50gr Zmax OFFICIAL Load Thread!!!

[Wes Sage]

Yes sir!!
Awesome bullet for sure!!
Sad they won't make more, but glad we have some left right now for those who like them

Thanks. I’ll post results. Fun stuff playing around with these.


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[Shane P]

Thanks. I’ll post results. Fun stuff playing around with these.


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I worked up to the max with h335and less than half inch one hole.

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[ROB]

I worked up to the max with h335and less than half inch one hole.

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What range were you shooting? And how long/twist of your barrel? Thanks for the help.


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[72Camaro]

Hopefully finishing up and finalizing the 50 grains tomorrow and whichever is most accurate, looking like 26.1 grains of Benchmark if I was to guess, and then whichever is most accurate I'll chrono on the next loading. 24" barrel 1:12 twist. Was hoping it would be a max load but it is not. Good groupings in the middle and one a couple loads down from max for the initial 3 shot group but I'll have to say, they are accurate. Usually shoot 40 grainers at 3400fps with H335 but if Benchmark gets me close for 50 grainers, I may use them instead on the next prairie dog shoot. I'm expecting about 3350fps as listed above by someone else, but we will see.

Well, 5 rounds shooting about .438 MOA at 200yds for the 50 grainers, not bad and close enough for prairie dogs and it wasn't my initial 26.1 grain as that was .5 MOA for 4 and if the flyer added in 1 MOA, it was a lighter load that shot well on all 5. Now to load and do some Chronos. Had another barrel I was working on a 50 grain load that in initial was good but then only shot 1MOA. I'll need to work some different loads up.

[Wes Sage]

Pretty awesome if you ask me!!
Best bullet for the money I have ever seen, which is why we use them

[72Camaro]

I've actually had a little bit better with 40 grain at 3400fps, but we are nearly splitting hairs better. 4 out of 5 at 1/2" grouping at 200yds a few times. Those 50 grainers are a great bullet and so far and no flyer in testing of that load. I bought another 1000 yesterday. When I get to shoot a bit more I bet I'll be close to getting that 1/2" grouping with the 50's at 200yds.

[Wes Sage]

Awesome!! Thanks buddy!!

I've actually had a little bit better with 40 grain at 3400fps, but we are nearly splitting hairs better. 4 out of 5 at 1/2" grouping at 200yds a few times. Those 50 grainers are a great bullet and so far and no flyer in testing of that load. I bought another 1000 yesterday. When I get to shoot a bit more I bet I'll be close to getting that 1/2" grouping with the 50's.

[bigjake4386]

How much cfe223?

[72Camaro]

Who are you asking? I was using Benchmark with the 50 grain. I have a bunch of CFE223 and will possibly try that afterwards. After you find the velocity that is accurate you can somewhat go to any other powder that will give you the same velocity and have the same accuracy. I have a 40 grain load with H335 and one with H322 and they are both accurate and averaged 1fps difference.

[Jrivera]

So vMax and zMax are the same projectile right, just different colored tips? Do the vMax projectiles act the same?