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Old 06-21-2015 | 09:45 PM
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lol yeah my ribs caught pretty hard on #5 right when I was squeezing off. Not a clue what happened to #4 being low. Could have been I didn't seat the bullet tight enough on the powder. 6-10 on the other target were a smidge more spread out but I was starting to ache quite a bit by then. That rifle will pretty much make a large ragged hole at 100 yards with my pet load. Problem is, I had to switch bullets because of poor terminal performance up close. These bullets and Scorpion golds are the next best performers with the Hornady SST coming in a close 3rd on MILD loads (75gr) but it opens up pretty bad on the hotter loads. It's a rare thing that I have a shot here in Illinois past 70 yards but it HAS happened a couple times so I always hunt with a load thats good to 150. Not a good thing if you end up with a 30 yard shot and your bullet blows up on the deer. I'm getting too damn old to chase these ornery deer around with a busted shoulder.
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