Kind of requested by Vascar2. In another thread he wondered about a head to head match up of Wolf Steel case to the newer offering from Barnaul. I decided to wade in.
It was a wet, 41 degree April morning. Only 20 rounds of each offering were shot. All were shot from a bench at 100 yard using a Alexander Arms 16" Lite and a Black Hole Weaponry 22" chambered in 264LBC. Off a tripod and rear bag. The AA carbine was shot at 6X and the BHW at 10X
CHRONO RESULTS
In my Moscow Match experiments I discovered that newer Wolf has a slightly heavier power charge than the original offering. It shows in velocity. Original Wolf steel case chrono-ed at 2481 in 40 degree temperatures out of my AA 16. Today at 41 degrees the average was 2521fps.
AA 16" Lite
Brand Avg Hi Lo SD ES
Wolf 2521 2541 2499 17 42 2499, 2506, 2526, 2541, 2533
Barnaul 2523 2541 2512 10 29 2512, 2524, 2518, 2541, 2520
BHW 22" .264LBC
Brand Avg Hi Lo SD ES
Wolf 2647 2683 2609 29 74 2631, 2683, 2643, 2669, 2609
Barnaul 2658 2669 2650 8 19 2654, 2666, 2669, 2650, 2654
GROUPS
I shot four, 5-shot groups with each load; two through the AA and two through the BHW. One shot group had the Magnetospeed hanging on the end. The chrono didnt seem to make much difference.
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The groups look the same to me. The SD and ES of the Barnaul are impressive, but it didnt translate in my shooting. Ill leave it for the Horde to decide. But based on the SD and ES numbers, my next Moscow Match work will likely be done with Barnaul.
It was a wet, 41 degree April morning. Only 20 rounds of each offering were shot. All were shot from a bench at 100 yard using a Alexander Arms 16" Lite and a Black Hole Weaponry 22" chambered in 264LBC. Off a tripod and rear bag. The AA carbine was shot at 6X and the BHW at 10X
CHRONO RESULTS
In my Moscow Match experiments I discovered that newer Wolf has a slightly heavier power charge than the original offering. It shows in velocity. Original Wolf steel case chrono-ed at 2481 in 40 degree temperatures out of my AA 16. Today at 41 degrees the average was 2521fps.
AA 16" Lite
Brand Avg Hi Lo SD ES
Wolf 2521 2541 2499 17 42 2499, 2506, 2526, 2541, 2533
Barnaul 2523 2541 2512 10 29 2512, 2524, 2518, 2541, 2520
BHW 22" .264LBC
Brand Avg Hi Lo SD ES
Wolf 2647 2683 2609 29 74 2631, 2683, 2643, 2669, 2609
Barnaul 2658 2669 2650 8 19 2654, 2666, 2669, 2650, 2654
GROUPS
I shot four, 5-shot groups with each load; two through the AA and two through the BHW. One shot group had the Magnetospeed hanging on the end. The chrono didnt seem to make much difference.
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The groups look the same to me. The SD and ES of the Barnaul are impressive, but it didnt translate in my shooting. Ill leave it for the Horde to decide. But based on the SD and ES numbers, my next Moscow Match work will likely be done with Barnaul.
Paul Peloquin
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