[For What It�s Worth Department] Went out today and chronographed some new loads as it was up to 40 degrees, calm and overcast with minimal light on the target. Target is at 120 yards. (Don�t ask �why 120 yards�; it is just what my benchrest range is)
Rifle was my Westley-Richards imitator(#3 Ruger), with the Ron Long barrel in .40-65 RL.
Load was: R-P casings/210M primers/POPWad/53.0 grains on Swiss 1 � /.065 poly wad/ Ron Long 425 grain RN spitzer 20:1 @ 2.885"-OA.

Had loaded 10 rounds, match quality to the best of my ability.
(Note the target below) First two were foulers; they printed as the two high, as expected.
3-4-5-6- dropped into the group. 7- went to right. 8-9- dropped into the group. 10- (last shot) dropped low (with lowest velocity- 1167). Average Velocity was 1176 fps. Max velocity spread was 17 fps. Don�t know what SD was as I bumped the wires and reading dropped�

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Not too shabby for a Ron Long barrel and some �old eyes�? Would bet that the two that were �out� would have all been �in� with a better rifleman <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif" alt="" />