Posted: 7/26/2012 12:50:40 PM EDT
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Looking for some insight from the guru's.
I just started into highpower and have a few matches under my belt. I have been loading 69 SMK's and ran out. I have been hearing from different people about different options. Any insight is appreciated :) Our matches consist of: 200, 300 and 600yrd reduced targets at 300yards, so maximum distance is 300 yards. |
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Normally I would have said 77SMK.
If you are working up a load for a max of 300 yards, then you can probably go with a less expensive bullet. Widener's seems to be out of stock on some of the bulk items these days, but has a few options like this one at about 16.8 cents per shot. http://www.wideners.com/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=100000428&dir=278|281|1081|1141 If it were me, I would try and get a small quantity of other options to see what works and then look for the bulk buy. Some rigs hate what others love. |
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I voted for the 77's for the sake of simplicity. Unless you are a college student on a ramen noodle budget, the cost difference is not all that significant. The 77's will give you an advantage in the wind even at 300 and if you get a chance to shoot a full-course match you are still well-covered without having to do additional load development and testing. 24-ish grains of Re-15 or Varget loaded to mag length will shoot well in darn near any rifle.
Good luck, Erik |
| It's a 1:7 white oak armory upper. I'm really lost now. I've been doing a bunch of reading and now I'm looking at Hornady's in 68 or 75, noslers in 69 or 77 or just sticking with what I've been running which is the 69smk. I wouldn't mind finding something a little more economical |
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I wouldn't mind finding something a little more economical widners |
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Since it's a 1:7 I would go with hornady 75's. 68's can give sub moa performance no problem but the heavier bullet will be better with wind and the 75's are usually $1-2 cheaper per 100 from Midway. Though Midway has the 68's on sale for $16 per 100 right now.
You really won't get much cheaper then those two bullets without starting to lose performance. With hornad 75's, powder, and primers you're only looking at $25 for ammo per match, probally half of what gas will cost to drive to the match 
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| I voted other because you did not mention not Nosler custom competition. I would suggest the 77 gr over the 69gr. 77 bucks the wind a little better IMHO. Now what powder and primer. IMR 8208 XBR or RL15 with a Rem 7 1/2 in Lake City Brass. Check out IMR's website for details on how much. These would be loaded to mag length. Good Luck and Good shooting, Sir |
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I've been shooting these for two seasons. Very good bullet for 200/300. Not substantially cheaper than the Hornady 75 though - which is also a very good for 200/300. |
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I have the same upper, and the 75 hornady doesn't shoot as good as the 77 grain Nosler. I watch Cabela's where I can get them on sale for a good deal. You can get them for 147.99 on sale and free shipping if you watch. Just shot Master this weekend for the first time. Using RL15 23.9 grains to Mag length. Its cheap enough I just shot them for 200 and 300. |
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I've been shooting these for two seasons. Very good bullet for 200/300. Not substantially cheaper than the Hornady 75 though - which is also a very good for 200/300. The majority of seasoned shooters I know use these too, they bought them by the truckload back when the price was much lower. Most use the standard 24gn Rl15/24gn /Varget charges and just shootem into the center of the bull, 
77SMK's are easy to find good accuracy with about any standard powder for me but I use whatever is available when I order and tweak the load to shoot a minute or less then forget about it and concentrate on doing my job. |