Well, I wanted to try something new to me. Always get bored just shooting groups, especially with the 338. As once in awhile, I throw a shot and it just throws the whole mix out of whack..
What I did last evening was load 4 different seating depths over my most accurate charge of RL22.
Then, I put 4 stickers on the target and shot 1 round of each load into it's prospective dot. I allowed 2 minutes timed between each shot and dry fired while waiting. After I shot the 4 rounds, I let the barrel completely cool, while shooting another rifle and checking targets.
Once I came back, I shot the loads from right to left. Then from left to right, and finally, right to left again. Sorry if it sounds confusing, but it was actually pretty easy to keep track of, since I put the notes right on the target board.
Here is an overall of the amount of rounds I fired yesterday.
All these shots were taken at 137 yards. Long story as to why it was 137 yards, but that is where the bench and target backer "work" for my little range.
3.30"
3.280
3.260"
3.245"
So, again, even with a few bad shots, you can still get a decent idea of where the rifle wants to shoot. Seems to take a little of the error out of it...
Where and what would you all do next with this load.
Oh, the load is RL22, 250 PT, CCI250's and Nosler Brass
Next up was the 25-06 with 120 Swift A-Frames.
I started off really well with this rifle, then I am not sure if the light changing changed the target to my eye or what, but you'll see what I mean..
3.190
3.175
3.160
3.145
So, you can see where 3.160 and 3.145 had shots 1 and 2 touching for one and almost touching for the other.. I have to retry them, as they looked and felt pretty good, and I will try to do it all with the same lighting..
Tried doing it with the 45-70 as well.. I wanted to try some 300's, so I had some 300 grain Hornady's loaded up over 50, 51 and 52 grains of RL7..
50 grains RL7
51 grains RL7
52 grains of RL7
Again, I basically rotated between all three rifles. The next time I do this, I am going to run the target out to 200-250 yards. Except for the 45-70 as the 4X scope makes it a little tough to shoot little groups, but again, it wasn't meant to be a bug holer, and I really dig the VXR on top of the gun. Excellent FOV and excellent eye relief.
Anyhow, I like the process, and I think extra range would make it even better. I actually think flat black paint on the paper would be better as earlier, the sun catches those bright orange pasty's and reflects too much light.
What I did last evening was load 4 different seating depths over my most accurate charge of RL22.
Then, I put 4 stickers on the target and shot 1 round of each load into it's prospective dot. I allowed 2 minutes timed between each shot and dry fired while waiting. After I shot the 4 rounds, I let the barrel completely cool, while shooting another rifle and checking targets.
Once I came back, I shot the loads from right to left. Then from left to right, and finally, right to left again. Sorry if it sounds confusing, but it was actually pretty easy to keep track of, since I put the notes right on the target board.
Here is an overall of the amount of rounds I fired yesterday.
All these shots were taken at 137 yards. Long story as to why it was 137 yards, but that is where the bench and target backer "work" for my little range.
3.30"
3.280
3.260"
3.245"
So, again, even with a few bad shots, you can still get a decent idea of where the rifle wants to shoot. Seems to take a little of the error out of it...
Where and what would you all do next with this load.
Oh, the load is RL22, 250 PT, CCI250's and Nosler Brass
Next up was the 25-06 with 120 Swift A-Frames.
I started off really well with this rifle, then I am not sure if the light changing changed the target to my eye or what, but you'll see what I mean..
3.190
3.175
3.160
3.145
So, you can see where 3.160 and 3.145 had shots 1 and 2 touching for one and almost touching for the other.. I have to retry them, as they looked and felt pretty good, and I will try to do it all with the same lighting..
Tried doing it with the 45-70 as well.. I wanted to try some 300's, so I had some 300 grain Hornady's loaded up over 50, 51 and 52 grains of RL7..
50 grains RL7
51 grains RL7
52 grains of RL7
Again, I basically rotated between all three rifles. The next time I do this, I am going to run the target out to 200-250 yards. Except for the 45-70 as the 4X scope makes it a little tough to shoot little groups, but again, it wasn't meant to be a bug holer, and I really dig the VXR on top of the gun. Excellent FOV and excellent eye relief.
Anyhow, I like the process, and I think extra range would make it even better. I actually think flat black paint on the paper would be better as earlier, the sun catches those bright orange pasty's and reflects too much light.
