Been on the bench alot breaking in the new T/C Endevor barrel. Got it finished and started working on my load and groups. Found out some interesting details with the load combo I'm shooting that may help out a few shooters.

I shoot the Nikon Omega scope which has the circles for out to 250 yards. The scope is made for a 150 grain powder charge and a 250 grain shockwave bullet. I shoot 3 pellets of the Triple 7 powder. The catch was the Barnes TMZ bullets are boattails so they shoot a bit flaters than the other 250 grain bullet.

As most know, the crosshair on the Omega scope is to be zero at 100 yards. Then the circles fall in the order of 150, 200, 225, and 250. With the boattail Barnes bullet, (which in my opinion is the best grouping, best terminal performance bullet made), I did zero it at 100 shooting bullet holes. Itshot about1.5 inches high with the 150 circle at 150 yards. The 200 circle shot 3 inches high at 200 yardsand held a1.5 inch group. I stayed with the 200 circle to shot 225 yards dead bullseye and used the 225 circle at 250 yards for a group of just over 3.5 inches. Guess to find out where the final 250 circle will hit I'll have to push a target out to 275 and see hat that does. When I held the 250 circle on at 250 yards it group 3 shots 7 to 8 inches high.

Mymain point is if you shoot this load-bullet combo, don't assume that if your zerod at 100 yards then you can take the shot at 250 without checking your set-up. I'm guessing that if I did shot the shockwave bullet then it would be closer to Nikons figures but the boatail design is the cause for the flatter carry of the shots. I used to shoot the 250 grain shockwave bullets and although I found all deer I shot with it, only one of themlefta followable bloodtrail. After some ballistic gel testing I was displeased with the expansion of both the bonded and unbonded 250 gr bullets so I switched to the Barnes bullets which have did massive damage to a bull elk, 2 Texas whitetail, an Iowa whitetail, and many Florida hogs.

Hope this helps someone out.

Billy www.DSOoutdoors.com