them to shoot satisfactory out of my Rem 700 Varmint, but it seems the GSR likes them. I also tried the SST's out of the Remington and did not get good results, but my Mini-30's shoot great with the .311 diameter SST's. I will stick with Hornady and Sierra H.P. Match bullets for the Remington.
And as my stash of Varget is getting low with no more to be had as of late, next I'll try some 4895, as it seems to be in stock in every store around here. Last pic is the view from my range back towards town.



I tried Varget powder, which has been the best I've tried in my heavy barrel Remington, and got the load of 40.4 grains to group 3/4" inch out of the GSR for 5 shots at 100 yards. This load is several grains less than the ones I previously worked up, because I'm now using thicker Military brass, instead of Nosler brass.
I had bought several boxes of A-Max bullets and had high hopes for them as they are advertised to be an expanding hunting bullet suitable for deer, but made with a Match jacket. I never got them to shoot satisfactory out of my Rem 700 Varmint, but it seems the GSR likes them. I also tried the SST's out of the Remington and did not get good results, but my Mini-30's shoot great with the .311 diameter SST's. I will stick with Hornady and Sierra H.P. Match bullets for the Remington.
And as my stash of Varget is getting low with no more to be had as of late, next I'll try some 4895, as it seems to be in stock in every store around here. Last pic is the view from my range back towards town.


