ARE WE THERE YET!!!!!
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ARE WE THERE YET!!!!!
The load is not a very fast one but the rifle likes it and is good for 300 meters (not that you ever shoot that far in the bush) and groups 0.9 inch at 100 meters
My brew is
51.5 grains H4350(AR2209), 130 grain hornady SP flat base, FC brass, Federal 210 (Changing to CCI200 one the federals have gone as the CCI are easier to get), overall length of cartridge is 3.26 inches
I do have a stiffer load developed with a 53.5 grain charge of 2209 with sierra gamekings but they need another go at the range to sight the scope to them and double check the accuracy but I will use up the lighter loads first before changing over to them, my speer reloading manual that I got with my reloading kit says I can go upto 56 grains of 2209 but when I went to 55 grains they were giving a 3 inch group.
Yup I always do that @Spook to avoid the round would not chamber scenario I just don't want anything to let me down while out thereQuote:
make sure you cycle any reloads through your rifle before you step off into the bush...we don't want to hear any sad-arse stories.
It is not friday yet I have to find out if I am working tomorrow or not before I can do the early bugger off tomorrowQuote:
ARE WE THERE YET!!!!!
I am restricted on time aswell as I work 6 days a week when the weather permits all that load I gave the data for was meant for was to get me up and running with some ammo my rifle likes and work on the velocity side of it when time and money permits as I really have to make my powder stretch out at the moment I will take a few of the hotter loads with me to retest at the range if I get time on my way home. Ironically that 51.5 grain charge of H4350 seems to be the accuracy load going by all of my searches on it regarding the 270 and H4350 even though to some that load is a fairly "glacial" (cold load) for the 270
Haha. My two boys learned to have arguments in whispers when in the back of the car
4 pages of drama, anticipation and not being able to wind it forward to see what happens. This is like watching an epic movie. :D
Yeah sorry about that @Tahr this trip should have been done a couple of weeks ago but ole murphy was buggering things right up with my plans apart from the weekend of the field shoot at mucko's :D. So hows your trip over in the USA going.
More work than play, but the good thing is that it's summer so the temps are around 22.
Went into a gun shop, and there were 2 boxes of projectiles and no rifle powder. Boy, did the guy complain about supply. He had about 20 pistols, but said that at one stage he had got down to just one. It seems that our supply is almost better than theirs. He also said that after each shooting, demand goes crazy. They expect Obama to get tough with gun laws.
Yep never heard my dad say the word and I would have got whipped if I'd said it as a child in front of him! How the world has changed, called respect!
Hoorayyyyy tomorrow Friday and the big road trip begins ya can't wait 308!!!!! :cool:
or did you mean to post this one :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87-4vxzUlZ4
And Hugo said you go and I said no you go and soon ................. We was at Clements Road in the pissing down rain!!!:wtfsmilie:
Counting down the hours till fuck off time the boss is going to be ringing me shortly after assessing the job site on whether it is going to be too wet to run the dump trucks today.
Just got called into work so the road trip won't happen till after I get home tonight
This is driving me mad!!!!!
@Gibo thought you were already mad :thumbsup:
It is almost as bad as Coro st
It is called football actually. But I will let it go just this once:P
It's called pointless Pengy.
Its full of people with great talent wasted in a game that's only slightly more interesting than cricket.
I could not agree more
Soccer is very much like golf/cricket. Gotta watch the highlights for the mean kicks/hits as that's the only exciting bit in a game.
Sooooo anyone been chasing these sika yet?
Music to my ears! Good luck, wind in ya face, slow and steady wins the race ;)
Are we there yet?:thumbsup: