I was finally able to get out to the farm today to do some shooting. It was raining lightly but the time to go was now. Since Dinger Tom cleaned out one of the out buildings I am able to back the pickup in and under and set up under cover.

I went our with two objectives... 1. I had finished a NFPJ conversion using a Knight NFPJ domed breech plug. I was really hoping the conversion would reduce the amount of blow back. But, I really have no way of judging the before and after because I have never shot the Knight NFPJ before. But my immediate reaction right now is - dang! not anything to get excited about - Using a FPJ conversion is much cleaner even with used jackets...

Second objective... shoot this new gun... Grouse had suggested that I just leave it in the box and never shoot it... but man am I glad it did go shoot it. I took it out of the box mounted a Bushnell scope on it with Leupold bases and rings - bore sighted the gun. I also cleaned it - although there was not much to clean - i did not even run any JB's.

One other thing a forum member GM54-120 had sent me some Barnes 40/150 grain TAC's to shoot... He was wondering about velocity and accuracy. From what I saw at 40 yards - accuracy is there. I tried to recover some of them from the clay but was unable to find any of them in the mud + it was raining HARD... so I am going to assume they worked well like all Barnes copper bullets do.

I again, only shot my base load -> 110 grains T7-2f, Winchester T7 primer and stayed with the Harvester smooth blue sabot as they were the first 40 cal sabots that came out of the loading box.

The conversion was not really clean, although using the conversion and the Lehigh primer adapter no fouling or blow back reach rhe scope. The floor of the breech certainly was dirty as was the nose of the bolt - but I have seen it worse. After shot number 10 primers were hard to get out of the primer adaptor - they extracted just fine but fouling in the adaptor area made it difficult for them to slide out just by tipping the gun.

Here is a picture of part of my outing.....



Here are the velocities recorded from todays shooting....

I am impressed. Nicely Done!
Art

Man, all of those bullets are HAULING A$$ with that load Sabotloader. Looks like a keeper.

(But you'll probably end up selling it and buying a new toy. Maybe even a good sidehammer. )

wow... that is some impressive speeds there and nice groups... looks like a lot of fun.

Well shoot! I just tore the gun apart to start cleaning it... You know the breech area and bolt really were not that bad. No hard compacted carbon fouling as I expected at all. The was some caking on the face of the bolt but really that was it.

The fouling on the bolt just wipped off with a rag and when I pulled the BP it was not bad at all either.

So maybe it worked a bit after all....

cayugad

It really was fun - I just wish i had more time to move the target out to 100 and get some shots in out there. Hopefully next time - except - I really need to start tuning my PRB Renegade up for the Rondy shoots coming up in the near future.

I took the Rene out of the rack today and held it - it really feels like the time to start shooting it...

Mike, measure the bottom of the primer pocket to the face of the bolt. I am wondering if there is some slop there that is causing the blowback. You might drop a high temperature O ring probably a # 60 under the primer and see how the bolt closes with the O ring under the primer. Lee

Lee

I am pretty sure that would solve the problem and I even have the proper 'o' ring for it but!!! the 'o' ring is not the long term answer and I am not sure it is the best answer.

I wish I had the abilty to build metal parts - if I could I would stick the plug in a lathe and turn the existing primer bench out of there, then contruct and install a new bench to the correct height - but i would also want it to be universal enough that you were not limited to just one length primer. I think I am darn close to that in my Remington conversion...

I might just take a plug out to Machine Shop Dave and see what he thinks it might take...

Stubborn....Stubborn....Stubborn......

What would ever make you think a Disc Elite would not shoot? It's not new in the box anymore.

BTW- Did your retirement check come today?????? I noticed you shot some Lehigh's.

Did i mention very nice shooting?

Not me! - about what!!!!

you did - you said you never know?????

Nope! but I didn't get to put it away in the safe... I had to know....

Nope! I traded some Gold Dots for em... sept the guy I got them from doesn't know that yet?

I thunk so 2.... especially the Lehighs in a 1/30 twist...

Would you believe when I walked the target out in the field, I forgot the range finder in the front seat so I paced out what thought was about 25 yards - 30 max.... I certainly do not qualifiy to be a pacer....