Ilove12gshotguns
CGN Regular
- Location
- New Brunswick
Results are in,
Note** I had to shoot at 150m today, due to limited space. All groups are at 150m.
178 ELD-X
4064 @ 39g
Group 2.5"
1.6 MOA
178g ELD-X
4064 @ 41g
Group 1.6"
1.06 MOA
178g ELD-X
Varget @ 40.5g
Group 2.2"
1.46 MOA
178 ELD-X
Varget @ 42g
Group 3.8"
2.53 MOA
Factory 180g
Hornady Whitetail
Group 2.3"
1.53 MOA
Shot three groups of this load during the test in total. I had high Hope's for this load, as it have me Sub MOA in the factory Stag barrel. The new barrel shot it like crap, and inconsistently. It was all I had on hand in surplus, so I decided to go ahead with the cold/hot barrel POI test.
168 SMK
Varget @ 42.1g
Groups 4.9"
2.3"
3.7"
Hot barrel POI test using 168 SMK with 42.1g Varget
Cold Group 2.3"
POI - 2" high
Hot Group 3.6"
POI - 1" high
The barrel is looking at a 1" POI shift straight down at 150m, and no noticeable group size increase. Keep in mind the 168g load shot like crap, but it was the only load I had a surplus of.
Overall, not the Sub - MOA numbers I was looking for, but overall I am happy.if you look at the barrel performance overall it's not to bad. Let me summarize
- Saves 1.4 pounds over stock barrel
- POI shift test - 1" or .75 MOA
- Shot 4/6 groups right around the 1.5 MOA mark
- With some tweaks I am confident I Can get 178 ELD-X to shoot sub-MOA with 4064.
Well that's the honest review.
Chris
Note** I had to shoot at 150m today, due to limited space. All groups are at 150m.
178 ELD-X
4064 @ 39g
Group 2.5"
1.6 MOA
178g ELD-X
4064 @ 41g
Group 1.6"
1.06 MOA
178g ELD-X
Varget @ 40.5g
Group 2.2"
1.46 MOA
178 ELD-X
Varget @ 42g
Group 3.8"
2.53 MOA
Factory 180g
Hornady Whitetail
Group 2.3"
1.53 MOA
Shot three groups of this load during the test in total. I had high Hope's for this load, as it have me Sub MOA in the factory Stag barrel. The new barrel shot it like crap, and inconsistently. It was all I had on hand in surplus, so I decided to go ahead with the cold/hot barrel POI test.
168 SMK
Varget @ 42.1g
Groups 4.9"
2.3"
3.7"
Hot barrel POI test using 168 SMK with 42.1g Varget
Cold Group 2.3"
POI - 2" high
Hot Group 3.6"
POI - 1" high
The barrel is looking at a 1" POI shift straight down at 150m, and no noticeable group size increase. Keep in mind the 168g load shot like crap, but it was the only load I had a surplus of.
Overall, not the Sub - MOA numbers I was looking for, but overall I am happy.if you look at the barrel performance overall it's not to bad. Let me summarize
- Saves 1.4 pounds over stock barrel
- POI shift test - 1" or .75 MOA
- Shot 4/6 groups right around the 1.5 MOA mark
- With some tweaks I am confident I Can get 178 ELD-X to shoot sub-MOA with 4064.
Well that's the honest review.
Chris
