Range day 3 JUL 12

[FOTIS]

Went out today and did some shooting. Nice day although a little hot.

Shot the 243 Savage predator Max -1

90 gr AccuBond and H4350 yilds 3255 fps and .43" at 100 yds. Same load blew up a starling at 200 meters!

Tikka 30-06

165 Partition at 2860 fps with H4350 and .65" at 100 yards.


8mm rem mag

200 AB's at 3000 fps and .8"

220 Sierras at 2925 fps and 1.2"

 

[AzDak42]

You sir, are doing something right.

 

[FOTIS]

:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:


YUP! Even a blind squirrel.......

 

[Guest]

Fotis,
Poor starling, it had to be instant feathers. 8) The 06 is smoking hot and the 8 mag is looking mighty fine too. As always, good shooting. :wink:

Don

 

[FOTIS]

This weekend

378 Bee
7mm rum Sako 75 deluxe
45-70 Marlin Ltd V

 

[sask boy]

Fotis as usual you have your girls tuned right in
Maybe photographs next time would be in order :wink:

Blessings,
Dan

 

[OU812]

Went out today and did some shooting. Nice day although a little hot.

Shot the 243 Savage predator Max -1

90 gr AccuBond and H4350 yilds 3255 fps and .43" at 100 yds. Same load blew up a starling at 200 meters!

Tikka 30-06

165 Partition at 2860 fps with H4350 and .65" at 100 yards.


8mm rem mag

200 AB's at 3000 fps and .8"

220 Sierras at 2925 fps and 1.2"

Nice shooting all around Fotis. What powder in the 8mm? RL-25? Mine seems to a love affair with RL-22 in the 200 and 220 range


Bill

 

[FOTIS]

200 H4831
220 RL25
did not try RL 22

 

[OU812]

RL-25 is supposed to be the choice for the 220 but was slow in my gun.


220 gr Sierra
RL 19 powder start 71.2 grs @ 2600 fps max 80 grs @ 2950 fps
RL 22 powder start 71.3 grs @ 2600 fps max 80.9 grs @ 3000 fps
RL 25 powder start 76.2 grs @ 2600 fps max 87 grs @ 3000 fps

 

[DrMike]

Pretty good start to the day. Starlings have it coming. :twisted:

 

[JD338]

Fotis,

Nice shooting.
Congratulations on the first kill with the 6mm 90 gr AB, :mrgreen:

Looks like the 8mm Rem Mag is right in there too.

JD338

 

[gerry]

Those are some really good groups, looks like load development is complete

 

[Elkman]

Sounds good to me, I would think that those groups and speeds would meet your needs.!

 

[SJB358]

Man, that 90 AB sounds pretty good at 3200. Now I am getting a little excited to try them in the boys 243. Should be a stinger of a deer load.

Those 220 loads for your 8RM sound really good Fotis. 2900 with that 220 should be a truck. Very nice. Glad that old Remington is getting it done.

Hard to say much else about the 06, proven load and proven rifle too!

 

[FOTIS]

I never thought I would say this but the 30-06 and I are becoming close!

 

[DrMike]

The 30-06 is still a great cartridge, Fotis, if somewhat pedestrian. It does get the job done.

 

[SJB358]

I never thought I would say this but the 30-06 and I are becoming close!

Man, how old are you Fotis? Scares me when you say things like that.

 

[FOTIS]

Born 4/4/65 :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

 

[SJB358]

PHEW, I still have 12 more years till I have to worry about being common sense oriented going off your standard!

Well, then there is Mike, he is close to the dinosaurs in age and still hasn't grown much!!! HAHA..

 

[DrMike]

Close to the dinosaurs! I killed off the last of them. They were pests in any case. :mrgreen: