Mike C Posted December 17, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2021 I appreciate all of the above comments and most certainly will be trying the Berger 185 Juggernauts.........when they become available, but for the moment I'm going to stick with the 155gr Scenar-L which I've gathered some good results from so far. I achieve 3000fps+ from the 155's but this was at 46.8gr N140 and leaving noticeable ejector indents. A safe and accurate load for my Savage FTR seams to be somewhere around 44.5 - 45.0 of N140 with a speed of around 2910fps on the magneto speed so I'm going to stick with this for now and play around with it. However, even at this load with no flattening of the CCI 450 mag primers they are still cratering and slightly flowing up into the firing pin. I'm hoping this load will be good for up to 800 yards and possibly 1000......we'll see 🙂 Thanks for all the valuable info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Re-Pete Posted December 17, 2021 Report Share Posted December 17, 2021 You really need to give RS 52 powder a go with the 155 Scenars........... Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike C Posted December 18, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2021 16 hours ago, Re-Pete said: You really need to give RS 52 powder a go with the 155 Scenars........... Pete Will do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richiew Posted December 18, 2021 Report Share Posted December 18, 2021 With a 26” barrel high 2800s with 42.5 grains of N135 . With 155 s . Amax 155 s prefer 43 grain s so your 30” barrel should get the 3000s fps . My 155 loads run out of accuracy around 8-900 yards . Berger 175 OTM s work similar to 175 match kings and aren’t as popular as jugs so you might find some about . Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richiew Posted December 18, 2021 Report Share Posted December 18, 2021 Dauntsey guns have 2 packs of 175 Berger longrange boat tail which are good with 44.5 grain of N150 and will get you to 1000 yards . Coal at 2.9” for accuracy international mags . Berger factory ammo runs at 2600 ish fps for the jugs and 3000 fps for their 155.5 fullbore . Enjoy cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richiew Posted December 18, 2021 Report Share Posted December 18, 2021 Berger quote 2668 fps for the 175 OTM factory ammo . Also 2608 fps for factory 185 jugs so there’s something to try for . Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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