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Old 09-05-2016 | 01:46 PM
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Default Lobbing lead for fun

I decided to try lobbing some of Ed's 465's just for fun and to check the ballistic program I am using.
Gun: Knight original Disc Lehigh bare primer.
Powder: 90 gr 777 3f
Primer : triple 7
bullet: Ed's 465
.060 veggie wad
swab with spit patch after each shot.
I grabbed the disc and headed out . As I was looking through the scope I realized it was a 9X not a 14X. I had grabbed the wrong disc. I decided rather than to go back I would just use it. After all this was just for fun. I took the first shot and it was low with the lead as I had been shooting a saboted bullet with 130 gr powder. I adjusted then scope and it only took 2 adjustments to get it close enough

first target




shot # 1 from 150 yards. .
Shots 2 and 3 from 200 yards. nothing to brag about but even with 9 power the target wasn't very big.

second target



I shot these 2 from almost 300. The farthest I could get without changing directions was actually 291 by the rangefinder
but 300 sounds better :mrgreen:
Since the scope is a bdc 250 I couldn't use the circles at this range without dialing down the power. I went to 4x .That really made the bull small. as matter of fact the red bull fit inside the reticle circle easily. But at least I hit the target.
unfortunately when I changed directions and went further I did not even hit paper so I gave up there. So even though I took the wrong gun and didn't accomplish anything I had fun.
according to my APP at 200 yds I have 17.8" of drop at 250 I have 40" drop and at 291 I have 65.2 and of course at 400 I had 161" but I didn't even hit paper at that range .
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