a while back i loaded up 10 different loads from two different bullet weights. i bought a box of 165gr vmax's to try and the gun hates them, so rather than wasting them i loaded them again just for my own benefit and also did some sierra 180 gr bullets. i didnt do much case prep and that was my fault, i deburred some of the cases that had a lip but didnt chamfer any, which i now realize i should have done and ill get to that in a bit.
so the barrel was only 12 shots in from last time out so i didnt clean it i did however toss 4 foulers through it. so first were the 180 gr bullets, it was about 10 degrees out today and there were sections of light wind but i was pretty good about waiting for the grass at 100 yards to stop moving before taking my shots. the problem was i got half way to the range and realized i didnt bring my rear bag so i had to use some blocks of wood which i hate doing under the rear of the gun, i cant fully get behind it the way i like to which might explain some of the wild shots. anyways on to the 180 gr shots.
there eems to be some potential with what i shot here
48.5gr group has two spots where it has touchers but theyre so far apart, im not sure if this is wind related or flinch or seating depth that was similar with two pairs or what, maybe just the luck of the draw?
50.5 wasnt too too bad and might be worth developing on but there were a couple strays in that group but the 3 look to be about 1 inch apart, approx, so i was thinking of developing from that and working towards 51.5 gr, seems like the 49.5 gr load was more scattered so i may try loading some 50.5-51.5 gr loads and going from there. is that the right direction of thinking for this?
next is the 165 gr loads i made up, i wasnt expecting much from the gun has proven it doesnt really like these much and prefers the heavier loads.
48.5 seemed to be the only decent group in this mix, and upon closer inspection of it it seems to be better than i thought.
also i reduced some of these to 3 shots after seeing how far they were spreading and decided to keep the remaining 2 from the batches for plinkers this weekend
anyways, the 48.5gr group doesnt seem bad, i put 5 in to that lot and im not sure if that hole contains 2 or 3 hits. i looked at it up close and wasnt able to tell. hopefully someone else can.
and now the surprising result from the begining of the day that i didnt see till the end.
i loaded some plinkers from the remaining 165gr vmax's i had just to burn them off, still cheaper to reload these than buying cheap factory ammo. these 4 i deburred and chamfered after having an issue with a bullet i made where it snagged the edge and after having run out issues. preping the cases like this made them 99% straighter while loaded so these were part of that batch.
again, 48.5 gr same as the other ones i had loaded that were the most successful for this bullet weight.
these were the first 4 shots of the day, while fouling the barrel i dont really take as much time to shoot as i do while shooting for the best groups, 3 were very tight, one went a little wild, likely a flinch. but this makes me wonder if i should try another box of the 165 gr or stick to the heavier bullets?
it spits the 165's every where in every other load except for the very light loads.
hope this wasnt too confusing, any help is as always greatly appreciated.
so the barrel was only 12 shots in from last time out so i didnt clean it i did however toss 4 foulers through it. so first were the 180 gr bullets, it was about 10 degrees out today and there were sections of light wind but i was pretty good about waiting for the grass at 100 yards to stop moving before taking my shots. the problem was i got half way to the range and realized i didnt bring my rear bag so i had to use some blocks of wood which i hate doing under the rear of the gun, i cant fully get behind it the way i like to which might explain some of the wild shots. anyways on to the 180 gr shots.
there eems to be some potential with what i shot here
48.5gr group has two spots where it has touchers but theyre so far apart, im not sure if this is wind related or flinch or seating depth that was similar with two pairs or what, maybe just the luck of the draw?
50.5 wasnt too too bad and might be worth developing on but there were a couple strays in that group but the 3 look to be about 1 inch apart, approx, so i was thinking of developing from that and working towards 51.5 gr, seems like the 49.5 gr load was more scattered so i may try loading some 50.5-51.5 gr loads and going from there. is that the right direction of thinking for this?
next is the 165 gr loads i made up, i wasnt expecting much from the gun has proven it doesnt really like these much and prefers the heavier loads.
48.5 seemed to be the only decent group in this mix, and upon closer inspection of it it seems to be better than i thought.
also i reduced some of these to 3 shots after seeing how far they were spreading and decided to keep the remaining 2 from the batches for plinkers this weekend
anyways, the 48.5gr group doesnt seem bad, i put 5 in to that lot and im not sure if that hole contains 2 or 3 hits. i looked at it up close and wasnt able to tell. hopefully someone else can.
and now the surprising result from the begining of the day that i didnt see till the end.
i loaded some plinkers from the remaining 165gr vmax's i had just to burn them off, still cheaper to reload these than buying cheap factory ammo. these 4 i deburred and chamfered after having an issue with a bullet i made where it snagged the edge and after having run out issues. preping the cases like this made them 99% straighter while loaded so these were part of that batch.
again, 48.5 gr same as the other ones i had loaded that were the most successful for this bullet weight.
these were the first 4 shots of the day, while fouling the barrel i dont really take as much time to shoot as i do while shooting for the best groups, 3 were very tight, one went a little wild, likely a flinch. but this makes me wonder if i should try another box of the 165 gr or stick to the heavier bullets?
it spits the 165's every where in every other load except for the very light loads.
hope this wasnt too confusing, any help is as always greatly appreciated.
