Great range day.

[FOTIS]

Went out after a very long time today.

Took 223 204 ruger 17 hornet and the Ruger #1 264 mag

The 223 ruger american did .6" with a decent load. 50 gr BT at 3250 fps. Not too bad



The 17 Hornet CZ 527 did 1/2".

the 204 did great

26 gr Barnes at 4300 fps




32 v max at 4000 fps



The best I gt the 264 out of 3 loads was 120 E-tip and magpro 1.2" and 3400 fps.

 

[DrMike]

Good to see you pulling the trigger again, Fotis; and some fine riflery as well.

 

[OU812]

Glad to see you back out and shooting. Looks like you never missed beat.

 

[FOTIS]

Feels great

 

[Darkhorse]

The 32 gr. Vmax at 4,000 looks like a keeper to me. Good shooting. It always feels good to get back behind the trigger.

 

[truck driver]

Glad to hear you got out Fotis.

 

[DON]

Great shooting as usual Fotis, I'm fighting the schedule to get to the Range myself. I will eventually get there.

Don

 

[Alderman]

Can I ask what is working well for you in the Hornet? Just curious.

 

[sask boy]

Fotis it is good to see range reports from you again. That is a sweet load for that 204.
I look forward to seeing more from that 264 :wink:.

Blessings,
Dan

 

[FOTIS]

Can I ask what is working well for you in the Hornet? Just curious.

For now just factory ammo. When I exhaust it then I will handload.

 

[Alderman]

I've got the Hornet in a 10" Thompson Contender so I was hoping for a good load. Fun little cartridge but the brass is a little fragile.

 

[Elkman]

You did well, there is not a bad group there at all!!!!

 

[Vince]

Glad to see you back and shooting so good.

 

[JD338]

nice shooting Fotis.
Glad you are back in the saddle.

JD338

 

[tecumseh]

Good shooting! That should get the job done.

 

[FOTIS]

I've got the Hornet in a 10" Thompson Contender so I was hoping for a good load. Fun little cartridge but the brass is a little fragile.

Cartridge          : .17 Hornet
Bullet             : .172, 20, Hornady V-MAX 21710
Useable Case Capaci: 12.590 grain H2O = 0.817 cm³
Cartridge O.A.L. L6: 1.800 inch = 45.72 mm
[color=#BF0000]Barrel Length      : 10.0 inch = 254.0 mm
[/color]
Predicted Data for Indicated Charges of the Following Powders.
Matching Maximum Pressure: 40000 psi, or 275 MPa
or a maximum loading ratio or filling of 105 %
These calculations refer to your specified settings in QuickLOAD 'Cartridge Dimensions' window.
C A U T I O N : any load listed can result in a powder charge that falls below minimum suggested
loads or exceeds maximum suggested loads as presented in current handloading manuals. Understand
that all of the listed powders can be unsuitable for the given combination of cartridge, bullet
and gun. Actual load order can vary, depending upon lot-to-lot powder and component variations.
USE ONLY FOR COMPARISON !

