09-06-2020, 12:16 PM
Took the bolt gun back to the 1000 yd range where this all began yesterday .
Was pleased with how it shot , even though im not the best at reading wind. Hits and misses where easy to spot even at 1000 yds.
The 4"×6" plate at 1000 was the only one to escape an 80 gr ELDM @3120 . Wind was only 6mph but was constantly shifting every and any direction except straight away.
.5 moa plates were easy enough under 1000 yd but wind wasnt as crazy .
I also had some 75 gr BTHP loads loaded with H4350 , H4350 while pretty close in burn to R16 is less bulky and can get more in case.
The H4350 pushes the 75 BTHP 3206 av with ES of 9 fps. This load shot very well also until we got to 1000 yd. The lower BC of 75 made the crazy winds harder to deal with.
8 twist must have picked up more in velocity , about half way through the day i had to take 1 moa off what app called for to make hits on steel.
All in all a great day on the range made even better on the way home when i stopped at a gun store and found 8lb of H4350 .... my shooting partner actually found it hid behind some shotgun powder!
Oh and didnt find anymore "interesting " empty brass either!
Was pleased with how it shot , even though im not the best at reading wind. Hits and misses where easy to spot even at 1000 yds.
The 4"×6" plate at 1000 was the only one to escape an 80 gr ELDM @3120 . Wind was only 6mph but was constantly shifting every and any direction except straight away.
.5 moa plates were easy enough under 1000 yd but wind wasnt as crazy .
I also had some 75 gr BTHP loads loaded with H4350 , H4350 while pretty close in burn to R16 is less bulky and can get more in case.
The H4350 pushes the 75 BTHP 3206 av with ES of 9 fps. This load shot very well also until we got to 1000 yd. The lower BC of 75 made the crazy winds harder to deal with.
8 twist must have picked up more in velocity , about half way through the day i had to take 1 moa off what app called for to make hits on steel.
All in all a great day on the range made even better on the way home when i stopped at a gun store and found 8lb of H4350 .... my shooting partner actually found it hid behind some shotgun powder!
Oh and didnt find anymore "interesting " empty brass either!