Mini Mauser 6.5

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Not sure anyone will believe these groups but I had just about the same results with my Ruger 77/44 barreled to 357/44 Bain & Davis by IT&D Custom Gun. This time I had my Mini Mauser barreled by IT&D Custom Gun in Minerva Oh with a Douglas XX 20 inch barrel. I tried CFE 223 and the first target is 27 grains with a 120 gr Nosler Hunting Bal-Tip, Hornady brass and Win small rifle primer. The last target is all the same except it's with 29 gr. of powder. Both targets were at 100 yds. First target is 3 rounds and the second target is only 2 rounds as one round somehow wound up with no powder in it????? wonder how that happened, LOL. I started at 27 gr and worked my way up in one half grain increments to 29 grains. Weird thing that the groups started to open up a bit from 27 grain then started back down till it got to 29 grains. I believe the speed for 29 grain was around 2565. I really love that CFE 223. I was going to try some IMR 8028 but don't see any use in it now.

Steve E..........



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