.338 R.U.M. fans

[royinidaho]

Found a box of Hornady's new 250gr BTHP Match bullest #33361

Cost me 31 bucks + and a 60 mi round trip just to see what they looked like.

Selected a seating depth as determined by the bullet seated by the riflings.

Stoked three with the same load I used for the Nosler PTs. (94.5gr RL 25 & GM515M primers). These were fire forming loads as I had just formed them from 300 RUM cases.

The three shots strung about 4" vertically @ 200 yds. No chrono readings. Dead battery

Kyped batter from LRF for next shots.

Loaded 3 fire formed cases w/95gr RL-25 and the fed primers.

Shots went 2978/2940/2958 and tried to from a group but 1 shot was 2.5" high.

Things indicated that as powder went up vertical stringing went down so.....

Loaded 3 more w/96gr RL-25.

Shots went 3000/3015/3020 and into about 1.28" @ 200.

Will see if there is improvement with 96.5grs of powder but 3000 FPS MV is adequate for me but I'll take more if I can get it.