A bit chilly this morning but the winds finally slowed down to a gentle breeze.
200yds groups with 2 Shilen Savage FTR's. 1 barrel with 1500rds. 2nd brand new. Different seating depths (just how the 2 seaters were set up). Both showed a load that was 1/2" or better so that is very promising.
Hopefully, the weather will hold for more groups to confirm, at least at 200yds, the accuracy potential.
From an appearance standpoint, the tips look even without alot of ragged edges. Meplat also looks even.
The boattail looks interesting cause there was definitely a step that pressed them firmly. Usually, the angles on the boattail are gentle and curved. These have quite 'sharp' or defined bends. In fact, it looks almost a bit rabetted.
Comparing to the Berger VLD's and BT's, the shape is right in the middle. If these were Bergers, I would call them HYBRIDs.
So the bullets look well manf. Weighing them shows very small variance. Initial tests have been positive.
Now the down side. Coming from a small boutique manf, supply is best described as intermittent and patience is definitely needed. I would love to say that I can stock them but I expect demand to quickly eat up supply.
For those that want to shoot JLK's, the best practise would be to stock up and order well ahead. Any bullet is only produced a few times a year and demand can cause production to be sold out quickly.
No extra bullets are produced by the manf.
Also, no fancy boxes or lables here. All bulked packed. Yes, they will arrive in ziplock bags.
On the rare batch, the bullets might have small dents caused by the lube in the forming die. I have been assured that this does not affect accuracy but it doesn't look as good as one would like.
So the reason to shoot these is the improved consistency which can lead to smaller groups at distance. They will cost more, be more difficult to source and not come with any fanfare.
But if my scores improve, that is all I care about.... Get some pics up asap.
Jerry
