Load dev Norma 202 and 130g rdf's

[mel]

running a ladder test tomorrow loaded up 35 rds 5 each at

26.6
26.8
27.0
27.2
27.4*
27.6*
27.8*


hornaday brass and fed 205m primers at 2.280 oal used in 26.6-27.2
starline nickle brass and fed 205m's used on all loads marked with an * oal of 2.280
may continue this ladder higher depending on tommorows results


ill be shooting these out of my 12inch monster grendel build for now

ANYTHING OVER 27.4 IS OVER BOOK MAX USE CAUTION

[mel]

i do not have time topost all my pictures right now but so far the results are looking like this
everything except 27.2 and 27.8 was horrible
27.2 shows promise
27.8 was effin fantastic minus 1 flier which i know was me but i will retest to be sure



i am going to retest the 27.8 along with also testing some at 27.7 and 27.8 27.9 to see if i can tighten this group up a tad more , ill get a picture up soon as i can
my over book max load of 27.8 shows no ejector , primer etc marks, everything looks mint

[Zeneffect]

what mags are you using?

those sure look nice. very interested in the results, i want to this powder with some 123gr hornady eldm in a couple of weeks as a last ditch effort to try to get these damn bullets to group.

[mel]

asc 15 and asc 10rd mags

[Zeneffect]

thank you, what is the max oal you can achieve from the mags?

[mel]

thank you, what is the max oal you can achieve from the mags?

2.300 is the longest ill run but i can just squeeze 2.310 into the mag

[mel]

what mags are you using?

those sure look nice. very interested in the results, i want to this powder with some 123gr hornady eldm in a couple of weeks as a last ditch effort to try to get these damn bullets to group.

my next round of testing is 202 and 123g nosler cc's and 123 eld-m

[mel]

26.6

26.8
no pic
27.0
no pic
27.2 top 27.4 bottom

[mel]

27.6 top and 27.8 bottom

[DCC83501]

what mags are you using?

those sure look nice. very interested in the results, i want to this powder with some 123gr hornady eldm in a couple of weeks as a last ditch effort to try to get these damn bullets to group.

so far, Norma 202 provides about the best SD's I have seen in any powder. It really shines with 77 gr SMK in a 5.56 Lilja.

I worked up some loads for 123 gr SMK and 123 Gr Hornady OT (bullet from American Gunner I believe).

16" PF Lilja
Hornaday 123 gr OT 29.2 gr. of Norma 202 / 2453 FPS and SD of 8 56 degrees

123 Gr SMK I only ran to 28.8 gr. 2380 FPS and SD of 6

Both of these 123 grain bullets printed 1" or under from 28.5 gr to where I topped out with each.

[biodsl]

16" PF Lilja
Hornaday 123 gr OT 29.2 gr. of Norma 202 / 2453 FPS and SD of 8 56 degrees

If this groups, it's a hell of a load. Nice work.

[DCC83501]

If this groups, it's a hell of a load. Nice work.

I was surprised at how well the AG OT's shot. They shoot better than the SMK's in this rifle. I plan to load some more of the AG's at that 29.2 mark and re-shoot. I was somewhat surprised I got that velocity. That barrel appears to be a laser! Mark obviously puts out some excellent stuff!

[mel]

im kind of leary about switching my 123g class powder ive been using ar-comp at 27.7g and its a one holer with a mv of 2620 out of my 20" but im still going to try the 202 with the 123 just to see