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03-12-2011 | 01:48 PM

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Saturday Fun At The Range

I finally was able to get a break from the grind and got to the range for some relaxation. I didn’t get as many loads tested as what I set out because a buddy of mine who tagged along was having trouble with his scope. But I did get a few targets shot and it was a fun day regardless. The goal was to develop a load for CO pronghorn season this year. I am pretty much set on using the 250g Barnes TEZ bullet this year. I’m taking the 700ML and the game plan is to shoot BH in it.

All shots were with the supplied sabot, STS primer and at 50 yards. The plan was to start out at 90g BH and then work my way up to 110g and see if the groups opened up. I only made it through the 90g load before I stopped. Though the accuracy wasn’t horrible, it was nowhere near what I will classify as acceptable.

I really wanted to go up to 100g and see if it would tighten up but just out of curiosity, I threw 90g of 777 and took 3 shots with it. This is what I was looking for.

So I stuck with 777 and bumped it up to 100g. By this time there was a guy beside me with an AR burning about $30 about every 30 seconds. Ahh the joys of public ranges.

I attribute some of that to the distraction but regardless, it appeared to open up some. I’m going to continue to up the charge of BH and see if they tighten up, but I’ll have to do it on a buddy’s land. I’m done dealing with the crazies at the public ranges. But, if not, the 777 is shooting well with the Barnes so I can always use that if need be.
I have a .54 flintlock that should be arriving to my door in a few days. I’ll probably end up setting the inlines aside for a while and the flintlock will be getting all my attention.

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