SCJ429 wrote:They are excellent Tassie, and you are using very cheap projectiles. What was the size of the smallest group? Do you think seating depth made much of a difference? Was there a difference in speed betweenthe longest and shortest? Were you able to jam the pill into the rifling?
bones-350 wrote:I discovered with my 223 Weatherby Vanguard S1 ss sporter barrel.....
55gr Berger Varmints 25.0gr 2206h oal 2.250" at 100yds 10 shots landed within .752"....
in2anity wrote:Yes this is pretty good shooting Tassie, even for a supported bolt gun. Do you feel content with these groups? Also, just curious how fast are you shooting these? Have you tried a long a long string pretty quick, say 40 in a row?
in2anity wrote:Yes this is pretty good shooting Tassie, even for a supported bolt gun. Do you feel content with these groups? Also, just curious how fast are you shooting these? Have you tried a long a long string pretty quick, say 40 in a row?
in2anity wrote:Well I suppose I always test with respect to silhouette shooting. But it also interests me to see how much a barrel changes when she really starts to get hot. Rapid fire service matches also test a barrel in this regard (which I also dabble in). But yeah i see your points - if you won’t ever be doing such forms of target shooting then yeah agreed there’s no point in such a test. But that’s why I asked the question my friends!
SCJ429 wrote:in2anity wrote:Well I suppose I always test with respect to silhouette shooting. But it also interests me to see how much a barrel changes when she really starts to get hot. Rapid fire service matches also test a barrel in this regard (which I also dabble in). But yeah i see your points - if you won’t ever be doing such forms of target shooting then yeah agreed there’s no point in such a test. But that’s why I asked the question my friends!
How many shots do you fire in rapid succession during rapid fire? What caliber are you using? 308?
in2anity wrote:Yes this is pretty good shooting Tassie, even for a supported bolt gun. Do you feel content with these groups? Also, just curious how fast are you shooting these? Have you tried a long a long string pretty quick, say 40 in a row?
deye243 wrote:Bugger that ln2anity I won't even shoot fclass with a 7mm as I won't shoot 10 rounds in I think 15mins my long guns never get more than 60* and I like the round count I get .
My culling rifles well that's a different story .
in2anity wrote:SCJ429 wrote:in2anity wrote:Well I suppose I always test with respect to silhouette shooting. But it also interests me to see how much a barrel changes when she really starts to get hot. Rapid fire service matches also test a barrel in this regard (which I also dabble in). But yeah i see your points - if you won’t ever be doing such forms of target shooting then yeah agreed there’s no point in such a test. But that’s why I asked the question my friends!
How many shots do you fire in rapid succession during rapid fire? What caliber are you using? 308?
40 shots over approx 20 minutes for silhouette - so they get pretty piping hot by the end, especially if the match starts not long after warmup. Rapid fire matches - depends on the specific rules of the shoot on the day but sometimes even faster than that. I guess I should state that when I say “quick succession testing” I’m not talking mad-minute kind of stress test, just continuous precise fire to see how the poi changes as the barrel heats... anyways with regard to my question it sounds like a resounding NO around these parts lol, retreat!
Gamerancher wrote:Where in the world do you shoot 40 rounds of centrefire rifle silhouette in 20 minutes?
Certainly none of the matches I've been to in 20 + years of competing.
Gamerancher wrote:Depends on the venue, how many relays there are, how long it takes for resets, but an average 40 shot match with about 30 odd shooters can take anywhere from 2 and 1/2 to 4 hours.
TassieTiger wrote:How does this rapid fire effect accuracy and/or barrel life? I’d imagine it would be a red hot barrel at the end of it?