81 loads produced a Loading Ratio below user-defined minimum of 90%. These powders have been skipped.
Powder type          Filling/Loading Ratio  Charge    Charge   Vel. Prop.Burnt P max  P muzz  B_Time
                                      %     Grains    Gramm   fps     %       psi     psi    ms
---------------------------------  -----------------------------------------------------------------
ADI AR 2207                        105.0     11.4     0.74    2826    83.3    39409   13001   0.554  ! Near Maximum !
Vihtavuori N110                     92.6      9.1     0.59    2817    95.1    40000   12167   0.558  ! Near Maximum !
Nitrochemie A/S 0300               104.7     12.5     0.81    2807    74.8    40000   12934   0.549  ! Near Maximum !
Norma 200                          102.8     12.3     0.80    2806    78.5    40000   13148   0.569  ! Near Maximum !
Hodgdon H4227                       97.6     10.4     0.67    2796    83.7    40000   12071   0.545  ! Near Maximum !
Lovex S053                          98.3     10.2     0.66    2794    88.1    40000   12194   0.556  ! Near Maximum !
Alliant Reloder- 7                 103.0     11.6     0.75    2767    78.6    40000   12239   0.561  ! Near Maximum !
IMR 4227                            95.9     10.2     0.66    2767    82.6    40000   11684   0.546  ! Near Maximum !
Ramshot X-Terminator               104.4     13.0     0.84    2752    70.3    40000   12122   0.553  ! Near Maximum !
Vihtavuori N120                    105.0     11.1     0.72    2738    84.1    36845   12160   0.572
Accurate 1680                       90.8     11.3     0.73    2731    74.1    40000   11562   0.553  ! Near Maximum !
Somchem S265                        92.8      9.9     0.64    2724    87.9    40000   11377   0.569  ! Near Maximum !
ADI AR 2219                        105.0     12.6     0.82    2708    68.4    38952   11678   0.556  ! Near Maximum !
Accurate 2200                      102.3     12.1     0.78    2708    68.8    40000   11313   0.553  ! Near Maximum !
Bofors RP1 NT ~approximation       101.7     11.4     0.74    2705    71.4    40000   11066   0.549  ! Near Maximum !
IMR 4198                           105.0     10.9     0.71    2704    76.6    37255   11510   0.564  ! Near Maximum !
Hodgdon H4198                      102.3     11.2     0.72    2704    72.2    40000   11058   0.550  ! Near Maximum !
PB Clermont PCL 508 (PCL223)       105.0     13.0     0.85    2693    67.3    38329   11686   0.565  ! Near Maximum !
SNPE Vectan SP 10                  105.0     13.0     0.84    2692    67.3    38232   11689   0.565  ! Near Maximum !
ADI BM2                            102.9     12.7     0.82    2686    67.1    40000   11140   0.557  ! Near Maximum !
Hodgdon H335                       105.0     13.3     0.86    2673    66.3    38426   11443   0.564  ! Near Maximum !
ADI AR 2210                        105.0     12.6     0.82    2671    66.3    39019   11102   0.561  ! Near Maximum !
Kazan Sunar 308W                   105.0     11.9     0.77    2666    74.7    37175   11337   0.576  ! Near Maximum !
SF-033 fl                          105.0     12.5     0.81    2641    74.5    33388   12272   0.598
Alliant Reloder-10x                105.0     11.5     0.75    2580    71.2    32034   11436   0.610
Lovex D073.4                       105.0     13.1     0.85    2533    61.7    33614   10514   0.603
Accurate 2230                      105.0     13.1     0.85    2533    61.7    33614   10514   0.603
Ramshot TAC                        105.0     13.0     0.85    2524    59.6    33800   10334   0.597
Vihtavuori N130                    105.0     11.4     0.74    2510    70.9    31366   10468   0.616
Alliant Reloder-12                 105.0     12.4     0.81    2502    64.7    32455   10224   0.606
Hodgdon H322                       105.0     11.8     0.77    2501    63.2    31703   10318   0.608
Hodgdon Benchmark                  105.0     12.0     0.78    2480    62.2    32514    9901   0.610
Accurate 2015                      105.0     11.8     0.76    2473    67.4    29431   10635   0.633
Vihtavuori N530                    105.0     12.3     0.79    2466    58.5    31584    9953   0.611
Somchem S321                       105.0     13.1     0.85    2466    58.5    31676   10113   0.614
