35 rem. accuracy load

[bowhunter]

i haven't posted here for a wile but i do hang around a lot. i have a rem. model 8 in 35 cal. i use a rcbs 35-200 mold to cast. i have been playing with it for about a year but i can't find a load that has enough accuracy for me. it shoots about best with 3031 and h4198 i run them around 1600-1700 fps. bullets drop from my mold using straight WW at 358.5 i get little leading but i wish my boolits were a little larger. it shoots about 1-1/2 three group off rest at 50 yds. not bad but a little something missing. if someone can help me tweak it a bit i would thank you for the help.

[RP3543]

I am able to reliably get a 3/4", 50 yd. group from my 14" Contender using the same Boolit (Gas checked).
I use #2 alloy sized to .358 and enough H4198 to drive it to 1750-1770 fps. No leading.
I found that playing with the powder charge yielded the best group...OAL didn't seem to matter as much.
Good Luck.

[bowhunter]

thanks for the info.

[badgerblaster]

Bowhunter, Do you get better groups with jacketed in your model 8?
1 1/2" at 50 yds is about all the better mine does with jacketed.
I bought the rcbs 35-200 mold to see if I can tighten my groups but my barrel throat is too short. I have to seat the boolit so deep that I can't get a good crimp on it.
I still have quite a bit of work to do with this rifle too, if I want this gun/boolit combo to be my deer getter next year.

[bowhunter]

not actually, that is about the best with jackets also, maybe a tad better than cast. but i have three more. a 25 rem. i shoot with j boolits it is deadly accurate. a 30 rem. and a 32 rem. they to will shoot better than the 35. my 35 has a short throat also, i had to trim the brass back to stop the boolit from engaging deep into the lands. maybe 1 1/2 that's all it is capable of doing. but basing it on the performance of the others i have i just think it can do a little better.

[bowhunter]

i just got back inside from my range, here at home. i went to 34 gr. of imr 3031 with the same boolit, and that did the trick. constant 1/2-3/4 in group. i think i found my load.

[badgerblaster]

Nice!
How far did you have to trim your brass back to get the round to chamber?
I was thinking about cutting the throat deeper but would like to avoid that.

[bowhunter]

i had to trim it to 1.860 that is a good bit, nut it works good with no ill effects.

[PAKRAT]

Have you tried using benchrest/match primers. I seem to get groups to tighten up with them when nothing else works.

[dakota3c06]

I use 20 gr 4227 on a 190gr lyman. can't find my velocity, must have misplaced my chart, but it was shooting 2" at 100 yrd