KHornet
Well-Known Member
The interest in HV with cast has sort of peaked my interest in milsurps with cast. Thinking about the fact that most of the milsurps in or prior to WWI were developed to
shoot heavy for cal bullets. Most of the vols for those rifles were in the 22-2300 fps area. Soooo, I am thinking of trying to find loads for 303's, 7.62x54's, & 7.5x55's and 8x57 (don't have a milsurp in that cal, but have a mauser for testing, and if that proves anything may be a good reason to buy an 8x57 that will run in the 22-2300 vol range for issue rifles out to the military spec potential. Most of these would spec at 4MOA or less, and accordingly were capable of hitting a human target at at least 300 yds. I think accordingly that I ought to be able to do that even with nearly 80 year old eyes, but will start with loads that are accurate at 50 and 100 and work out. Now if spring would just break thru, and temps stay at least 50 degrees, and is would be so nice if there was very little wind.
Paul
shoot heavy for cal bullets. Most of the vols for those rifles were in the 22-2300 fps area. Soooo, I am thinking of trying to find loads for 303's, 7.62x54's, & 7.5x55's and 8x57 (don't have a milsurp in that cal, but have a mauser for testing, and if that proves anything may be a good reason to buy an 8x57 that will run in the 22-2300 vol range for issue rifles out to the military spec potential. Most of these would spec at 4MOA or less, and accordingly were capable of hitting a human target at at least 300 yds. I think accordingly that I ought to be able to do that even with nearly 80 year old eyes, but will start with loads that are accurate at 50 and 100 and work out. Now if spring would just break thru, and temps stay at least 50 degrees, and is would be so nice if there was very little wind.
Paul