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Compensating...

I get it...

DF

Gracious, patiently understanding Women are from God Almighty Himself!

Hey DF, you're an educated guy, do you think with the center to center then subtract bore diameter that the 50 fired a close to 1.5" 4 shot group?

I cant go measure the target, the sawed off donkey came by and ate it.

And thanks for the compliment, that's an old 1954 Ford 960, 50 Horse ground pounding gas burner lol, bought it for Wifey cause she wanted to help brush hog around the place sometimes ;]

Yeah, those old Fords just keep on keeping on.

And, yo wifey definitely gets style points, Bushhogging with a vintage tractor. A woman who can drive a tractor is definitely worth keeping... grin

I think you measure from outside edge to outside edge, then subract one caliber. That takes you center to center. That's a lot more precise than tring to find the middle of a big .50 cal. hole... wink

Donkey ate your homework, hey...

DF

LOL, yes, she slathers up in coconut butter and shorts, think she uses it as an excuse to tan.

10-4, I'll call it a 2" group, trying to see if my rifle and load is working okay, I think I'll have to take it, not rear bagging a rifle and resting the front in hand on a rest and using barrel sights, [I] can't shoot any better than that, Sharpsguy, Sharpsman and Kurt71 damn sure can, but I'm just a Sharps greenhorn still.

And yes, that damn donkey has to be 3/4ths goat. lmao

You could follow that donkey around until she "unloaded" your target...

I think it's 2" or slightly more, edge to edge. Subtracting .5" would get close to 1.6", maybe 1.7", compensating for a potential "donkey factor".

Not bad for a vintage dude, shooting a big boomer, using irons...

DF

, Pass on the refined target, maybe I could till it into the garden for next years tomatoes. lol

I suppose, you know, it's harder to shoot those big guns well, kinda like walking behind a mule you know kicks, gotta keep the flinch factor at bay.

Yep, no doubt it's a "mind over matter" thing, not that easy to master.

But, you gotta be into some S&M...

The way you like those big kickers.

DF

Some kind of a weird mental challenge I could never put a finger on, may be a mental disability, ;] after a bench session with one, you're to damn tired and sore to go out and get into trouble.

My cans of 300-MP and Power Pro 2000 arrived today. That was quick.

Wideners has a good stock of powder, are a great bunch to deal with and have good prices, better than most.

https://www.wideners.com/

DF

Good deal, you'll probably be at the chrono and loading room till dark thirty.

Let us know some speeds and groups will ya?

Wet here. Helping a good bud with his deer hunting property on weekends.

Takes up time and I still work.

Gotta shoot my Hornet loads to get K Hornet brass, load them and get back to the range.

It'll happen and I'll report.

Just having too much fun...😎

DF

10- Rahjah DF, we'll be waiting.

Dirtfarmer,

My range results were interesting today. The load was the Tipped 30-grain Varmageddon in Winchester brass, already fire-formed in this rifle, with CCI 450 primers and three charges of 300 MP:

14.0 grains--3270 fps, .77 inch group
14.2 grains--3287 fps, 1.49 inch group
14.5 grains--3348 fps, 2.48 inch group

As the powder charge increased, the groups started stringing more and more vertically. Looks like 14.0 grains is it, but out of curiosity I resized the cases from the 14.5 grain load and seated some primers. The pockets were still quite tight, and Hornet cases are notorious for expanding pockets with hotter loads, because there's so little brass around the pocket.

The barrel on this Brno is 58cm (@22.8") long.

Thanks, John.

Good info, as usual.

If and when it quits raining, I'll have some data to report.

May need to start building an Ark...

DF

Put a roll up door on your shop and shoot from inside, I do if I start to develop withdrawal symptoms.

Hello JB, were these in K-hornet cases?

Yep, already fire-formed. Couldn't have gotten that much powder in if they weren't, even with a drop-tube! The 14.0 grain charge is right around the level of the shoulder.

DF,

Wish you could send some of that rain our way, we could really use it....

10-4, thought so but was wondering if the new powder was that much more dense than lil-gun.

Thanks