That’s very interesting.
I may go up there in the Spring, scout a little, turkey/coyote hunt, and enjoy some sage rat shooting.
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That’s very interesting.
I may go up there in the Spring, scout a little, turkey/coyote hunt, and enjoy some sage rat shooting.
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What velocities are you all finding your best groups at?? Took my loads out today and had best groups at 2900. Seems really low to me. My last load work up just broke 3000 and that was about a grain above listed max. Pressure signs were non-existent. So I will keep working up. Just curious to know what you all are finding.
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The TAC load I mentioned above gave me 2870 from a 20" bbl, but I get about the same groups at 3210'/s (MVP 24"bbls), 3350'/s (Shilen 26" bbls) and in .22-250 from 24" bbls @ 3850'/s.Originally Posted by ROB
It's the bullet!!
Lest there be any confusion, all these rifles wear 20 to 24 power scopes and Timney triggers.
My partner gets 3250/'s and 3350'/s from 20" and 24"bbls, respectively, using Benchmark and shoots the same groups with this bullet.
We buy them thousands at a time for prairie dogs.
Hopefully finishing up and finalizing the 50 grains tomorrow and whichever is most accurate, looking like 26.1 grains of Benchmark if I was to guess, and then whichever is most accurate I'll chrono on the next loading. 24" barrel 1:12 twist. Was hoping it would be a max load but it is not. Good groupings in the middle and one a couple loads down from max for the initial 3 shot group but I'll have to say, they are accurate. Usually shoot 40 grainers at 3400fps with H335 but if Benchmark gets me close for 50 grainers, I may use them instead on the next prairie dog shoot. I'm expecting about 3350fps as listed above by someone else, but we will see.
“The pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist expects it to change. The leader adjusts the sails.” -John Maxwell
Well, 5 rounds shooting about .438 MOA at 200yds for the 50 grainers, not bad and close enough for prairie dogs and it wasn't my initial 26.1 grain as that was .5 MOA for 4 and if the flyer added in 1 MOA, it was a lighter load that shot well on all 5. Now to load and do some Chronos. Had another barrel I was working on a 50 grain load that in initial was good but then only shot 1MOA. I'll need to work some different loads up.
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“The pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist expects it to change. The leader adjusts the sails.” -John Maxwell
Awesome!!! Keep us updated buddy!!
Loads I worked up last weekend with TAC were alright. Best groups at 200 yards were ~3”. Max FPS was 3000.
I bought a pound of h335 and have rounds loaded that I will be shooting on Sunday. Hoping for better groups. This is out of a 16” AR15. 1:7 twist.
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I think H335 will do better in the 16" for you, and as most people have seen, the Zombies like to be pushed a bit
Thanks. I’ll post results. Fun stuff playing around with these.
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Yes sir!!
Awesome bullet for sure!!
Sad they won't make more, but glad we have some left right now for those who like them
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