It was
Savage 99 day yesterday.1981 99C Series A in .308
1940 99EG in .300
1913 22 HP that has a new life as a 250-3000
1913 22HP
The first two I've shot before, and both were again very accurate. I was testing FPS on some new loads and found the sweet spot for both the 308 and the 300 based on
10 Round Load Development Ladder Test[/b] which I am a firm believer in these days!
The
[b]1940 EG in Savage 300 continues to amaze me with buckhorn site. At 50 yards, the first 2 shots were hole through hole and the 3rd about 1/2" MOA above them after the first fouling shot.
The
99C in .308 with the cheap Tasco scope was grouping deadly. So time to move on to the rifles I haven't reloaded for.
The
1913 22HP that is now a .250-300, professional restored at some point in its life, didn't fare so well for accuracy but the newer scope I put on it but I didn't have time to fiddle with the scope, I was there to chrono the Remington box ammo .250 with 100 gr projectiles so I could get some velocity readings and come close or below Remington velocities.
Chrono on the Remington .250 with 100 gr projectiles had a great std dev was as follows for an average:
AVG StdDev Min Max
2657 9.54 2647 2666Put that one away for another day to figure out the accuracy with the scope.
Last up was the
1913 22 Hi Power using Lelliar & Bellot box ammo with 70 gr projectiles.
First shot I noticed I wasn't even on paper. The Marbles Tang peep is adjusted to it's lower point and still shooting too high.
Do they make a shorter shaft for the Marbles to get that peep down lower? It was adjusted down to max.
So I flipped that down and flipped up the standard buck rear sight. Much better, first shot at 50 yards was 2" right of center. Next shot was 6" right of center. WHAT THE HECK? I couldn't get any good accuracy with the 6 shots I fired but when I start reloading this round I hope to draw that group in.
All in all it was a fun day and I've got lots of box ammo data and 2 of my reloads ironed out for the 300 and 308 savages.
The star of the day was a non savage
1963 Ruger 44 Magnum Carbine. After adjust the Bushnell 1-4x Illuminated reticle scope using Heurters Box ammo in 240gr, I proceeded to use my loads with a 210 gr bullet. At 50 yards it was holes through holes. Can't wait to adjust this one out to 100 yards.
The Heurters box ammo had a high Standard deviation compared to my loads and averaged as such:
AVG StdDev Min Max
1502.22 52.81 1425 1595 My loads in 210 gr were as follows.
AVG StdDev Min Max
1451.6 26.64 1413 1485That's all! Fun day!
