I wanted to use one rifle powder with a buch of milsurps. All bullets were sized and gas checked.There were of several weights and styles and lubed with orange magic lube. Bullets were not weighed or sorted in any way.
I also tried to keep velocities on the top end.
All groups were fired from rests off bench at 100 meters some loads chronographed.
As can be expected several rounds had to be fired to get elevation somewhere around the x ring as all loads shot low. No attempt was made to correct windage.
Results ran from very poor to several firearms shooting cast must better than expected.
The garand,M1 carbine,VZ 58 and sks cast loads all functioned the action well with good feeding and ejection. On the svt 40 the spent brass would not always clear the action resulting in several squashed casses.
My objective was to find which milsurp would like shooting cast the best with out a lot of load development. The choice of IMR 4198 powder was due to a healthy supply I have.
With the VZ. The first three or for rounds would group excellent but after that groups opened up to about improved cylinder. I could find no evidence of leading but after cleaning this performance repeated itself several times so I assume it was.
The biggest disapointment to me was with the garand. I had hopes of spending the summer shooting cast through it but I have not been able to find any cast bullet load that will shoot well through it but yet it shoots jacketed as well as most garands.
YOUR COMMENTS?
Does not seem to be much hope for the VZ-58
This Russian SKS. Fared not much better.
86g Jacketed and 110 gr cast reloads for the Nagant Revolver Cast bullets keyholed
Received better Results than expected with the french
Only was able to try the 158 gr. flat nose due to myself jamming a bullet into lands
The Carbine grouped much better than expected
#1 mk III another plesant surprise with cast - fronteir and a cast with buffer
SVT-40 with cast
J.C with cast and fronteir
Garand Load was a disappointment
MOSIN SNIPER HADLES CAST WELL.
I also tried to keep velocities on the top end.
All groups were fired from rests off bench at 100 meters some loads chronographed.
As can be expected several rounds had to be fired to get elevation somewhere around the x ring as all loads shot low. No attempt was made to correct windage.
Results ran from very poor to several firearms shooting cast must better than expected.
The garand,M1 carbine,VZ 58 and sks cast loads all functioned the action well with good feeding and ejection. On the svt 40 the spent brass would not always clear the action resulting in several squashed casses.
My objective was to find which milsurp would like shooting cast the best with out a lot of load development. The choice of IMR 4198 powder was due to a healthy supply I have.
With the VZ. The first three or for rounds would group excellent but after that groups opened up to about improved cylinder. I could find no evidence of leading but after cleaning this performance repeated itself several times so I assume it was.
The biggest disapointment to me was with the garand. I had hopes of spending the summer shooting cast through it but I have not been able to find any cast bullet load that will shoot well through it but yet it shoots jacketed as well as most garands.
YOUR COMMENTS?
Does not seem to be much hope for the VZ-58
This Russian SKS. Fared not much better.
86g Jacketed and 110 gr cast reloads for the Nagant Revolver Cast bullets keyholed
Received better Results than expected with the french
Only was able to try the 158 gr. flat nose due to myself jamming a bullet into lands
The Carbine grouped much better than expected
#1 mk III another plesant surprise with cast - fronteir and a cast with buffer
SVT-40 with cast
J.C with cast and fronteir
Garand Load was a disappointment
MOSIN SNIPER HADLES CAST WELL.
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