Pistolero
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Test case for 57 gr W748 under Rem 405.
It's a good hunting load. One shot, broke both shoulders, bullet found fully expanded against
hide on the far side. He went about 30 yds.
Fiver - I use a magnum primer, not tested with std, but with a bucket of
ball powder, it seemed like a good idea. Works so good (like 1-2" groups at 100 yds) that
I have never tried a std primer version. Same-same with 405 Speer, 405 Rem or 405 GC RCBS.
Healthy recoil, but no nosebleeds like 2100 fps loads, never to be repeated by me. Not
literal nosebleeds but you wonder about detached retinas and such, and the shoulder is
NOT happy, even with a Kick-EEZ pad, which is really effective. Back down to 1750 and
no real sweat, at least to me. Certainly not a plinking load to shoot 100 in a day, but groups
of 5 from the bench are no problem, and hunting is no issue at all.
Bill
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