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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