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Old 02-04-2007 | 07:08 PM
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yeoman
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Default Trials and mostly tribulations.....

This is yesterday's 50 yd. 270gr Sabertooth w/90 RS. from my CVA Mountain Rifle. Nice and tight.




This is today's 50yd, same bullet, 80 RS. High was first shot, guess my fault.




Then, moved back to 100 yds., bumped to 90 RS, and a 2 1/2" group. Wind was 10-15 and I'm very ok with this.



Problem is, I tried 5 other combos at 50 yds. with awful results. Not even worth putting picture of the target plate up here.

3 loads off the plate completely, 3 on by maybe an inch. They ranged in weight from 240 to 310 grains, with 5 different sabots, all fired w/ 80 RS and swabbed between. 3 of the combos were easy to load, two medium, and one very difficult.
Just can't understand how the gun shoots these Sabertooth so well, and nothing else with a sabot. Would you keep on with the 3 that caught the plate? Raise the powder charge? Or just work with the Sabertooth to optimize powder/bullet weight combo for hunting?
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