I've been to the range four or five times over the last couple weeks and my Savage is doing better. I have a couple observations and questions:
The new B&C Duramaxx stock is great compared to the factory plastic one. I should have bought a Duramaxx a year ago when I started...
I have been drilling out my breechplug after each session (approx. 25 shots) and this seems to help with accuracy. Last year when I started with the Savage, I went with Wakeman's idea of cleaning only every 100 or so shots. That did not work so well.
I have also been checking my ventliner and when the hole eroded to over .035" I put in a new vent liner--This was after 76 shots (four trips to the range).
My rifle seems to prefer 300 grain bullets of .451 diameter with MMP HPH24 sabots and relatively light loads. Both 300 grn Hornady SST's and Barnes Expanders in HPH24's w/ 40.0 grains of 5744 will put three shots under 1 1/2" consistently.
Any .452, .451, or .4515 bullets in the MMP SHort Black sabots or HPH12's shot worse than in HPH24's--it seems I have a tight barrel.
A couple different 300 grain .458 bullets in MMP Orange sabots did not shoot that well either.
SR4759 did not do well in my rifle with any of the 300 grn bullets.
I am going to work with some 250 SST's and Barnes Expanders w/ HPH24 sabots and see how they do.
Has anyone chronographed a 300 grain bullet and 40.0 grains of 5744? What is the approx. velocity?
I read somewhere that Hornady SST's come with HPH12's from the factory--is this true?
And are T/C Shockwaves made by Hornady? I heard the T/C Shockwaves are packaged with HPH24's--is this true? If Shockwaves and SST's are interchangeable, I'll buy the SW's since my rifle seems to prefer HPH24's.
I think I am making progress and starting to get some decent groups. Thank you very much for all your help -- I've learned a lot from this forum. I'll keep working on it and let you know how I do.
The new B&C Duramaxx stock is great compared to the factory plastic one. I should have bought a Duramaxx a year ago when I started...
I have been drilling out my breechplug after each session (approx. 25 shots) and this seems to help with accuracy. Last year when I started with the Savage, I went with Wakeman's idea of cleaning only every 100 or so shots. That did not work so well.
I have also been checking my ventliner and when the hole eroded to over .035" I put in a new vent liner--This was after 76 shots (four trips to the range).
My rifle seems to prefer 300 grain bullets of .451 diameter with MMP HPH24 sabots and relatively light loads. Both 300 grn Hornady SST's and Barnes Expanders in HPH24's w/ 40.0 grains of 5744 will put three shots under 1 1/2" consistently.
Any .452, .451, or .4515 bullets in the MMP SHort Black sabots or HPH12's shot worse than in HPH24's--it seems I have a tight barrel.
A couple different 300 grain .458 bullets in MMP Orange sabots did not shoot that well either.
SR4759 did not do well in my rifle with any of the 300 grn bullets.
I am going to work with some 250 SST's and Barnes Expanders w/ HPH24 sabots and see how they do.
Has anyone chronographed a 300 grain bullet and 40.0 grains of 5744? What is the approx. velocity?
I read somewhere that Hornady SST's come with HPH12's from the factory--is this true?
And are T/C Shockwaves made by Hornady? I heard the T/C Shockwaves are packaged with HPH24's--is this true? If Shockwaves and SST's are interchangeable, I'll buy the SW's since my rifle seems to prefer HPH24's.
I think I am making progress and starting to get some decent groups. Thank you very much for all your help -- I've learned a lot from this forum. I'll keep working on it and let you know how I do.