Post by guest on Oct 26, 2007 7:33:05 GMT -5
I get about the same with the silver tip.
With the 174 Grain Hornady FMJ (.3105 diameter) I do about 1 3/4 groups. While not as good as the Sierra, it is cheaper.
Black Hills makes a Match load with a 174 grain Sierra Match king. In some rifles this is a pretty wicked load. In other rifles, it is just expensive ammo.
I do best at short range with the Lapua D166 bullet. It is a 200 grain .308 diameter bullet, but is special made for the 7.62x54R. Accuracy is in the 1 inch range at 100m and out to 300M it retains the accuracy.
The 174 grain round is really for longer range shooting so you may want to try it at longer ranges and see if the group size comparatively shrinks. (coning effect)
You might try one of the 150 grain bullets out there for short range shooting. With some time I think you can find the Sierra pro-hunter or Speer hot core to out shoot military ball.
For a cheap / quick / more accurate than military ball load, I pull the origional bullet, and replace with a commercial bullet of roughly the same weight. "Mexican match" does a fine job in a pinch and is about 25% better than military ball with little work.
My rifle in 6.5x54R will out shoot and of the 7.62 versions any day, but it is a short range rifle only. Past 100M it is pointless. The 7x54R Nagant rifles show promise but I have little experience with them.
I can not get good results from Wolf match in any weight. The 200 grain extra match is made specifically for the new Russian sniper rifle and I have found it to not work well in the older Nagant. The 150 grain rounds are made especially for the PSL (Romak III/ SSG97 what ever they call it that week). Works great in that rifle but is no better than the czech silver tip.
I have had good luck with the Yugo surplus, I remember it being VERY accurate, but don't have the data next to me right now. I save this ammo as a reserve.
From what most guys say, stick with 150 grain bullets out to 250M. Beyond that go with the 174.
If you are shooting for absolute accuracy, use the 200 grain bullets at 100-200M. Beyond that they drop off too fast and when they go subsonic on you at about 400M you are wasting your time.
This is an odd round made for utility and good function more than accuracy. Getting MOA or better will require a custom set-up 99% of the time.
Dale
With the 174 Grain Hornady FMJ (.3105 diameter) I do about 1 3/4 groups. While not as good as the Sierra, it is cheaper.
Black Hills makes a Match load with a 174 grain Sierra Match king. In some rifles this is a pretty wicked load. In other rifles, it is just expensive ammo.
I do best at short range with the Lapua D166 bullet. It is a 200 grain .308 diameter bullet, but is special made for the 7.62x54R. Accuracy is in the 1 inch range at 100m and out to 300M it retains the accuracy.
The 174 grain round is really for longer range shooting so you may want to try it at longer ranges and see if the group size comparatively shrinks. (coning effect)
You might try one of the 150 grain bullets out there for short range shooting. With some time I think you can find the Sierra pro-hunter or Speer hot core to out shoot military ball.
For a cheap / quick / more accurate than military ball load, I pull the origional bullet, and replace with a commercial bullet of roughly the same weight. "Mexican match" does a fine job in a pinch and is about 25% better than military ball with little work.
My rifle in 6.5x54R will out shoot and of the 7.62 versions any day, but it is a short range rifle only. Past 100M it is pointless. The 7x54R Nagant rifles show promise but I have little experience with them.
I can not get good results from Wolf match in any weight. The 200 grain extra match is made specifically for the new Russian sniper rifle and I have found it to not work well in the older Nagant. The 150 grain rounds are made especially for the PSL (Romak III/ SSG97 what ever they call it that week). Works great in that rifle but is no better than the czech silver tip.
I have had good luck with the Yugo surplus, I remember it being VERY accurate, but don't have the data next to me right now. I save this ammo as a reserve.
From what most guys say, stick with 150 grain bullets out to 250M. Beyond that go with the 174.
If you are shooting for absolute accuracy, use the 200 grain bullets at 100-200M. Beyond that they drop off too fast and when they go subsonic on you at about 400M you are wasting your time.
This is an odd round made for utility and good function more than accuracy. Getting MOA or better will require a custom set-up 99% of the time.
Dale