50gr Zmax OFFICIAL Load Thread!!!

[Clopez]

Love it!!
So many people blame other things ( Brass, bullet, etc) and never take the human element out of it.
One day I hope ALL reloaders figure this out before bashing a load, bullet, gun, etc'

Agree buddy! I know the gun and load will always be better than my shooting so if I think it’s great it probably is really awesome.


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[CodySPowell]

Agree buddy! I know the gun and load will always be better than my shooting so if I think it’s great it probably is really awesome.


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Now I have to buy a sled just to see how good they are... [emoji6]

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[Bill and Kim]

Love it!!
So many people blame other things ( Brass, bullet, etc) and never take the human element out of it.
One day I hope ALL reloaders figure this out before bashing a load, bullet, gun, etc'

Thanks Wes,

I want to know it's me and not my reloads. If I miss the mark I know it's me that needs development. Now I want to figure out how to lower my ES. I am my toughest critic and always welcome constructive criticism and always look for ways to improve.

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[mtbert]

I never could get comfortable with a sled. I bought a nice portable shooting bench and a some sand bags. Something about it.


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[BradyT88]

Is anybody using cfe 223

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I have a bunch but haven't tried it yet.

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[BradyT88]

My Lee manual shows 27-28.5 gr for a 50 gr jacketed bullet loaded at 2.210". Not sure how a generic jacketed bullet compares in length to a Zmax though.

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[BradyT88]

So I'm trying to load the z max with cfe 223. The closest thing to data is a 50 gn gmx. What do you think, 26.0 gn at 2.24 oal it's a different bullet combo. Before I crank them out, should I.

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Nosler's website shows 27-29 gr loaded at 2.260"

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[CodySPowell]

So I'm trying to load the z max with cfe 223. The closest thing to data is a 50 gn gmx. What do you think, 26.0 gn at 2.24 oal it's a different bullet combo. Before I crank them out, should I.

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Honestly it would be best to work up some loads. If you start with a charge and play around with it, increasing it slowly at a set OAL until you see good groupings. It seems the zmax aren't real picky on OAL, more so on the charge. 2.200 to 2.240 seems to be the average.

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[Shane P]

Honestly it would be best to work up some loads. If you start with a charge and play around with it, increasing it slowly at a set OAL until you see good groupings. It seems the zmax aren't real picky on OAL, more so on the charge. 2.200 to 2.240 seems to be the average.

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I got some loaded and just shot them to check for pressure signs. So far so good, gonna put it to paper and see. Thanks cody.

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[CodySPowell]

I got some loaded and just shot them to check for pressure signs. So far so good, gonna put it to paper and see. Thanks cody.

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Of course! Let us know how it goes.

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