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Tried out some Lapua Pistol OSP and it seems to group well with it but the ES could be better. After 100rds were averaging 50es with an SD of about 11. I shot 3 groups at 100 and you can really see when something pops hotter.

3 50yrd groups are 5 shots.
2 50yrd groups are 10 shots
3 100yrd groups are 10 shots

100yrd bottom right group I shot with less regards for the wind, was just checking a slight elevation adjustment. Wind was constantly gusting to 8-12mph on and off. Was just after a storm blew through.

Shooting a match Saturday, we'll see how she goes. One stage has unlimited rounds and unlimited point potential. Curious what advantages the toggle gives me over all the bolt guns for that stage. Last match there was no semis.

Edit: also emailed Kidd to see if they sell a reduced power hammer spring. Seems a common upgrade on some bolt guns and I wonder if it would improve some of the numbers.

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Silencer Central, if true Phuck them!


In addition, is everyone calling reps and senate offices to get the actual reasoning behind the start of this thread, mentioning they should be taken off NFA completely etc?
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PortaJohn

Oh Chicago, you so special...
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107th Street is apparently the hangouts and residences of the local Crips gang chapter and the armed gang that posted this is probably Disciples or another smaller clique that is perpetually in a state of war with them. Nobody from that street seemed to want to engage in a firefight that night. The roving group was packing some hardware...

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Let me see them do that in China town.

Load development struggles

I’ve been working up this load for 300 Norma, AXSR rifle, 27” Bartlein barrel, first time with a magnum, and reached a point where I’m looking for suggestions.
Started with new Lapua brass sized for .002 neck tension, 230 A-Tips .050 from lands, 9 1/2M primers and H-1000.

I did a powder charge test from 82.1-85.1 in .6 gr increments OCW style, ascending order, 3 rounds each total. Stopped at 84.5 because it was flattening the primers pretty hard by then. Went from about 2900 fps up to 2980 fps. Best groups and ES were at 82.1 and 84.5.

I loaded up five rounds each of 82.1 at .030, .050 and .070 from the lands and fired them in the same ascending order style and got these results.
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Loaded up 10 rounds at 82.1/.070 to see if I could confirm it and it looked like this.
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Decided to test the same load again to see if this was me and to check neck tension results so I loaded up ten each at .002 and .003 neck tension and got these results. ES at .002 was 21 and at .003 was 49.
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I shot every test at the same range, same time of day, nearly identical conditions prone on a bipod with a rear bag. My 215 Berger load I did is pretty consistently .5 MOA but this 230 load after that one outlier seating depth group is closer to 1 MOA.

Looking for some outside input. Time to change powders? Drop the charge a little?
Repeat a previous test?
What say y’all?

PortaJohn

Yeah, I am fairly certain LP8.1 was the irritation that made me operate at 98% efficiency instead of the usual 100% from March 15 to the end of the month this year. My GF and my mother both never got any symptoms just like the first hit back in 2022, the Marik prophylactic protocol I put them on most likely helped a lot. For me the fever, throat burn and chills lasted just 2 days. But the friggin' lingering cough stayed for weeks and tapered off slowly. Didn't get tested, don't need to as I was 100% certain it was this year's "throat COVID".

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We had something like this run through our house too.
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Optics Burris XTR3 5.5-30x56

Burris XTR 3 5.5-30x56. SCR2 mil. Has a couple light marks. Glass is good. Come with sunshade, exposed wind turret, throw lever, race dial, and the box.

$975 to me shipped to you.

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