02-21-2025, 08:47 AM
The overall rig sounds very nice. A little tempering of expectations, though... I would not get hopes up for 2750 from a 20" barrel, especially from H4895. I like H4895 a lot but it is not the optimum powder for the heavier weights/longer bullets like a 106. Hornady has a 27.2 gr limit for H4895/bolt action 108's, which for a 20" might get you in the 2600's. A powder like lever might get up to those mid-upper 2700's; I have not taken lever up that high for 103's/105's/107's) but for the longer bullets you might be running out of case room. Do careful workups whatever your choice of powders.
Of course hunting in Idaho (love that state by the way!! I was there back in the 70's) at elevations your ballistics will travel farther than at lower, 0-500 ft elevations ASL. With lever and a 103 eldx at those elev's, I could estimate 1000 ke range out to 450-500 yds from a 2750-ish MV. For a TAP, you could push that out to 550 yds. But not at 0 degF, IMO.
Anyway, great setup, let us know how it does when you get it all assembled.
Of course hunting in Idaho (love that state by the way!! I was there back in the 70's) at elevations your ballistics will travel farther than at lower, 0-500 ft elevations ASL. With lever and a 103 eldx at those elev's, I could estimate 1000 ke range out to 450-500 yds from a 2750-ish MV. For a TAP, you could push that out to 550 yds. But not at 0 degF, IMO.
Anyway, great setup, let us know how it does when you get it all assembled.