Got out for a shot this morning, wasn’t to far out which was good. My average for the145 gr ELDXis now 3000 fps so lost a little but accuracy is still as it was. Now it’s suppressed I will take it for walks more often.
Printable View
Got out for a shot this morning, wasn’t to far out which was good. My average for the145 gr ELDXis now 3000 fps so lost a little but accuracy is still as it was. Now it’s suppressed I will take it for walks more often.
You are getting good speed for that length barrel, my mates son down your way only got about 2860 fps from memory with that same load. Currently he is using same weight of powder but RL 19 for 2872 fps. Some barrels are slower than others.Quote:
Originally Posted by rimubay
There is nothing out of fashion about a skinny 130 grain 7mm bullet at 3100 fps.
If we invented it today it would be a wonder hit. Marketing would call it the .277 Precision Annihilator. Delta Force would adopt it as a sniper round. Long range people would talk confidently about its performance at 800 metres with NASA-made bullets, and how many clicks are required for a stag or a hind. Kiwi blokes would cut the barrels down to 14 inches and post on forums about how it actually adds velocity to their loads. Other people would make statements on the internet about how you can recover all your lost velocity from your short barrel by just using a faster powder. Probably AP70N or Unique. Suppressors would go on, making the short barrels longer again but at the same time making rifles lighter and handier, and making the deer run towards them and not away, as if the shot makes their ears fall off.
Acerbic sod today aren't we......... can't fault a goddamn word of it! Needs posted on some of the yank sites, plenty of clicks then, just on all the unfortunate mouses, not stags and hinds......Quote:
Originally Posted by John Duxbury