Was quite happy with my outing today. As per sir wobbs, I made up 20 of the 34.8 to get a few shots in before testing. At 100 yards, the four on the right are the first. Adjusted scope and shot the left most 3.....
Good times, time to test.
Still at 100 yards, I did the Optimal Charge Weight method(
http://optimalchargeweight.embarqspace.com/ocw-load-recipes/4533485759 ) with 160gr FTX and more 2460 at 2.7". I guess these are 30-30 bullets? Nothing too special.
After that I moved the target to about 200 yards and shot more of the 165 amaxs. With such a light charge the bullet was dropping by about 3" and right by 3".../ shrug now I got a scope zeroed for a week load at 100 Yardz LOL.
I had 4 rounds left so I took a shot at the 500 yrd steel plate. First 2 I aimed at a dirt spot to see where I was hitting. Second shot missed, got it with the 4th
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Well nothing to really write home about. Groups might be tighter if I were better with a rifle. But I'm happy with this first test/fire forming session. The posted loads are low because I was using large rif magnum primers. No pressure signs except for one hard to extract case from the second lowest power loads....weirdly enough, I think that is the one that disappeared from the second target...either that or it went thru the same hole
Fir the next batch I will retest that load and work up to 40gr.
About 80 yards BTW, too much cactus beyond that.
Sent from my CZ85 Combat