Winchester 748                     105.0     13.1     0.85    2465    56.4    32264    9895   0.608
Accurate 2460                      105.0     13.1     0.85    2446    59.4    30371   10181   0.634
Lovex D073.5                       105.0     13.1     0.85    2446    59.4    30371   10181   0.634
PB Clermont PCL 507                105.0     12.7     0.82    2433    57.3    30828    9744   0.620
IMR 8208 XBR                       105.0     12.2     0.79    2413    57.6    30038    9555   0.626
ADI AR 2206                        105.0     12.1     0.78    2412    59.0    31336    9239   0.619
Norma 201                          105.0     12.5     0.81    2386    57.3    28630    9757   0.655
Lovex S060                         105.0     11.9     0.77    2383    57.4    30261    9105   0.628
Bofors RP2 NT ~approximation       105.0     12.1     0.78    2379    56.7    29994    9062   0.626
Hodgdon BL-C2                      105.0     13.3     0.86    2334    52.4    28461    9174   0.652
Somchem S341                       105.0     13.1     0.85    2333    52.2    29366    8717   0.634
Hodgdon H4895                      105.0     12.2     0.79    2332    53.6    27280    9248   0.651
Vihtavuori N133                    105.0     11.2     0.72    2326    63.5    26714    9038   0.655
ADI AR 2206H                       105.0     12.2     0.79    2325    53.1    27288    9145   0.652
Somchem S335                       105.0     11.9     0.77    2325    61.9    26789    9276   0.661
Rottweil R901                      105.0     11.6     0.75    2318    59.5    26352    9746   0.698
SNPE Vectan SP 9                   105.0     12.6     0.82    2311    52.2    27741    8783   0.648
Norma 202                          105.0     12.0     0.78    2303    57.0    26075    9171   0.663
SNPE Vectan SP 7                   105.0     13.1     0.85    2284    49.6    27733    8593   0.659
PB Clermont PCL 516                105.0     13.0     0.84    2280    48.8    27841    8371   0.648
Vihtavuori N140                    105.0     11.9     0.77    2249    56.1    25252    8544   0.672
Vihtavuori N540                    105.0     12.3     0.80    2239    54.9    24978    8608   0.677
IMR 4895                           105.0     12.2     0.79    2219    48.7    24483    8454   0.697
IMR 3031                           105.0     11.4     0.74    2219    52.6    23564    8456   0.687
ADI AR 2208                        105.0     11.8     0.77    2214    49.7    25146    7940   0.673
Hodgdon VARGET                     105.0     11.8     0.76    2205    49.5    24895    7886   0.675
IMR 4320                           105.0     12.0     0.78    2204    47.5    25250    7620   0.672
Lovex D073.6                       105.0     12.6     0.81    2203    51.3    23961    8589   0.702
Accurate 2520                      105.0     12.6     0.81    2203    51.3    23961    8589   0.702
Raufoss RA11                       105.0     12.2     0.79    2195    47.8    24113    8208   0.702
Bofors RP11 ~approximation         105.0     12.2     0.79    2195    47.8    24113    8208   0.702
Alliant Reloder-15                 105.0     12.2     0.79    2195    47.8    24113    8208   0.702
Rottweil R902                      105.0     11.7     0.76    2189    52.6    23343    8485   0.718
Alliant Reloder-17                 105.0     12.8     0.83    2184    43.3    25808    7349   0.669
Bofors RP7 NT ~approximation       105.0     12.3     0.80    2182    43.9    25992    7111   0.666
Norma 203B                         105.0     12.2     0.79    2176    47.7    23585    8103   0.710
IMR 4064                           105.0     11.5     0.75    2157    48.7    23437    7704   0.691
Lovex S062                         105.0     11.9     0.77    2155    50.5    22611    8159   0.703
Ramshot BigGame                    105.0     12.6     0.82    2121    43.6    23261    7276   0.717
SNPE Vectan SP 11                  105.0     12.6     0.82    2116    43.5    23164    7240   0.718
Hodgdon H380                       105.0     12.5     0.81    2106    44.2    22636    7535   0.720
Bofors RP3 NT ~approximation       105.0     12.1     0.78    2101    43.7    23300    6865   0.695
IMR 4007 SSC                       105.0     12.4     0.80    2087    42.8    22968    7199   0.719
