Swiss shooters

[WRustyLane]

I'm Swiss and I shoot! I am of Swiss decent and shoot GOEX. Guess I should switch to Swiss, lol. So yer talkin' 'bout powder and not people, huh? But the title does say, "Swiss shooters".

 

[SDSmlf]

Personally, have shot Swiss for years with great results, however, past performance may mean nothing going forward. I have alway heard that the top match shooters use Swiss. If there truly is a performance issue with latest lot(s), expect the ‘top shooters’ will not be quiet.

 

[SDSmlf]

Swiss emailed back. I find it hard to believe that 3 different brands of guns hate swiss powder? Especially when they all shoot different projectiles. There's no way I would be able to hunt big game with the charges listed below.

"Good Morning,

I shoot that same lot with a .45 caliber and I don’t have any issues with grouping. It just could be that your rifle doesn’t like that powder. I do have a rifle that doesn’t like Swiss powder at all. I have one, that will only shoot Swiss and I have one that will shoot anything I put down the barrel. Rifles are just like people I have figured out.

When shooting this Swiss with my .45 caliber, at 25 yds I am shooting about 20 grains, 50 yds, it’s 30 grains, and 100 it’s 40 grains. My grouping off a bench is about 1.2-1.5”, at 100 yds. Off hand, I get about a 3” group (I am not very steady) But I can shoot pretty tight groups closer in off-hand. My last time out I shot a group off hand under .75” with the same lot of powder that you are having issues with."

What is the lot number you are having an issue with? Will usually buy a pound or two when my LGS has it, so would like to know what lot number to avoid pending further investigation.

 

[Frontier's]

Both are lot # 130.715
Production: Jul 13 2017