Originally Posted by
Bent Ramrod
The bore on my Sporter is pretty bad, but it seems to do its best work with the Hornady or Speer 105gr RNs and 33gr of either 4064 or 4895. These loads in necked-up .220 Swift cases.
I tried the Hornady VLDs and the Barnes 115gr, in hopes of reducing that jump ahead of the chamber, with no particular improvements in accuracy. I also tried the above loads in a few very short lived original cases, again, with no improvements in accuracy.
Certain old (yellow cardboard box) batches of Speer RNs occasionally come apart in flight, giving a trail of gray lead smoke along the bullet’s path, and a gray comma around the bullet hole in the target. Probably an artifact of the rough bore and quick twist rather than any inherent problem in the bullet manufacture.
All standard disclaimers apply. Works in my rifle; might not work in yours; start powder charges low and sneak up.