flounder33

Yesterday was a beautiful day in Minnesota so I got the itch to do some shooting. I had never tried conicals in any of my mk'85s so I decided to do that.
The gun was a early SS mk-85 with a pre Green Mountain barrel. I have some UC shorts that are sized to .5035 that are a little snug but once they are started they load without too much effort. I guessed that 80 grains of Goex 2f might be a decent place to start so that is what I put in my tubes.
I set the target in front of my big snowpile and set up 50 yards away.
My first shot was about 5 inches to the right of the bull so I made an adjustment to the peep sight. Second shot hit the bull and I proceeded to shoot five more that made one ragged hole about the size of a silver dollar. My last shot went about 3 inches high for some reason.
I really like shooting conicals out of my White rifles but I have to admit that they honestly can't do any better than this old Knight.
It sure is nice when things go that good.
One nice thing about shooting into a snow pile is that the bullets will be laying on the lawn in a small little area when the snow melts. They usually look like new except for the rifling marks.

ronlaughlin

So, are you going to shoot them bullet again next winter?

flounder33

As nice as they look, no I donut think I will be doing that. Hopefully, I will be melting them and making new ones.
I was planning on getting set up for casting this winter but haven't got that done yet.
Art

cayugad

I agree, shooting conical bullets are a lot of fun. I like shooting them.

deer655

Excuse my ignorance but what does "uc" stand for. I like trying different bullets in my mk85 but when it comes to hunting I'm sticking with my nosler 260s especially since I bought a lifetime supply from Wideners.

flounder33

UC stands for Underclocked. He is a member on this and other forums. He designed the bullet. It is a 440 or so grain conical with a large meplat.