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Post by Muddy1967 » 22 Dec 2013, 2:58 pm

Hi Guys,

Here is my first effort at load development.

I have 5 groups ranging from 20.5gns to 22.5gns

All shot at 100yds.

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Pulled one
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Group-2.jpg
Pulled one
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2 pulled
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So close to a great group
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Group-5.jpg
Again so close
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Just like Woodworking, Aim twice, Shoot once.

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Re: Test Loads

Post by Blackened » 22 Dec 2013, 6:11 pm

Good to see you got your seating issues sorted Muddy.

Very nice 3 shot on the 5th image.

How was this shot? bidpod/bag or...
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Re: Test Loads

Post by Farmjer » 22 Dec 2013, 6:19 pm

Muddy1967 wrote:Here is my first effort at load development.


Very, very nice.

Try that last load with a few +/- 0.1 charges and you'll just about have single hole groups.
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Re: Test Loads

Post by Hinky » 22 Dec 2013, 7:52 pm

Definitely a good result for first time out.

Those are .5gr increments obviously?

Should hopefully get even better with a little tuning like Farmjer said.
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Re: Test Loads

Post by Elek » 22 Dec 2013, 7:56 pm

Nice Muddy.

How long you had your .222 for?

Looks like half the calibres for the DBL are discontinued now, included this one.
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Re: Test Loads

Post by Muddy1967 » 23 Dec 2013, 1:34 am

Blackened wrote:How was this shot? bidpod/bag or...

Front Bipod and small rear bag.
Conditions at Eagle park were near perfect yesterday, no wind and mid 20's.

Elek wrote:How long you had your .222 for?

I have had my .222 for only a few months, I believe it was made in 1980 from the serial number
I found on the action, and the scope is 20+ years old also.

Hinky wrote:Those are .5gr increments obviously?

Yes Hinky they were .5gn increments, I will try .1ish between 22.0gn and 22.5gn.

Thanks all for the great support.
Just like Woodworking, Aim twice, Shoot once.

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Re: Test Loads

Post by Noisydad » 23 Dec 2013, 6:31 am

Not much wrong with those groups!
There's still a few of Wile. E Coyote's ideas that I haven't tried yet.
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Re: Test Loads

Post by tucked » 23 Dec 2013, 7:21 am

A .2" group if a fkn great result for the first time out.
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Re: Test Loads

Post by portph » 23 Dec 2013, 3:09 pm

Noisydad wrote:Not much wrong with those groups!


Not much? Better than anything I've ever shot :lol:
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