Johnn Peterson
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thank you Johnn for the IMR 4064 load. seems i will use something like that for the test or very close.
Phil
For basically one of the first
thank you Johnn for the IMR 4064 load. seems i will use something like that for the test or very close.
Phil
That has to be the largest gathering of 9.3 projectiles since the Second Boer War!
Thank for Anthony from Tradeex that sent a bunch of Woodleigh and cutting edge ...
i will keep you posted guys.
Phil
this is a very great communauty despite some heated discussions lol ...
I have some experience at testing ammo.
Results to us hunters should relate to the distances we hit game at. In an ideal world, you would shoot your mud (or whatever) at 50, 100 and 200 yards. That would could cover 90% of our actual hunting shots.
I suggest you move your 20 yard test to 50 yards. (1) It is a more realistic "hunting" distance. (2) bullet yaw at 50 won't be as big and yaw can really screw up bullet performance tests.
If you can hit your target medium at 100 yards, that is much better, since yaw will be gone.
Make ammo in two powers. Full power and a reduced powder charge so that the 100 yard velocity is more like a 200 yard velocity. This way you can give us a 100 and a 200 yard performance. The POI would not shift more than an inch.
For the reduced power load (the 200 yd simulation) just reduce the powder charge by 4 grains for all bullets. That will be close enough for our purposes.
I would look to the 50 yard test to make sure the bullet does not blow up and the 200 yard test to make sure there is still some expansion.
It all takes time and this kind of information is definitely worth waiting for.
These old 9.3 guys, I'll probably have my .375 test before them....And that's going to be with a .375 Ruger! (that should motivate them! lol)
You should prob Borrow my XCR 375 H&H so you can shoot them fast enough to conduct a Proper Educated test !![]()
LOL RJ
Or my 375 or 378 Wby...........