Beautiful 52* / low humidity weather at first light this morning...retested the .58cal Virginia to re-check / fine tune sight adjustments for my deer hunting load. And this trip I hung up an old blanket on the left side of the shooting table to block the morning sun / side light from streaming in under the pole shelter and hitting my sights.
Made a few more file strokes on the sights to really fine tune the 50 yard zero, and this gal turns in excellent 1.75" groups while sitting down leaning against a shelter post like it was a tree. I’m sure if it was benched it would shoot a single "ragged hole"...extremely accurate .016" deep “round bottom groove" barrel by Rice.
100grns Goex 2F, .62cal Oxyoke wad, .022" Oxyoke patch, .570" / 279grn Hornady round ball.
This mid range powder charge chronographs at 1350, with a SD of only 6 fps.
(For comparison, a 90grn charge of Goex 3F produced almost 100 fps more)
Next time she makes sparks, it should mean a good buck came through cruising for Does.
Made a few more file strokes on the sights to really fine tune the 50 yard zero, and this gal turns in excellent 1.75" groups while sitting down leaning against a shelter post like it was a tree. I’m sure if it was benched it would shoot a single "ragged hole"...extremely accurate .016" deep “round bottom groove" barrel by Rice.
100grns Goex 2F, .62cal Oxyoke wad, .022" Oxyoke patch, .570" / 279grn Hornady round ball.
This mid range powder charge chronographs at 1350, with a SD of only 6 fps.
(For comparison, a 90grn charge of Goex 3F produced almost 100 fps more)
Next time she makes sparks, it should mean a good buck came through cruising for Does.
