new 123g eld-m load testing

[mel]

Decided to rework my 123g eld-m load used to run 28.6 without the can
. Really bad day for it as it's raining with 20mph winds was trying to shoot between wind gusts but didn't always work out specially shooting off the bed of the truck.
I think I want to retest the 28.9 and 29.2g loads and I'm going to shoot another group at 29.4

[mel]

[sundowner]

Looks interesting so far.

[mel]

thanks 29.2 is highest listed charge data i have for a 123g bullet though for sierra bullet, brass looks good primers look good , so im going to keep creeping up after reshooting the 29.2, weather got really bad by the time i shot that group and i was soaked/shivering , dont know the velocity as u can see from the last pic weather conditions didnt permit the use of my chrono today.

if i can get 130's to 2600 fps , i should be able to get thees in the ball park or a lil faster safely if they stay accurate
one im done witht he suppressed loads ill go back and rework my unsupressed load as well

[tdbru]

Mel,
do you see an accuracy difference for the exact same load suppressed vs unsuppressed?
thank,
-tdbru

[mel]

Mel,
do you see an accuracy difference for the exact same load suppressed vs unsuppressed?
thank,
-tdbru

i do , mainly a poi shift , but take my 28.6g load unspressed its a very tight group , no changes drop the supressor on and it opens up a lil bit but its still very accurate
main thing is ive only every pushed the edl-m up around 2500 fps , and since im pushing 130's much faster i figured ill see what i can do witht he 123's

unsup 28.6g
ignore the flier

and the sup group from above at 28.6

[nuthead]

Good looking groups - can I ask what the length of the barrel is?

[mel]

Good looking groups - can I ask what the length of the barrel is?

20 inch

[mel]

might actually be nice enough to do some shooting after work today , if it is im going to retest 28.9 and 29.2 and then ill do one group at 29.4

[mel]

29.4g one of the worst groups my rifle has ever shot don't think I have enough room to continue up looking for it to tighten back up so going to reshoot some 28.9 and 29.2 groups and see were those end up . I'm thinking I'm going to end up at 29 or 29.1g

[mel]

3 on the gong at 1000y loaded at 28.9 using some real glass instead of the atn digital scope
lucky af but im not complaining