Brand new Thompson Center Venture II bolt versus proven older Colt Match Semi-Auto
All groups 10 rounds or more, as noted. All groups at 100 yards. 71 deg F. 5100 feet elev. 5-15 mph breeze. Mixed range pick up brass & CCI-400 primers for all hand loads. I traced around a quarter to make target.
All groups for T/C bolt shot sitting, sand bags front and back, slow fire, bench rest style, red targets.
All groups for Colt Match shot sitting, bipod and elbows, rapid fire, 10 round groups in 30 seconds, blue targets.
I learned a few things during the comparison.
1. The T/C will make a fine coyote gun with the Athlon Illuminated Reticle.
2. I will have to clean the T/C bore about every 100 shots because accuracy drops off.
3. The T/C magazine needs some work.
4. I can use factory ammo for coyote hunting with the T/C out to 300 yards.
5. A well set up AR is tough to beat, even when the rules are slanted.
Going forward, I plan to use CFE 223 exclusively, because I have a bunch. I will miss Varget, BL-c(2), IMR-3031 and LT-32.
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All groups 10 rounds or more, as noted. All groups at 100 yards. 71 deg F. 5100 feet elev. 5-15 mph breeze. Mixed range pick up brass & CCI-400 primers for all hand loads. I traced around a quarter to make target.
All groups for T/C bolt shot sitting, sand bags front and back, slow fire, bench rest style, red targets.
All groups for Colt Match shot sitting, bipod and elbows, rapid fire, 10 round groups in 30 seconds, blue targets.
I learned a few things during the comparison.
1. The T/C will make a fine coyote gun with the Athlon Illuminated Reticle.
2. I will have to clean the T/C bore about every 100 shots because accuracy drops off.
3. The T/C magazine needs some work.
4. I can use factory ammo for coyote hunting with the T/C out to 300 yards.
5. A well set up AR is tough to beat, even when the rules are slanted.
Going forward, I plan to use CFE 223 exclusively, because I have a bunch. I will miss Varget, BL-c(2), IMR-3031 and LT-32.
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