hporter
Active Member
Will do. I placed an order tonight. Your post has me looking at the Savage 23D's on Gun Broker now. Always wanted a Hornet - and what the heck - maybe I could find the A model in .22 and round out the collection!
What Did You Shoot Today?
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336 30/30 185gc with 3x BLL vs PC (WD'd). GRT says 2k pfs. Clean cold bore and me trying to shoot off hand first few shots - bad - recoil response. Bore scope shows pretty clean, little junk 3/4 down the bore. Settled down with front bag and LH on stock. Oh, BLL ones used sages (annealed) checks. Also shot the CVA BO off hand - good till scope moved. Oh well. Need to put the Vortex back on it anyway.
JonB
Halcyon member
43º and sunny and breezy.
I took my buddy(who has never been to my club's shooting range) to the range and we test fired a new batch of hot 357Mag ammo I am working on...Using my 4" Ruger GP-100.
The Load:
Lee C358-158-SWC with Alum GC, lubed/sized in Star .358 die and adjusted to lube just one groove with SL68B.
pushed with 15.6gr (.102cc) of W296 (from a vintage steel can) and applied a heavy crimp into crimp groove, Mag primer of course. As much as I wanted to try those Argentine primers out, I figured this ain't the configuration to do it with...Maybe 38 spl will be next batch? I also have 38 Super on the to do list as well.
I brought out a 8" square piece of plywood for a target, all 18 rds I shot, hit the plywood. I was happy with the amount of felt recoil, I was worried it'd be too much. BUT, my buddy thought the load was too stout. I was wearing thin garden gloves and my buddy was bare handed...and it was 43º and breezy, I swear the cold always makes felt recoil increase.
I took my buddy(who has never been to my club's shooting range) to the range and we test fired a new batch of hot 357Mag ammo I am working on...Using my 4" Ruger GP-100.
The Load:
Lee C358-158-SWC with Alum GC, lubed/sized in Star .358 die and adjusted to lube just one groove with SL68B.
pushed with 15.6gr (.102cc) of W296 (from a vintage steel can) and applied a heavy crimp into crimp groove, Mag primer of course. As much as I wanted to try those Argentine primers out, I figured this ain't the configuration to do it with...Maybe 38 spl will be next batch? I also have 38 Super on the to do list as well.
I brought out a 8" square piece of plywood for a target, all 18 rds I shot, hit the plywood. I was happy with the amount of felt recoil, I was worried it'd be too much. BUT, my buddy thought the load was too stout. I was wearing thin garden gloves and my buddy was bare handed...and it was 43º and breezy, I swear the cold always makes felt recoil increase.
RicinYakima
High Steppes of Eastern Washington
Nice day, warmest this year, 54*. Made it to the range for the first time in 13 weeks. Shot the 32 magnum Model 16, Model 10 , Model 60-10 and Colt #5 with 44 Russian brass. It was amazing to be how bad I shot with no practice over the winter. But I can't justify the $1500 to join the indoor range, when you can't shoot lead bullets.
I managed to shoot a nice group on a nice day with my 30-30 testing an antique Weaver K6.
The C309170F sized .309” with LLA over ten grs of Unique. Five shots at 40 yards.
While wifey was grilling some chicken, I sat down and shot steel at 100 yards with my Remington 510 using CCI Quiet ammo. It didn’t bother her or the House dogs.
Kind of like “Finger snap. Wait. Ding.”
Fun stuff- and the chicken was fabulous!
462
California's Central Coast Amid The Insanity
Ruger 10/22 with two new-to-the-rifle ammunition flavors.
The best of the two: Federal 40-grain Auto-Match, 50-yards, 10 shots.
I won't use the excuse of the smoke screen, created by the guy next to me shooting his black powdered 45-100 C. Sharps, for the errant hole. No, sir, I won't do that.
The best of the two: Federal 40-grain Auto-Match, 50-yards, 10 shots.
I won't use the excuse of the smoke screen, created by the guy next to me shooting his black powdered 45-100 C. Sharps, for the errant hole. No, sir, I won't do that.
CWLONGSHOT
Well-Known Member
Quick range trip yesterday afternoon.
I wanted to test some 35 RM with a new powder.
I wanted to cite in the seven mag with its original scope and then function test a new 556 upper I put together.
The 35 proved too hot.
The seven mag has scope problems. Sluggish adjustments 40-year-old scope typical. They're good when you leave them alone but you start fiddling with those turret and they just don't perform as they did when they were new. It's a USA made Burris scope. So I should be able to send it back and have it cleaned up.
The 2545 was shooting just as good as it has. Here's the last I shot.
Then the "new" 556 upper was also a jem. All I brought was a couple of loads good from other rifles. I obviously never tuned loads for this upper because it's brand new. But my 60 grain Vmax bolt gun load with 322 powder shot under an inch, And my 50 grain Vmax With 335 powder also shut under an inch
I think is gonna be really good shooter! I'm gonna tune some loads for it and see what exactly it can do.
I wanted to test some 35 RM with a new powder.
I wanted to cite in the seven mag with its original scope and then function test a new 556 upper I put together.
The 35 proved too hot.
The seven mag has scope problems. Sluggish adjustments 40-year-old scope typical. They're good when you leave them alone but you start fiddling with those turret and they just don't perform as they did when they were new. It's a USA made Burris scope. So I should be able to send it back and have it cleaned up.
The 2545 was shooting just as good as it has. Here's the last I shot.
Then the "new" 556 upper was also a jem. All I brought was a couple of loads good from other rifles. I obviously never tuned loads for this upper because it's brand new. But my 60 grain Vmax bolt gun load with 322 powder shot under an inch, And my 50 grain Vmax With 335 powder also shut under an inch
I think is gonna be really good shooter! I'm gonna tune some loads for it and see what exactly it can do.
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CWLONGSHOT
Well-Known Member
Sited two 223/556 rifles and my 6mm Remington. Then shot some ladders in the 25/45.
100g Sierras didnt get to speed. Accuracy started to tighten @ top load but it was just 2625 fps.
CW
100g Sierras didnt get to speed. Accuracy started to tighten @ top load but it was just 2625 fps.
CW
Slughammer
Member
Shot the Rem 722 in 300BO with Lyman 311466 and 311467.
On the pistol range I chronographed some 38spl +P loads. I noticed the first shot of each string was slow. I lowered the muzzle and slowly raised it and was able to repeat the results. Then I did the opposite and raised the muzzle before leveling for each shot. Over 100fps average difference for 3 powders with a 358477 weighing 158gr. I expected 30-40 fps, not 100. This is not a lightweight bullet and these loads are full power.
On the pistol range I chronographed some 38spl +P loads. I noticed the first shot of each string was slow. I lowered the muzzle and slowly raised it and was able to repeat the results. Then I did the opposite and raised the muzzle before leveling for each shot. Over 100fps average difference for 3 powders with a 358477 weighing 158gr. I expected 30-40 fps, not 100. This is not a lightweight bullet and these loads are full power.
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Slughammer
Member
I'd like to have the extra 50fps, but WST uses a grain less powder; plus I paid less than half of what the jug Unique just cost me. So, 845fps will have to do for the 358477.
I have this little Taurus PT22 that is a joy to shoot.
The problem is that two or three rounds from every magazine(8shots) require two hammer strikes(DAO) before they fire.
It seems to do better with Aguila ammunition than CCI.
Just for grins last night I pulled the bullets and powder from a CCI MiniMag, a CCI Quiet, a Remington Golden, and an Aguila regular.
The tilt up barrel made the test easy.
All primers fired, but the Aguila’s report was TWICE as loud as the others.
Empirical and trivial, but it surprised me.
I’m going to adjust the firing pin protrusion by a tiny bit, trimming the FP spring made no difference.
I wonder if this is common for these pistols.
Matt_G
Curmudgeon in training
Nope, they sold two at least.
My Father-in-law bought one and Annie became the new owner when he passed away.
We have not shot the thing yet so I can't answer Rushcreek's question...
Mitty38
Well-Known Member
Yep wife had one. It was very ammo picky. For FTFs. Plus would light strike.
Polished the ramp, pin and firing pin chanell a bit.
Then avoided disliked ammunition, think all it could shoot well was stingers, or standard.
Never did trust it for self defense because of that.
We traded it for a 380 Bersa Thunder Cc.
Now I load up the mags, clean the gun. Then she just keeps one in the chamber, and counts shots so she can change mags with a bullet still in the pipe.
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