I have a No. 1 that I can't seem to get as consistent as I think it ought to be. It has a Douglas barrel, with a 1x10 twist. I size the brass to 2.485" with a Lee cutter and battery drill. I'm hoping to get a Wilson case trimmer, been looking around. I'm wondering if I've shot this batch of brass too much, I'm guessing it's 4 to 6 times. Not running super hot, I don't think, around 3,000 fps with 100's, just under with 115 BT's. The 100 BT's and 100 Sierra's seems to be most consistent. I'm using 52 - 52.9 gr4831 for 100 gr and less, 54 - 55 gr 7828 for some 100's and anything heavier.
I've gotten some new brass that's running 2.75 to 2.78", haven't tried it yet. My Vanguard seems to be a tad more consistent that this rifle, I had thought this one would do better. The previous owner sent along a very detailed shooting record, he has a number of good groups but not as consistently super as I might have thought. I'm not a super duper rifle shooter, but recently I've shot some .7" groups with 7 mm mag handloads, I think I ought to be able to get this rifle to do that right regularly.
Any No. 1 shooters have ideas ?
Thanks -
Steve
I've gotten some new brass that's running 2.75 to 2.78", haven't tried it yet. My Vanguard seems to be a tad more consistent that this rifle, I had thought this one would do better. The previous owner sent along a very detailed shooting record, he has a number of good groups but not as consistently super as I might have thought. I'm not a super duper rifle shooter, but recently I've shot some .7" groups with 7 mm mag handloads, I think I ought to be able to get this rifle to do that right regularly.
Any No. 1 shooters have ideas ?
Thanks -
Steve