Well I ended up using Barnes TSX 168gr. and H4895. I avg. 2400fps and the avg. 3 shot group was just under moa. best was 1/2" at 100 yds.
So I took them elk hunting. What good it did? The only elk I saw was in the headlights heading home from a day of hunting. I couldn't believe it. The herds I had scoped out before the opening were nowhere to be found. Not to many others in the area did any better so I guess I was as good as the.next guy. LOL
But at least I got a good hunting load worked up. I still want to try the accubonds with Varget and get a little more fps out of it. Along with the Barnes TSX and varget.
Thanks to everyone that gave me food for tbought, wish I could have been eating a nice big elk steak as I typed this.
Rupe

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