Author: britrifles
Subject: Lapua 123 grain Loads
Posted: April 06 2019 at 5:23am
Here is a close up of the two bullets. 174 gr SMK on left and 123 Lapua FMJ on right.
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Subject: Lapua 123 grain Loads
Posted: April 06 2019 at 5:23am
Here is a close up of the two bullets. 174 gr SMK on left and 123 Lapua FMJ on right.
Note the “cannelure” on the Lapua bullet. It is 0.07 inches wide and the bullet diameter in the groove measures 0.304 inches. The base is somewhat concave.
I seated the bullets so that the neck almost covered the cannelure. I will try next loads seating out to the lower edge of the cannelure.
From Lapua website, bottom row of table is the .311 123 gr.
