1:20 original Disc
04-02-2018, 11:27 AM
#1
Fork Horn
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2016
Posts: 381
1:20 original Disc
I have been waiting for some 530 gr BACO bullets to arrived but it was finally nice enough to shoot and I just received some more of Ed’s 465 gr bullets so I decided to give them a try at gong hunting until the 530’s arrive .
I chose an old school .45 original disc . It has been bedded and has fpj primer . Other than that it is original .
I had been shooting PR 260’s in it so I had to sight it in . It only has a 9 power scope . I could see the 500 yard gong fine but didn’t have enough elevation to reach that far . I was limited to around 300 yards .
I took along pyrodex p and triple 7 with the intention of trying both and working up an accurate load
As it turned out the pyrodex p load of 75 gr with veggie wad and ed’s 465 was good enough group that I didn’t do any experimenting this time out
This was the 3 shot group
I ended up sighting it in for 125 yard zero figuring I could leave it for hunting if it shot good .
Then I went to 200 . 2 shots were satisfactory, the third shot I think was my fault .
Then it was gong time at 300
First shot was a little high . It hit the t post that my gong hangs from . Ed’s bullet is a definite killer on steel t posts if you ever have a chance to hunt one
1 adjustment and it was dead gong every shot . You can see where the bullets hit the gong , the group wasn’t to bad
So my conclusion is Ed’s bullet is a killer to 300 on gongs and probably beyond if your scope allows you to reach out further
75 gr pyrodex p
465 gr conical
1:20 twist original Knight Disc
Triple 7 primer
I chose an old school .45 original disc . It has been bedded and has fpj primer . Other than that it is original .
I had been shooting PR 260’s in it so I had to sight it in . It only has a 9 power scope . I could see the 500 yard gong fine but didn’t have enough elevation to reach that far . I was limited to around 300 yards .
I took along pyrodex p and triple 7 with the intention of trying both and working up an accurate load
As it turned out the pyrodex p load of 75 gr with veggie wad and ed’s 465 was good enough group that I didn’t do any experimenting this time out
This was the 3 shot group
I ended up sighting it in for 125 yard zero figuring I could leave it for hunting if it shot good .
Then I went to 200 . 2 shots were satisfactory, the third shot I think was my fault .
Then it was gong time at 300
First shot was a little high . It hit the t post that my gong hangs from . Ed’s bullet is a definite killer on steel t posts if you ever have a chance to hunt one
1 adjustment and it was dead gong every shot . You can see where the bullets hit the gong , the group wasn’t to bad
So my conclusion is Ed’s bullet is a killer to 300 on gongs and probably beyond if your scope allows you to reach out further
75 gr pyrodex p
465 gr conical
1:20 twist original Knight Disc
Triple 7 primer
Last edited by 1874sharpsshooter; 04-02-2018 at 11:34 AM.
04-02-2018, 01:06 PM
#3
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: River Ridge, LA (Suburb of New Orleans)
Posts: 10,917
Nice Sharpsshooter. What was the range for that first tiny three shot group?
I love Ed's big bullets in my Green Mountain Renegade. I call them the "freight trains". Here's about the best they will do from its 1:30 twist barrel with GOEX at 100, 200 and 300 yards. I've never tried other powders.
I was going to make the Spring T-Post hunt this year, but my shoulder is not up to shooting the big bullets necessary for those suckers. It's healing from the injury sustained in a fall in December, but slowly.
I love Ed's big bullets in my Green Mountain Renegade. I call them the "freight trains". Here's about the best they will do from its 1:30 twist barrel with GOEX at 100, 200 and 300 yards. I've never tried other powders.
I was going to make the Spring T-Post hunt this year, but my shoulder is not up to shooting the big bullets necessary for those suckers. It's healing from the injury sustained in a fall in December, but slowly.
Last edited by Semisane; 04-02-2018 at 01:11 PM.
04-02-2018, 02:47 PM
#4
Fork Horn
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2016
Posts: 381
Nice Sharpsshooter. What was the range for that first tiny three shot group?
I love Ed's big bullets in my Green Mountain Renegade. I call them the "freight trains". Here's about the best they will do from its 1:30 twist barrel with GOEX at 100, 200 and 300 yards. I've never tried other powders.
I was going to make the Spring T-Post hunt this year, but my shoulder is not up to shooting the big bullets necessary for those suckers. It's healing from the injury sustained in a fall in December, but slowly.
I love Ed's big bullets in my Green Mountain Renegade. I call them the "freight trains". Here's about the best they will do from its 1:30 twist barrel with GOEX at 100, 200 and 300 yards. I've never tried other powders.
I was going to make the Spring T-Post hunt this year, but my shoulder is not up to shooting the big bullets necessary for those suckers. It's healing from the injury sustained in a fall in December, but slowly.
That 1:30 you have sure seems to like them . That’s pretty good groups you got . Hope you heal quickly . Hunting season is a coming
