huntnful
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What I’m calling the 22 creedmoor project, has started.
The gun was built by @barehandlineman at High Voltage Armory.
1-8 twist 24” Heavy Palma Muller Works
Defiance SA HVA Exodus Action
MDT XRS Chassis
Bix N Andy tac sport pro trigger
Area 419 Hunt Rings. .94”
Trijicon Tenmile HX 5-25X50 MOA FFP
Scoped rifle weighs 14.56lbs. No muzzle threads.
This is just a data collection driven project. I will document as much as I can and share openly. Nothing hidden or knit picked.
I really want to personally learn as much as I can about shooting (especially positional and building effective positions) & reloading and what affects what, and by how much (if any). Also barrel life/wear and how it affects speeds/groups as the shot count grows.
I used my normal virgin brass prep and a load that worked well in my last barrel and loaded up 50 rounds. This is my “Control” load and groups. A generic baseline basically.
Alpha LRP brass
80 ELDM
41gr. H4350
CCI 200
2.660” COAL
I bore sighted the gun. Shot 3. Adjusted over. Shot 10. Aim point was black “X”.
I adjust right 1/4 and down 1/2. Scrubbed the barrel clean. Shot some foulers out of the group. Then shot 20 straight rounds for a group. No breaks other than swapping mags. This is my control group for future comparisons when testing.
I then went to 471 yards and shot 10 for a group to see how the load held up. There was a 5-10 MPH wind the whole range session. I did not hold for wind intentionally, so that I wouldn’t shoot out my aim point. Just testing the loads precision at a decent distance. It is trending high, but I’ll correct the data at 800-1000 yards later on.
Every one of these rounds was weighed within 1 kernel on an A&D FX 120i scale. This was the ES & SD over 25 rounds in virgin brass.
I have 500 pieces of the same lot of Virgin alpha brass. An 8lb of H4350. 1100 80 ELDMS of the same lot number. So testing can be consistent throughout.
A lot of this testing will be done for myself and my own curiosities. But I’m also considering this a community 22 CM. So if you have valid interests that you would like to see tested, and they’re reasonable to do, please share them and I’ll try to accommodate those interests as well!!
Also these new area 419 rings seem absolutely first class.
All animals you see killed in CA were shot with a random copper load . Just close range coyotes mostly in the future. All practing and target shooting will be mostly with 80 ELDM’s.
FYI, the chassis and donkey dick of a barrel were just selected because they were cheap, and available lol. Chassis seems nice to shoot behind and has a comfortable grip. Definitely plastic feeling and flimsy feeling. But I’m honestly not that critical of things anyways. It seems nice enough for $550.
The gun was built by @barehandlineman at High Voltage Armory.
1-8 twist 24” Heavy Palma Muller Works
Defiance SA HVA Exodus Action
MDT XRS Chassis
Bix N Andy tac sport pro trigger
Area 419 Hunt Rings. .94”
Trijicon Tenmile HX 5-25X50 MOA FFP
Scoped rifle weighs 14.56lbs. No muzzle threads.
This is just a data collection driven project. I will document as much as I can and share openly. Nothing hidden or knit picked.
I really want to personally learn as much as I can about shooting (especially positional and building effective positions) & reloading and what affects what, and by how much (if any). Also barrel life/wear and how it affects speeds/groups as the shot count grows.
I used my normal virgin brass prep and a load that worked well in my last barrel and loaded up 50 rounds. This is my “Control” load and groups. A generic baseline basically.
Alpha LRP brass
80 ELDM
41gr. H4350
CCI 200
2.660” COAL
I bore sighted the gun. Shot 3. Adjusted over. Shot 10. Aim point was black “X”.
I adjust right 1/4 and down 1/2. Scrubbed the barrel clean. Shot some foulers out of the group. Then shot 20 straight rounds for a group. No breaks other than swapping mags. This is my control group for future comparisons when testing.
I then went to 471 yards and shot 10 for a group to see how the load held up. There was a 5-10 MPH wind the whole range session. I did not hold for wind intentionally, so that I wouldn’t shoot out my aim point. Just testing the loads precision at a decent distance. It is trending high, but I’ll correct the data at 800-1000 yards later on.
Every one of these rounds was weighed within 1 kernel on an A&D FX 120i scale. This was the ES & SD over 25 rounds in virgin brass.
I have 500 pieces of the same lot of Virgin alpha brass. An 8lb of H4350. 1100 80 ELDMS of the same lot number. So testing can be consistent throughout.
A lot of this testing will be done for myself and my own curiosities. But I’m also considering this a community 22 CM. So if you have valid interests that you would like to see tested, and they’re reasonable to do, please share them and I’ll try to accommodate those interests as well!!
Also these new area 419 rings seem absolutely first class.
All animals you see killed in CA were shot with a random copper load . Just close range coyotes mostly in the future. All practing and target shooting will be mostly with 80 ELDM’s.
FYI, the chassis and donkey dick of a barrel were just selected because they were cheap, and available lol. Chassis seems nice to shoot behind and has a comfortable grip. Definitely plastic feeling and flimsy feeling. But I’m honestly not that critical of things anyways. It seems nice enough for $550.