elbeefalo
32 Cal.
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So I recently finished up my new "drop in" barrel for my CVA "Hawken". Got the tenon dovetail sized and everything blue and now I'm working it in with the roughed in sights.
Started trying loads for deer season coming up. here are some of my targets. Most of my patching has been the same pillow ticking sheet. All shots at 50 yards from a bench. And yes, I already have Schoultz's packet.
85 grains with Bore Butter and muzzle cut patch. Not working, obviously.
Changed to the precut .15 ticking prelubed with melted Bore Butter. Yuck. (Ignore my wife's .22s)
Changed to Hoppe's 9 Plus and 75 grains cut at the muzzle. Much better. Not lubing the patches consistently, I guess. 4 shots.
Same load but changed my lubing method a little. Happy with it except for the flyer. 6 shots.
Save me pulling my shots on the last string, I'm getting closer. I do have a question about my patches though. Some of them were showing a tiny bit of burn through. Should I even be concerned about a little burn on the patches if it grouping in? Would it be lowering velocities enough for me to be concerned with it dropping a buck inside 100 yards?
Started trying loads for deer season coming up. here are some of my targets. Most of my patching has been the same pillow ticking sheet. All shots at 50 yards from a bench. And yes, I already have Schoultz's packet.
85 grains with Bore Butter and muzzle cut patch. Not working, obviously.
Changed to the precut .15 ticking prelubed with melted Bore Butter. Yuck. (Ignore my wife's .22s)
Changed to Hoppe's 9 Plus and 75 grains cut at the muzzle. Much better. Not lubing the patches consistently, I guess. 4 shots.
Same load but changed my lubing method a little. Happy with it except for the flyer. 6 shots.
Save me pulling my shots on the last string, I'm getting closer. I do have a question about my patches though. Some of them were showing a tiny bit of burn through. Should I even be concerned about a little burn on the patches if it grouping in? Would it be lowering velocities enough for me to be concerned with it dropping a buck inside 100 yards?