Working up 95gr vmax/h335 load

[Rackfreak_210]

After a couple ladders I got 1/2 to 5/8 groups with 29.8-29.9gr. I am wanting to try different searing depths to try to tighten it up a little bit but not sure how many thousandth adjustments to make? I am 15 thousandths out from lands with my load right now. What would you recommend I do to try to tighten things a little? Thanks in advance

[Rackfreak_210]

Seating not searing sorry

[White Smoke]

I would call Hornady. Barring that, just experiment by moving it in a couple and out a couple. I really love those Hornady V-max bullets. I have just over 300 Speer TNT's that I have to use up this year on prairie dogs. Once I do that, I'm switching over to the 95 V-max's for sure. My best load with the 90 grain TNT's is 31.5 grains of H335. They give me 0.47" groups.

[A5BLASTER]

After a couple ladders I got 1/2 to 5/8 groups with 29.8-29.9gr. I am wanting to try different searing depths to try to tighten it up a little bit but not sure how many thousandth adjustments to make? I am 15 thousandths out from lands with my load right now. What would you recommend I do to try to tighten things a little? Thanks in advance

If that is for 5 shots at 100 yards? I would do anything to it. Your under moa and that's a shoot range bullet. Long as you the trigger puller can hold it together it will be under moa as far as it can hold enough speed.

[Rackfreak_210]

Yes that is 5 shot group at 100 yards. I am going to shoot at 200 and 300 next outing to see how they do. If they still hold 1/2-1moa I guess I won’t mess with it. This load will be strictly for coyotes from 100-300 yards. Should be a good coyote load I’m thinking.

[Harpoon1]

Should be a good coyote load I’m thinking.

As long as you just want to get rid of them, should work great. Having said that, I don’t think its going to be a very “fur friendly” bullet though, if that matters.

Keeps us posted on your results.

[grayfox]

Do you know the MV's, have a chrony?
It looks like shooting well right now at least for the 100.
The hornady bullets don't seem to be real depth sensitive, as an fyi, not like Bergers or some other mfrs.

If/when you do get to playing with the seating depth, you need a delta that will give you a "significant" diff, ie a measurable one.

What I do when playing with seating depth is to vary it by 0.010", for the Vmax that would translate into coal of 2.235, 2.245, 2.255 etc. My sweet spot on the Vmax is 2.235. I don't do many loads out close to lands since that would put them over mag length most times for me. Vmax is kind of a stubby bullet for a tipped-BT. Definitely don't jam it into the lands, however...

[1Shot]

In my 40 years of hand loading I have found that generally unless you move the bullet at least 5 thousands in seating depth you are wasting your time. Like has been said above I also go 10 thousands at a time. Also if I was getting the accuracy you are getting consistently I would not do a thing. Most likely you the trigger puller is the most limiting factory to better accuracy. At least that is what I find with myself in working up loads.

[VASCAR2]

The 95 grain V-Max is a pretty blunt bullet for having a polymer tip. First time I loaded them my bullet stuck in the lands and when I went to extract I pulled the bullet and dumped powder in my action. Western list a C.O.A.L. of 2.200 inches which gives an idea how deep this bullet needs to be seated. Every barrel is unique but I have to seat them close to 2.200 in my AR-15’s.

[White Smoke]

Those two targets were four-shot groups shot at 100 yards. I'm guesstimating the velocity at around 2965, but I will chronograph them the next time I go to the range[ATTACH=CONFIG]15494[/ATTACH]

[Rackfreak_210]

Thanks for the replies I appreciate it. Yes I do have a magnetospeed chronograph and was planning on chronoing them the next outing as well. I may try seating them deeper once for a piece of mind but I probably won’t go any closer to the lands then where I’m at now. My case OAL is currently 2.223

[Rackfreak_210]

As long as you just want to get rid of them, should work great. Having said that, I don’t think its going to be a very “fur friendly” bullet though, if that matters.

Keeps us posted on your results.

Yep I’m not too worried about it not being fur friendly. Only good coyote is a dead one.

[grayfox]

Thanks for the replies I appreciate it. Yes I do have a magnetospeed chronograph and was planning on chronoing them the next outing as well. I may try seating them deeper once for a piece of mind but I probably won’t go any closer to the lands then where I’m at now. My case OAL is currently 2.223

Right-o. Each barrel has its own dimensions.
I have to say I do like that 95 Vmax when I get a chance to shoot it... no 'yoties out here-- that I can find, anyway...