Thread: 440m ladder test

So it shoots 1 MOA with a slight change in powder loads is all I can interpret from that. If saving powder and projectiles is the aim of the test
( and getting the job done in a short time frame ) Then it looks good. These new idea methods seem a bit odd to me, I cant see how one shot groups prove anything at all.
As you say the rifle is a hunter and it may never get better than this either. Although its pedigree should help with smaller groups.
IIRC most CM's shoot 2209 well with 41.5 Grains for 143's sorry 140's

I went through a whole bunch of OCW and other tests with mine only to find this out a short time later.

Originally Posted by johnd

So it shoots 1 MOA with a slight change in powder loads is all I can interpret from that. If saving powder and projectiles is the aim of the test
( and getting the job done in a short time frame ) Then it looks good. These new idea methods seem a bit odd to me, I cant see how one shot groups prove anything at all.
As you say the rifle is a hunter and it may never get better than this either. Although its pedigree should help with smaller groups.
IIRC most CM's shoot 2209 well with 41.5 Grains for 143's sorry 140's

I went through a whole bunch of OCW and other tests with mine only to find this out a short time later.

I shoot mine with 140s and use 41.5 of 2209,but I don't even get 2600fps.
The first time we went out matey shot a 2" three shot group with Hornady Match ammo.

Originally Posted by marky123

I shoot mine with 140s and use 41.5 of 2209,but I don't even get 2600fps.
The first time we went out matey shot a 2" three shot group with Hornady Match ammo.

Interesting Marky, do you have a short..ish barrel. My Speed was 2700 for a 26 inch barrel. Verified with drops and data out to 600 yds for 1/2 MOA on a good day, but usually "blew" out to 1 1/2 with wind. Still maintained 1/2 MOA vertically
Dont take any of the critique, we have given, the wrong way we just obviously do things differently.