Accurate 2700                      105.0     12.6     0.82    2049    42.9    22841    6776   0.725
Somchem S355                       105.0     11.9     0.77    2045    45.2    20402    7310   0.756
Vihtavuori N135                    105.0     11.0     0.72    2034    50.2    19365    7227   0.746
Norma 203 old                      105.0     12.3     0.80    2032    43.7    20305    7277   0.753
Hodgdon H414                       105.0     12.9     0.84    2026    36.8    21970    6459   0.731
Winchester 760                     105.0     12.9     0.84    2026    36.8    21970    6459   0.731
Accurate 2495                      105.0     11.5     0.75    2024    49.8    18138    8156   0.785
Rottweil R907                      105.0     12.0     0.78    2005    41.0    20800    6733   0.751
IMR TrailBoss                      105.0      4.1     0.27    1979   100.0    26492    4330   0.671
ADI AS 25 BP                       105.0      4.1     0.27    1979   100.0    26492    4330   0.671
Rottweil R903                      105.0     12.1     0.78    1975    42.0    19041    6825   0.775
Vihtavuori N550                    105.0     12.5     0.81    1965    38.1    19592    6381   0.770
Lovex S065                         105.0     11.9     0.77    1961    41.3    19239    6603   0.777
IMR 4350                           105.0     12.1     0.79    1960    37.8    20055    5993   0.766
Vihtavuori N150                    105.0     11.5     0.75    1937    43.5    18336    6301   0.765
Norma 204                          105.0     12.6     0.82    1927    33.9    20219    5670   0.759
Hodgdon H4350                      105.0     11.9     0.77    1918    36.8    19020    5749   0.784
Lovex S070                         105.0     12.1     0.78    1901    37.6    18109    6134   0.794
Norma URP                          105.0     12.1     0.78    1894    35.8    18278    5804   0.793
Bofors RP19 ~approximation         105.0     12.1     0.78    1893    35.8    18264    5799   0.793
Ramshot Hunter                     105.0     12.6     0.82    1892    34.2    18820    5652   0.785
Bofors RP4 NT ~approximation       105.0     12.4     0.80    1869    34.3    18378    5536   0.790
Accurate 4064                      105.0     11.4     0.74    1867    42.9    15614    6742   0.840
Rottweil R904                      105.0     12.0     0.78    1856    33.1    18291    5273   0.794
Bofors RP4 ~approximation          105.0     12.2     0.79    1855    32.5    18353    5295   0.791
Raufoss RA4                        105.0     12.2     0.79    1855    32.5    18353    5295   0.791
ADI AR 2209                        105.0     12.1     0.79    1828    31.1    17956    5081   0.798
Somchem S361                       105.0     13.0     0.84    1825    32.3    18263    5102   0.797
Alliant Reloder-19                 105.0     12.2     0.79    1811    31.1    17221    5090   0.814
Bofors RP14 ~approximation         105.0     12.2     0.79    1792    30.8    16897    4974   0.821
Somchem S365                       105.0     12.1     0.79    1779    32.5    16279    5075   0.833
Hodgdon Hybrid 100V                105.0     11.4     0.74    1760    34.0    15677    4909   0.850
Winchester Supreme 780             105.0     12.8     0.83    1755    29.5    17379    4624   0.812
Hodgdon H4831 SC                   105.0     12.3     0.80    1754    28.8    16868    4616   0.820
IMR 4831                           105.0     11.7     0.76    1747    32.6    15216    4989   0.856
ADI AR 2213                        105.0     12.3     0.80    1718    26.5    16252    4406   0.831
IMR 7828 SSC                       105.0     12.5     0.81    1707    25.6    16223    4319   0.831
Somchem S385                       105.0     12.3     0.80    1707    29.4    15196    4634   0.855
Vihtavuori N160                    105.0     11.7     0.76    1705    30.0    15218    4433   0.861
Hodgdon H4831                      105.0     11.8     0.77    1679    27.4    15091    4260   0.859
Accurate 4350                      105.0     11.7     0.76    1679    29.5    14119    4662   0.874
Vihtavuori N560                    105.0     12.5     0.81    1674    24.8    15053    4287   0.856
Norma MRP                          105.0     12.7     0.82    1672    25.5    15096    4327   0.857
Bofors RP5 NT ~approximation       105.0     12.4     0.81    1668    25.8    15238    4148   0.858
Alliant Reloder-22                 105.0     12.3     0.80    1663    25.9    14684    4288   0.867
Raufoss RA15                       105.0     12.3     0.80    1663    25.9    14684    4288   0.867
Bofors RP5/NP ~approximation       105.0     12.3     0.80    1663    25.9    14684    4288   0.867
Rottweil R905                      105.0     12.1     0.78    1638    25.2    14386    4078   0.873
Vihtavuori N165                    105.0     12.1     0.78    1626    27.5    14109    4034   0.887
Winchester WXR                     105.0     12.1     0.78    1619    25.1    13722    4070   0.892
IMR 7828                           105.0     11.8     0.77    1607    23.9    13909    3861   0.885
Accurate MAGPRO                    105.0     13.0     0.84    1605    22.3    14294    3886   0.876
ADI AP 2214                        105.0     12.6     0.82    1570    22.6    14231    3548   0.882
Alliant Reloder-25                 105.0     12.1     0.79    1553    23.9    12817    3688   0.921
Ramshot Magnum (Big Boy)           105.0     13.0     0.85    1523    20.6    13621    3368   0.898
SNPE Vectan SP 12                  105.0     13.0     0.84    1520    20.6    13522    3356   0.900
PB Clermont PCL 517                105.0     13.0     0.84    1517    20.5    13472    3338   0.902
Hodgdon H1000                      105.0     12.1     0.78    1487    21.3    12394    3204   0.933
Norma MRP 2                        105.0     12.2     0.79    1447    19.8    11306    3168   0.964
Accurate 3100                      105.0     11.5     0.75    1442    23.2    10708    3302   0.984
Lovex D100                         105.0     13.1     0.85    1420    18.3    12001    2853   0.952
Vihtavuori N570                    105.0     12.8     0.83    1406    16.4    11257    2879   0.967
Hodgdon Retumbo                    105.0     12.3     0.79    1405    19.3    10851    2924   0.986
Vihtavuori 24N41                   105.0     13.0     0.84    1402    16.8    11651    2762   0.960
Vihtavuori N170                    105.0     12.1     0.78    1397    19.3    10602    2928   0.992
ADI AR 2218                        105.0     13.0     0.84    1353    15.0    10965    2550   1.045
Hodgdon 50BMG                      105.0     12.4     0.80    1305    14.5     9853    2408   1.024
Hodgdon H870                       105.0     12.6     0.82    1297    15.3     9575    2437   1.038
Hodgdon US 869                     105.0     13.0     0.84    1282    14.7     9720    2315   1.038
NC A3502 ,test only                105.0     11.9     0.77    1246    12.6     9197    2025   1.124
SNPE Vectan SP 13                  105.0     12.5     0.81    1239    14.9     8857    2188   1.077
PB Clermont PCL 513/520/9520       105.0     12.5     0.81    1213    14.2     8574    2079   1.092
TLP A 502(RH) ,test only           105.0     11.9     0.77    1206    12.5     8546    1934   1.166
Accurate 8700                      105.0     12.5     0.81    1200    13.8     8606    1985   1.094
Alliant Reloder-50                 105.0     13.2     0.85    1187    12.1     8441    2001   1.159
Vihtavuori 20N29                   105.0     13.1     0.85    1173    12.5     8435    1898   1.177
V1734 7-multiperf ,test only       105.0     11.9     0.77     955     6.8     6137    1060   1.326

 

[FOTIS]

The best I got with the 264 out of 3 loads with the 120 E-tip and magpro was 1.2" and 3400 fps.

This I gotta pay with more!

 

[SJB358]

What are you running for powder Fotis? That is some screaming speed. I would think that 120ET at 3300 or better would be a really sweet load for the 264. How far have you backed that bullet up so far? I have such limited experience with the 120 ET I can't help much, but it seems like your on the right track.

That bullet should blow through a whole lotta bone and really be an impressive performer. I haven't really jumped into the ET's very much, so I am watching this one alot. Decent BC on that bullet as well.

 

[FOTIS]

70 gr of mag pro. COAL was 3.238"
I believe I "touched" that lands at 3.248"

 

[SJB358]

Ahhhh, got it. Can you back them off .1 Fotis? JD said they shot real well when he backed them way down.