Mother's Day - Terry went to church and I headed to the woods, to be specific Little Boulder Cr. Rock Pit. I am still trying to work all the kinks out of the Renegade and shooting PRB's
It was a beautiful day here - excellent for shooting.
Today's plan was to start @ 25 yards again and try some different things...
1) I wanted to shoot a few loads without wads
2) I wanted to shoot some different powders
3) I really wanted to shoot 100 yards and get a good final sight in.
Lyman Sight was set on the '0' graduation and on the pre-set elevation Stop... POA was always a figure 8 sight picture on the bottom of the dot.
On this 25 yard target - I added the 3" BC Taget spots and started the great experiment.
1st. group up was a group shot with 60 grains T7-3f with a .015 Cotton Patch and NO wad.
2nd group was a group shot with 60 grain T7-3f with a .015 Cotton Patch and a Wonder Wad.
3rd group was shot with 70 grains T7-3f with .015 patch and Wonder Wad.
The 70 grain group seemed to open a bit but it really could have been me.
Group 1 - 2 - 3 all shot at the center target dot with a figure 8 hold on the target... at 25 yards the dot was easy to see and easy to get a good hold.
Group 4 - Decided to try Jim Shockey Gold -3f powder - even the 3f still looks like a small gravel. Decided to shoot 80 grain of JSG and NO Wad. I did not bring the chrono - but the shot really felt ANEMIC, realy soft recoil and down on the target dot. I thought 80 grain would be somewhat close to 60 of T7. Completed the group - which really was not that bad of a group.
Group 5 - Changed to 80 grains GOEX-3f. It was definitely stronger feeling than the JSG but still not as sharp recoil as T7. Velocity might have been close to the T7 but I was shooting 20 more grains of GOEX
Group 4 & 5 shot at upper right target dot.
Last 25 yard of the afternoon I was back to 60 grains T7-3f - Patch - Wonder Wad
Shots 1 & 2 of the last group had me feeling pretty good shot #3 just had to happen....
At this point I bit the bullet and moved the target to 94 yards most I can get in the rock pit.
Since I was shooting 100 yards I moved the Elevation of the Lyman to the
3rd graduation on the scale
Group #1 - 60 grains T7-3f patch and
NO Wonder Wad. Thought I would try one more group without a wad - hoping I did not need to use one. WRONG... This is a four shot group. Shot #1 really got me excited, but then shot #2 was off the edge of the paper.... Well, I was sure it was my fault so I decided to shoot 2 more to make up for it. Shot #3 really didn't help at and #4 was no better.
Group #2 - 60 grains T7-3f patch and back to a Wonder Wad. I should mention here that I had set this target with a 6" target dot, but I have to tell you it in NO WAY RESEMBLED 6" @ a 100 looking through the peep. I really was guessing where the bottom of the dot was - I feel I was pretty close on most shots.
This group was not all that bad @ 100 (for me and my eyes) but it was certainly to high (I was aiming at the bottom of the target dot) and POI was right.
Third and final group of the day. Same load as above, but I reduced the elevation to the second line on the scale and ran the windage 10 clicks left (which oddly enough on a Lyman is to turn the turrent knob right)
Shot the final group - For me I am happy packed and head to Vassar Meadows to check out how my .17 Savage would do with peepers in the meadows.
Thought I would also throw in these two pics of the Lyman. One will show the graduation plate, and remember this a 'quick release' adjustment - it is still set on the second or for me 100 yard graduation. The other picture shows the postive '0' stop which for me is set @ 25 yards.
Sorry for the length - but it was a fun day...