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- Dec 22, 2011
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Well yesterday I got a chance to wring out my CDS dail I had cut at the custom shop for my 25/06, with 120gr bullets. The loading involves a healthy dose of RL 25 under a Speer 120gr BT.
Since no one is building a " cruise missile" shaped projectile for the .257 crowd, the Speer is still up at the top of the heap for BC @.480.
My velocity is 3150fps.
So we had Leupold cut a dail with those numbers and yesterday was the first time I really put it to the test!
I am happy to report that with a 200 yard Zero the gun was within a 2" total error, (plus or minus 1" from the bullseye) at 300yds .5, 400yds 1" 500yds dead on! However, at 600yds it was actually 3.5" low........ So I raised it up "one click" (610yds on the dail) one click past 6. And hit dead center, so it is off one click in 600 yds! I then, went ahead and fired 5 shot group, letting barrel cool for a minute between shots ,with a air temp of 35 degrees. The group size was 3.9" across at its widest cnt/cnt holes! From top to bottom the holes verried only about 3.5" total.
There was a very light breeze ( 1/3mph) coming and going) from the left side of the target that I did not compensate for so the grouping is all slightly right of center on the target.
So my conclusion after returning the dail to the Zero Stop or 200yds however you want to say that, and finding it had returned "dead nuts". Is that for short money, compared to a Husky or NF scope, the CDS dail "rocks" in my opinion, and does Exactly what its soposed to! So in closing, Under these exact conditions; could I hit a Sheep or Goat or Deer sized animal @ 600 yds consistently? Yes I could! Or should I say; at least I can "kill milk jugs" consistently at 600yds, and keep groups inside a coffee can
at that distance. But the next question is "Should I", with the retained energy down where it is @ 600yds???? (Vel 2000fps/ Eng 1000 lbs)Thats another whole posting!
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Since no one is building a " cruise missile" shaped projectile for the .257 crowd, the Speer is still up at the top of the heap for BC @.480.
My velocity is 3150fps.So we had Leupold cut a dail with those numbers and yesterday was the first time I really put it to the test!
I am happy to report that with a 200 yard Zero the gun was within a 2" total error, (plus or minus 1" from the bullseye) at 300yds .5, 400yds 1" 500yds dead on! However, at 600yds it was actually 3.5" low........ So I raised it up "one click" (610yds on the dail) one click past 6. And hit dead center, so it is off one click in 600 yds! I then, went ahead and fired 5 shot group, letting barrel cool for a minute between shots ,with a air temp of 35 degrees. The group size was 3.9" across at its widest cnt/cnt holes! From top to bottom the holes verried only about 3.5" total.
There was a very light breeze ( 1/3mph) coming and going) from the left side of the target that I did not compensate for so the grouping is all slightly right of center on the target.So my conclusion after returning the dail to the Zero Stop or 200yds however you want to say that, and finding it had returned "dead nuts". Is that for short money, compared to a Husky or NF scope, the CDS dail "rocks" in my opinion, and does Exactly what its soposed to! So in closing, Under these exact conditions; could I hit a Sheep or Goat or Deer sized animal @ 600 yds consistently? Yes I could! Or should I say; at least I can "kill milk jugs" consistently at 600yds, and keep groups inside a coffee can
at that distance. But the next question is "Should I", with the retained energy down where it is @ 600yds???? (Vel 2000fps/ Eng 1000 lbs)Thats another whole posting!e
The lad is just trying to stir up trouble. :mrgreen:
