Here is the result from my range test this morning. As you can see the results were quite clear as to the obvious winner. I was using Federal Premium Gold Medal Target 40gr. RN @ 1200fps. The gun on the left was a Savage 24 S in .22/.410 over under and the one on the right was a Remington 597. The non lube shots were fired first to keep the variable the same for the test and the barrels cleaned after each 5 shot group, thus the fliers in each group. Here are the results. I used RCBS case lube for the test maybe a lighter oil will work better this stuff was pretty thick this morning.
First off, kudos to you for trying something new!
I'd offer one bit of advice, though, and it is.....
Acclimatize the firearm to each type of ammunition fired. If there is lubed ammo, fire about 10 [better with 20!] shots to build-up the lube and get the barrel used to it (and the shooter!),
then do your groupings,
then clean the barrel for the next ammo to test (firing 10 [or 20!] fouling rounds first again
before shooting for grouping).
And recall that not all lube is "oil", after all...
..gun-grease has worked in the past, too!
You basically want to try a box of 25 [or 50!] in any test. And, if it is expensive to try that much "on a test", test out your theory with cheaper ammo...the principle should be sound enough to work across brands.
Also...isn't there already some Lube on those Federals?
