Today's Load Testing - Vhit 135

[Elliott]

Are you using the same length as your N133 load? If so that side of things should be sorted and you just need to find the best powder weight.

I'd load up 5 rnds each of 25.1 to 25.7 at .1 gr increments.

Do you use a rear bag out of interest?

Yeah, the same Coal and I did indeed use a small, makeshift rear bean bag. Funnily enough tonight I've done exactly what you suggested there and loaded 5 rounds each from 25.1 - 25.6 in 0.1gr increments

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[223AI]

Yeah, the same Coal and I did indeed use a small, makeshift rear bean bag. Funnily enough tonight I've done exactly what you suggested there and loaded 5 rounds each from 25.1 - 25.6 in 0.1gr increments

By the way, your inbox is full

Space cleared buddy

[chrisbaker42]

What bullets are you using?

[Elliott]

What bullets are you using?

53gr V-Max

[Elliott]

Here's the results from today's experimentation. Targets set out at 121 yards with a 7mph 45 degree crosswind. All shots were 5 shot groups:

Powder weights from 25.2 - 25.6gr



COAL adjustment using 25.1gr which I figured had the best potential following yesterday's results.



Think I'll stick with 25.1gr with a COAL of 2.290". I'm confident what little vertical stringing there was, was in fact down to me. It would've been helpful to have a finer dot to use as an aimpoint.

[bullbarrel]

I'm sure this is a daft question but you are cleaning the rifle thoroughly after each session (not group) and not just using a pull through or some such?

Are you using the rifle for target or foxes? If foxes then all those shot today will kill it.

[Elliott]

I'm sure this is a daft question but you are cleaning the rifle thoroughly after each session (not group) and not just using a pull through or some such?

Are you using the rifle for target or foxes? If foxes then all those shot today will kill it.

Yeah, it always gets a proper clean with solvent and patches after every session. The rifle is used mainly for longer range vermin bashing and long range plinking