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Some results from the 35 Newton.

Well, I spent a good day on the range with the 35 Newton. It is a handful on the bench and this is the first time I have broken out the chrono to see what kinda FPS I was getting. I had a real good idea with the QL projections, but you can never tell.

I have worked up the first few times out. I started out around 73 grains of RL17 but groups were pretty large. Again, I wanted to work up slowly, just in case, but I knew I should be in the mid to high 2900's.

It is somewhat of a challenge doing bench work with a 6X scope at 200 yards. Not hard, but I should use a bigger bull. Either way, it is coming together decently.

Brass is reformed 375 Ruger, CCI250's and of course, the 225 AB.

75- 2920, 2918, 2980, 2960



76- 2950, 2991, 2982, 2953



77- 2966, 3048, 3049, 3021



I think a few of the readings were anomalies since the sun kinda peeked out right on the chrono. Maybe not though? Either way, I am getting plenty of speed. Gotta work a little with seating depth, but they are already pretty far off the rifling, so I will reshoot a few groups to see if I really need to change much up. It was a great start with the rifle, but it would be nice to get most of the shooting done before the sun is beaming down.

This is what the bare rifles weighs.



I am not sure what it weighs all scoped and loaded yet.





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Gotta take some outside pictures of it soon. It is an awesome handling rifle. Just enough heft to settle down nice, but man, it points really nice. Should be a keeper on the elk mountains.