Looking for insight just bought the rifle a Weatherby accumark range certified going to load for it wondering who uses what for this caliber pics of targets would be great thanks guys
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Looking for insight just bought the rifle a Weatherby accumark range certified going to load for it wondering who uses what for this caliber pics of targets would be great thanks guys
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Beautiful rifle. I’ve got no experience with that caliber, but will be curious about all of your load development and accuracy reports from it.
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Thank you . Can’t wait to get so insight to other people’s loads for this caliber. Didn’t even pay half of the sticker price to get itQuote:
Originally Posted by JeffreyDeGraff
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That’s a smoking deal!Quote:
Originally Posted by SGTREED
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In need of a line on brass
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So brought her home now that I got the range cert paperwork looks like Barnes 165gr TSX shot a .5 group lol rookies I’m betting I get better
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Wear to start . . . ??
I owned a Weatherby MKV Accumark for quite a few years. It is a thing to behold . . . a 125gr NosBalTip at 4100fps will cut a coyote in half . . . a 220gr SMK's trajectory at 3200fps for 1000yd competition. The chambering is a thing of beauty.
Shoot it one time without the brake. Then put it back on using BLUE LocTite. My guns recoil was like a 165gr coming out a 308Win.
No non Wby brass for this chambering. Back then my brass cost $72. for 20 pieces.
I used my gun for them brave,uppity coyotes that would stand up and bark at me from 600-800yds across a clearcut. Shooting from the hood of my truck using bags,they were pretty much dead as long as I didn't have too much mirage.
When I moved to Fla I established a coyote bait 500yds down my road at the hunting club. From my elevated shooting house with built in shooting bench,I slayed 'em.
My gun had a Leupold 8.5-25X50 scope with target turrets. I carried a cheat sheet with the drops out past 200yds.
Fun times . . . great gun. --- SAWMAN
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...40dfd70d3a.jpg they shoot very well. Mine is an older accumark with a 8-32 scope on it. I've have good luck with several different bullets but I've been sticking to 180 Barnes and 200 partitions because I have a bunch to use up. Powder I've used mostly h-1000 but mine don't seem to be picky retumbo works well and several of the new ones I'm starting to experiment with should do well also. Us-869 and imr 8133 may be some to look at.
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Wish you guys were closer . . . I would give you my large magnum powders. I have a bunch with more than 3/4 can left. Some powders I have at least half a keg left.
About the "fastest" powder that I ever tried for my gun was H4831. Slowest was H870. --- SAWMAN
Thanks guys for the input guess I’ll start with the 180 Barnes
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When I guided in Maine I had several guys show up for the moose hunt with the bigger Weatherby's. The 300 was most common but a few with the 30-378,338-378,and even one with an older 375.
I loved to see this as there was minimal or no tracking. I had a "sport" kill a moose using a 270 Wby Mag across a clearcut at a lasered 590yds.
I cannot remember the bullets used. Most Wby shooters used handloads as I remember. With the extreme speed produced it is not advised to use the run of the mill 30-06 bullets.
I believe the no lead bullets would be great for these guns. No jacket to shed but there would be a possibility of petal seperation. --- SAWMAN
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Originally Posted by SAWMAN
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My only experience with 30-378 was I guy that hunted on a lease with me in Ga. He couldn't shoot it for beans and would blow big holes in deer and have to come get me to trail them up because he gut shot them or one time he blew one's foreleg off. He didn't reload and I think he was paying about $100 for a box of 20 rounds so he did not shoot it enough to be good with it.
That’s some nice shooting there.
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Thank you sir. My 338-378 shoots about the same
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Awesome rifle! Seriously accurate. You won't have to worry about your powder getting old shooting that one, but if you want to shoot something at 700 yards you have the rifle to do it!
I love all my accumarks
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Bringing an old thread back up, do any of you have and experience with Swift Sirocco II 180 grain projectiles in the 30-378? Fixing to start loading for it for long range Elk, Grizzly, etc. Was curious as to how the Swifts do in such extreme velocities like this caliber?
Using it for grizzly I would avoid the Sirocco. It's not really designed for penetration. Swift A-frame would be a great choice but your sacrificing BCQuote:
Originally Posted by SouthernCoyote
Barnes TSX or TTSX may be a good compromise
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Great rifle and caliber. I can't bring myself to buy Weatherby because of the expensive brass. I reload, but still can't do it. Good luck with it! :)
I agree with brass cost been watching for sales on Norma brass to get someQuote:
Originally Posted by Ledslnger
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FYI . . . some Weatherby brass is made by other than Weatherby and is much cheaper. --- SAWMAN