June 16, 2022 Keith Glasscock, a top competitive shooter, has been second at multiple F-Class National Championships (F-Open), and is now an outstanding competitor. Keith is also a skilled coach for wind and runs the Winning in the Wind YouTube Channel. Along with his interest in mid-range and long-range F-Class competition, Keith also enjoys game hunting and varmint adventures.Developing accurate hand-loaded ammo for hunting and varmint rifle can benefit from some procedures that may be a bit different than loading for a match rifle. You want to be efficient and use the right types of bullets and brass for the hunts. Keith shows in two videos how he created accurate loaded for a Remington 700 bolt action varmint rifle chambered with.223 Remington. Keith begins by sizing the brass to its full length. Next, he tried powder charge weights and came up with a promising load consisting of 24.7 grains Alliant AR Comp with Hornady50gr A-Max bullets. Next, Keith tried different seating depths (see 5:30-6.100). He found that accuracy improved when he varied OAL length in increments of.005. Keith came up with 2.270? With a 3-shot group of twos! This video shows how important it is to test your bullet choice at different seating depths. Keith shoots this rig with a prone-off bipod, similar to what he does in the Varmint Fields. Keith explains the key points to consider when optimizing a.223 Rem cartridge for varmint rigs. Velocity readings can be taken using a LabRadar unit. Load Development for the.308 Win Hunting rifleIn a second video Keith shows how to load develop a.308 Winchester hunting rifle. Keith uses a large X type sandbag as a support. He was again shooting a Remington 700 bolt action rifle. This time he used Barnes TSX solid copper bullets. Federal 210m primers and AR Comp powder. Keith commented that the Barnes bullets were outstanding — he said they were “match-quality in terms of precision”. Keith was able to achieve very small three-shot groups using AR Comp and TSX projectiles. Keith did notice that the point-of-impact changed significantly with increasing charge weights (see 6:20-7.10). This is important to pay attention to during load development as you may need adjust your zero after testing. Similar posts:
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