.50 200g sst?
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05-22-2005, 10:05 PM
#2
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Colorado
Posts: 4,127
RE: .50 200g sst?
In my 26" Black Diamond, I didn't get as good accuracy as with the 250 and 300 grain bullets. The 200 grain will group about 4" or so at 100 yards, the 250's about 2", and the 300's about 2.5" to 3". Maybe your gun will be different . . . .
05-22-2005, 10:23 PM
#3
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 21,193
RE: .50 200g sst?
After shooting the 250 grain Shockwaves out of my T/C Black Diamond XR I see no reason to change. The accuracy I can get with this projectile on top of 115 grains of Goex 3f is outstanding. I am sure the damage they would do to a deer, elk, moose, or anything else I want to shoot would be equal to or better then the 200 grain although I will admit I have never shot the 200 grain.
05-23-2005, 11:45 AM
#4
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Columbia, Md.
Posts: 1,211
RE: .50 200g sst?
I have been using the .50 200gr Shockwave sabots, basically the same bullet, with much success. Im' shooting them over two 50gr and one 30gr Pyrodex pellets in my Encore. Under 1MOA groups at 100 yards off a bench. I tried the 250gr Shockwaves and got about a 2-1/2" group at 100 yards. It all depends on the load and what your ML likes. If you got the time and money, it never hurts to try a new load. Might find a better one than your using now.
05-24-2005, 01:29 PM
#6
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 35
RE: .50 200g sst?
Hi,
Sounds like this might be a 200 yd bullet.
50 Grains less weight.under 150 grain charge.
I just might give them a try,and see how they print compared to the Barns 245 Spit Fires.
But this test will have to wait,till fall.
The weather down here in Texas is in the mid 90's.
And my shooting range is in some deep woods with no chance of getting a breeze.
Sounds like this might be a 200 yd bullet.
50 Grains less weight.under 150 grain charge.
I just might give them a try,and see how they print compared to the Barns 245 Spit Fires.
But this test will have to wait,till fall.
The weather down here in Texas is in the mid 90's.
And my shooting range is in some deep woods with no chance of getting a breeze.
05-24-2005, 02:57 PM
#8
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Colorado
Posts: 4,127
RE: .50 200g sst?
Just wondering . . . sometimes a lighter bullet can't be driven much faster and, when you factor in the lower ballistic coeffient, the heavier bullet will shoot flatter and hit harder at longer distances. In the .45 caliber Knight Disc Rifle, for instance, the 175 grain bullets are about as fast and as flat as the 150 grain bullets when you get out to 200 yards. And, of course, the heavier bullet hits harder.
05-24-2005, 06:49 PM
#9
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Columbia, Md.
Posts: 1,211
RE: .50 200g sst?
Your right, Roskoe. I would have liked to use a heavier bullet but I am sticking to the bullet weight that gives me the best accuracy. My 3 shot groups are under 1-1/2" at 100 yards and I have gotten several cloverleafs. I am going to test this load at the 200 yard range this summer to see how much it drops. A heavier bullet would hit harder but I have confidence in this load to go where I want it to. 