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Reloading subsonic 2235/5/2023 ![]() ![]() The next 6 shots where on the same windage but all about 1/2-3/4 inch higher than the first and all within 1/2" of each other 3 of them were all through the same hole. The first shot was about dead on for elevation as to my scope setting but about 1/2" right. I loaded the 7 primed cases i had left and improved my test rest situation a little. After a pretty rushed firing test with less than optimal support/shooting rest, i decided to load up a few more in 8.4gn. So, having read in other places that some where near max case capacity often gives good results in 223 with TB, i worked up with 3 shot groups in 0.3gn increments from the 7.5gn mark up to 8.7gn. I shot a couple of these the other week with no spectacular results, just to make sure i was on track. ![]() I then got the average for a max charge (8.66gn was the av.) and took 70% of that as a base load. I had previously followed instructions and filled a case with powder 5 times then tipped into the scales pan and weighed. This morning conditions were good and i was too broke to take the boat out fishing, so i did a quick work up of a load in 223rem with Trail Boss and a Nosler Varmegeddon 40gr bullet. Plus, i don't want to buy a bigger rimfire or pay for the ammo. This is for pest control, so quick shooting for multiple kills is the idea. Sometimes the 22lr is too light with unreliable terminal performance unless it's a good head shot but on the other hand, the 223 with 50gm Vmax is just over kill and scares everything else away and makes mince meat of the target. The reason i am trying Trail Boss is in an attempt to emulate somewhere between 22wrm and 17hmr performance on light bodied vermin. I got some BM 8208 for high velocity loads (been using BM II until now) and some Trail Boss for reduced loads in the 223rem. So, a few weeks ago i went and stocked up with powder. ![]()
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