IPSC bullet question
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chuckwagon
CGN Regular
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What caliber?
a 200 grain is moving pretty fast to make major , almost 900 fps .
a 230 grain only has to go about 780 fps .
remember to build in a safety cushion , if they check your ammo none can be under 175 pf . build to about 185 pf .
a factory 230 is usually around 810 fps = 185 pf
a 200 would have to go 925 fps to get 185 pf
In my gun the slower 230 kicks less and puts me back on target quicker .
The 230 is a round nose and usually will feed better than a 200 .
You also use less powder in the 230 . But the bullets are a little more .
just my 2 cents
a 230 grain only has to go about 780 fps .
remember to build in a safety cushion , if they check your ammo none can be under 175 pf . build to about 185 pf .
a factory 230 is usually around 810 fps = 185 pf
a 200 would have to go 925 fps to get 185 pf
In my gun the slower 230 kicks less and puts me back on target quicker .
The 230 is a round nose and usually will feed better than a 200 .
You also use less powder in the 230 . But the bullets are a little more .
just my 2 cents
Actually for Standard Division the minimum PF for major is 170 (from IPSC Jan. 2006 Edition). So only NEED 850 fps with a 200 gr. Or 740 fps with a 230 gr. But I would aim for about a 175 PF. Don't forget if you are travelling much for a match that changes in elevations and temperatures could affect your loads so you might want to factor that in too when you chrono your loads.rick stewart said:
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chuckwagon
CGN Regular
- Location
- Nova Scotia
A good old standby load for 45 is 5.6 of Win 231 with a 200gr bullet. I also started trying Tight Group. Seems to be good also.
rick stewart said:
They actually take an average at Chrono...you can have an individual round that calculates under the PF Floor (170 for Standard) as long as the average of the best 3 is 170 or above...
They have 8 rounds to work with (1st one is pulled and put on the scale and that weight is used to calculate the PF)
They fire 3 rounds and take an average.
If you don't make it, they fire 3 more and take the best 3 of the 6. If you still don't make you have a choice to have the last round weighed or fired through the chrono...
when you are shooting a standard gun you want to go with a heavy bullet and the lowest powder charge that will make major plus 10%. in 45 this seems to alternate between 200 and 230 grain bullets. my favorite load for the 45 is a 200 grain Montana Gold JSP over 5.4 grains of Winchester super target, WST.
