Had a chance after work to try the coated 30-06 loads in the A3. Accuracy at 50 yards off a rest wasn’t great. I think/hope the accuracy will improve once I use the Lee expanding die to ensure the bullets aren’t getting crammed into the cases and scraping off the coating....
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Also not sure if the OAL will greatly improve the accuracy with Trailboss. I wasn’t sure of an ideal OAL to use aside from comparing the 160 and 170 gr bullets in my Lyman manual. These are much shorter than the Nosler 168 gr BTHPs I normally use.
Looks very similar to the 160 gr bullet. I went with 3.1” for an OAL and 15 gr of TB. Of course recoil was negligible - very pleasant.
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Quick 3-shot group with my Trailboss loads using Nosler 168 gr BTHPs. Much better accuracy:
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Then again I didn’t buy these for match grade accuracy so I need to be realistic with my expectations.