Bull Nutria
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First started out by shooting 3 fouling shots out a of a clean barrel with factory Rem 180 JSP, these sprayed the usual 3-4 group high right at 50 yds.
Second load tried was a 265g Hornady FTX over 16.5 gr of Alliant 2400. gun was shot off of one sand bag (on a concrete bench) that was touching the front of the trigger guard. nothing touching the barrel. the 3 shot group was 1 1/8 inches a little high and right of bull. Eureka I thought i found it--I found the sweet spot.
Let rifle cool while i shot another rifle. Third load tried was 265g Horn over 17.5g-- 2400, 7 inch vertical string one round 3 in high other two 4 and 6in below bull still at 50 yds. I thought can 1 grain of 2400 have this much effect on a group???
Fourth, 3 shot group was max of 18.3 grains of 2400 under same 265g bullet. results a 5 inch group 3inches below and slightly right of bull(1inch orange dot).
Fifth group,180 gr Fact Rem same high 3-4 inch group.
Now can someone tell me what is going on here? can the difference in powder charge cause these groups to be so variable in this rifle or is something else going on here? I do have 2 O rings on the forend stud, the forend does not touch the barrel from the stud forward. I have had the trigger worked over by a professsional gunsmith and it is very nice around 3 lbs.
I have named this little rifle the "Devil Rifle" . Obviously i want to crank out a handful of those 16.5 grain loads and see if the rifle will repeat that 1 1/8 inch group, I sure hope so.
I have almost as much money in ammo and reloading supplies as i have in the rifle!! I also ordered a variety pack of "oversize"for bore cast bullets to try to tame the "Devil Rifle"
Stay tuned,
Bull
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First started out by shooting 3 fouling shots out a of a clean barrel with factory Rem 180 JSP, these sprayed the usual 3-4 group high right at 50 yds.
Second load tried was a 265g Hornady FTX over 16.5 gr of Alliant 2400. gun was shot off of one sand bag (on a concrete bench) that was touching the front of the trigger guard. nothing touching the barrel. the 3 shot group was 1 1/8 inches a little high and right of bull. Eureka I thought i found it--I found the sweet spot.
Let rifle cool while i shot another rifle. Third load tried was 265g Horn over 17.5g-- 2400, 7 inch vertical string one round 3 in high other two 4 and 6in below bull still at 50 yds. I thought can 1 grain of 2400 have this much effect on a group???
Fourth, 3 shot group was max of 18.3 grains of 2400 under same 265g bullet. results a 5 inch group 3inches below and slightly right of bull(1inch orange dot).
Fifth group,180 gr Fact Rem same high 3-4 inch group.
Now can someone tell me what is going on here? can the difference in powder charge cause these groups to be so variable in this rifle or is something else going on here? I do have 2 O rings on the forend stud, the forend does not touch the barrel from the stud forward. I have had the trigger worked over by a professsional gunsmith and it is very nice around 3 lbs.
I have named this little rifle the "Devil Rifle" . Obviously i want to crank out a handful of those 16.5 grain loads and see if the rifle will repeat that 1 1/8 inch group, I sure hope so.
I have almost as much money in ammo and reloading supplies as i have in the rifle!! I also ordered a variety pack of "oversize"for bore cast bullets to try to tame the "Devil Rifle"
Stay tuned,
Bull