375 Dakota
The following data was developed in a rifle we built on the Dakota 76 action. It has a 26" Dan Lilja stainless barrel, and a David Gentry muzzle brake. The stock is from MPI.
A Leupold 2.5-8X scope was installed in Leupold rings on Dakota bases. The rifle weighs 10 pounds complete with scope.
We used Dakota brass and the Federal 215 primers in all the following loads. Groups were 3 shots at 100 yards.
|
POWDER |
VELOCITY |
GROUP |
BULLET |
|
|
|
|
|
|
72.0
VARGET |
2719 |
1.569 |
235
SPEER |
|
73.5 |
2790 |
1.283 |
|
|
75.0 |
2866 |
1.369 |
|
|
76.0 |
2909 |
2.563 |
|
|
78.0 |
2986 |
1.463 |
|
|
79.5 |
3019 |
0.887 |
|
|
81.0 |
3080 |
0.712 |
|
|
80.0
H 380 |
2860 |
1.989 |
240
TROPHY BONDED BC |
|
81.5 |
2893 |
2.070 |
|
|
83.0 |
2955 |
1.190 |
|
|
84.5 |
3001 |
0.949 |
|
|
86.0 |
3044 |
1.813 |
|
|
87.5 |
3057 |
0.910 |
|
|
80.0
RL 19 |
2613 |
1.196 |
270
TROPHY BONDED BC |
|
81.5 |
2680 |
1.519 |
|
|
83.0 |
2696 |
1.301 |
|
|
84.5 |
2748 |
1.148 |
|
|
86.0 |
2797 |
0.916 |
|
|
87.5 |
2850 |
1.619 |
|
|
89.0 |
2891 |
1.448 |
|
|
90.5 |
2954 |
2.258 |
|
|
92.0 |
2968 |
1.395 |
|
|
82.0
H 4350 |
2756 |
0.622 |
|
|
83.5 |
2813 |
1.439 |
|
|
85.0 |
2855 |
1.611 |
|
|
86.5 |
2909 |
0.585 |
|
|
80.0
VVN 560 |
2397 |
0.662 |
300
BARNES X |
|
81.5 |
2483 |
1.134 |
|
|
83.0 |
2491 |
0.983 |
|
|
84.5 |
2556 |
0.947 |
|
|
86.0 |
2580 |
0.513 |
|
|
87.5 |
2637 |
1.164 |
|
|
89.0 |
2681 |
0.566 |
|
|
90.5 |
2766 |
1.817 |
|
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|
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