09-20-2020, 11:55 PM
LB,
that's kind of an impossible question to answer. each individual rifle is unique unto itself.
what kind of end use do you have in mind? Hunting? Plinking? competitive target shooting?
many have had good luck as far as target shooting for small groups with the 120gr. Sierra Match King.
typically VLD match bullets take a bit more variables to try as far as getting them to do tight groups, and the 120gr. SMK is a bit more tolerant in that regard.
for varmints, many are having good success with the 90gr. TNT from Speer.
for bigger game hunting, there are several good choices from Hornady, Nosler, Barnes, and Sierra, among others.
of course for target shooting where tiny groups are the goal, you have various offerings from Hornady, Sierra, Berger, Lapua, etc.
you'll just have to try several bullets and see what your individual rifle likes the best.
if you intend to use the rifle as a single shot, then COL will be limited by how far out you can seat the bullet before you jam it into the lands. if you plan on using the rifle as a repeater, then the magazine will set your COL.
for powders IMR 8208 is well regarded, as well as H4895 for the heavier bullets. Benchmark works for the lighter bullets as do many others. for ball powders many like AR-Comp. and ProPower Varmint delivers top velocities across most of the bullet weights.
your biggest challenge right now is component availability as almost everything is out of stock from almost every vendor.
so you may be stuck with getting the best group(s) out of the components you can get your hands on at the moment.
have fun. lots of the fun of a new rifle / caliber is working up one or more suitable loads for it.
-tdbru
that's kind of an impossible question to answer. each individual rifle is unique unto itself.
what kind of end use do you have in mind? Hunting? Plinking? competitive target shooting?
many have had good luck as far as target shooting for small groups with the 120gr. Sierra Match King.
typically VLD match bullets take a bit more variables to try as far as getting them to do tight groups, and the 120gr. SMK is a bit more tolerant in that regard.
for varmints, many are having good success with the 90gr. TNT from Speer.
for bigger game hunting, there are several good choices from Hornady, Nosler, Barnes, and Sierra, among others.
of course for target shooting where tiny groups are the goal, you have various offerings from Hornady, Sierra, Berger, Lapua, etc.
you'll just have to try several bullets and see what your individual rifle likes the best.
if you intend to use the rifle as a single shot, then COL will be limited by how far out you can seat the bullet before you jam it into the lands. if you plan on using the rifle as a repeater, then the magazine will set your COL.
for powders IMR 8208 is well regarded, as well as H4895 for the heavier bullets. Benchmark works for the lighter bullets as do many others. for ball powders many like AR-Comp. and ProPower Varmint delivers top velocities across most of the bullet weights.
your biggest challenge right now is component availability as almost everything is out of stock from almost every vendor.
so you may be stuck with getting the best group(s) out of the components you can get your hands on at the moment.
have fun. lots of the fun of a new rifle / caliber is working up one or more suitable loads for it.
-tdbru