Tested a few loads today using Vhit 135. Haven't used it before. Here are the results.
Not majorly impressed and clearly more work to be done. I'm scratching my head a bit with what to do next. 25.4 seems the most stable so perhaps I need to tweak seating depth and see if that makes much difference.
Then again, perhaps I need to test 25.2 and 25.3. All groups were four shots. 25.1 looks interesting, but perhaps not stable? There's two separate groups, one through the same hole and a figure of eight to the right.
.22LR CZ452; .22 Hornet CZ527
Tikka T3 Varmint .223; .204 Ruger CZ527 Varmint;
6.5 Creed Bergara B14 HMR
i switched powders to varget in both my 308 and .223 as its simpler keeping to one if feasible.
i kept my col in both cals and did load testing at the range.....luckily only the point of aim was off and i got thumb hole groups again.
varget is pricey but if the outcome justifies it so be it........will try it on the 8mm and 30-06 and see if that as the same outcome
email...... stephenbarrow@ntlworld.com
I'm going through the same. Reminds me of the days of pellet testing for the air rifles. Lol
Although that was much cheaper and easier than tuning a centrefire round.
Last edited by 223AI; 01-01-2017 at 10:11 PM.
Thanks for looking
.22LR CZ452; .22 Hornet CZ527
Tikka T3 Varmint .223; .204 Ruger CZ527 Varmint;
6.5 Creed Bergara B14 HMR
What bullets are you using?
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.
.22LR CZ452; .22 Hornet CZ527
Tikka T3 Varmint .223; .204 Ruger CZ527 Varmint;
6.5 Creed Bergara B14 HMR
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.
might be a daft question but if you have used the n133 with success, why switch to another powder.....ive just done my 53`s with n133. >HERE<
Without curiosity, evolution would have been greatly flawed.....
http://www.airgunbbs.com/showthread....Quickload-Help
First post.....
Thanks for looking
.22LR CZ452; .22 Hornet CZ527
Tikka T3 Varmint .223; .204 Ruger CZ527 Varmint;
6.5 Creed Bergara B14 HMR