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Re: Stable & Unstable
The barrel fell off?
The barrel fell off?
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OK, just for fun…
You were unhappy with that .75” group, so you decided to touch up your crown with a rock that was lying next to the bench.
You heard that loading bullets backwards makes them armor piercing, so you decided to give it a try.
Trick ricochet shots off your buddy’s truck fender.
OK, just for fun…
You were unhappy with that .75” group, so you decided to touch up your crown with a rock that was lying next to the bench.
You heard that loading bullets backwards makes them armor piercing, so you decided to give it a try.
Trick ricochet shots off your buddy’s truck fender.
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You changed bullet weights. One was stable, one was not.
You changed bullet weights. One was stable, one was not.
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You used a sling shot for the second group
You used a sling shot for the second group
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You either changed bullet weights or seriously changed velocity. One way of changing velocity is to shoot from a much farther distance.
You either changed bullet weights or seriously changed velocity. One way of changing velocity is to shoot from a much farther distance.
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Well....
Being that your location is in Kalifornia, with the fast approaching deer season opener, coupled with the CRAZY law about lead free ammo in the "California Condor range".....
You went from lead cored bullets to solid copper and retained the same weight bullets. Lead is denser than coppper so your new copper bullets in the same weight as lead are longer, your rifle barrel is not twisted fast enough to shoot the new eco-friendly bullets.
For example; you have a 25-06 and it always shot 117 gr SST's great. You go down to the local wally world to pick up a box of lead free hunting ammo and they are loaded up with some "high speed top of the line gauranteed to kill grizzly bears but not harm a mythical bird with lead poisioning" Barnes copper bullets which are 117 gr. Now they dont shoot for shit, as a matter of fact they are tumbling through the air and entering your target wherever they decide, sideways. That is due to the larger bearing surface of the copper bullets in the same weight as your old leaded bullets.
Solutions: 1) hunt north of Mariposa County (zone D6-north)
2) Rebarrel your rig with a faster twist rate barrel
3) drop down 10-15 grains in the copper bullets and cross your fingers
4) run a bullet with no exposed lead and cross your fingers
5) take up bow hunting
I have been hearing of a lot of inhumane shots (not kills) since everyone south of the mason-dixion line was forced to switch to the lead free ammo.
Well....
Being that your location is in Kalifornia, with the fast approaching deer season opener, coupled with the CRAZY law about lead free ammo in the "California Condor range".....
You went from lead cored bullets to solid copper and retained the same weight bullets. Lead is denser than coppper so your new copper bullets in the same weight as lead are longer, your rifle barrel is not twisted fast enough to shoot the new eco-friendly bullets.
For example; you have a 25-06 and it always shot 117 gr SST's great. You go down to the local wally world to pick up a box of lead free hunting ammo and they are loaded up with some "high speed top of the line gauranteed to kill grizzly bears but not harm a mythical bird with lead poisioning" Barnes copper bullets which are 117 gr. Now they dont shoot for shit, as a matter of fact they are tumbling through the air and entering your target wherever they decide, sideways. That is due to the larger bearing surface of the copper bullets in the same weight as your old leaded bullets.
Solutions: 1) hunt north of Mariposa County (zone D6-north)
2) Rebarrel your rig with a faster twist rate barrel
3) drop down 10-15 grains in the copper bullets and cross your fingers
4) run a bullet with no exposed lead and cross your fingers
5) take up bow hunting
I have been hearing of a lot of inhumane shots (not kills) since everyone south of the mason-dixion line was forced to switch to the lead free ammo.
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Target was turned almost parallel to shooter for keyhole group.
Target was turned almost parallel to shooter for keyhole group.
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Man you have way to much time on your hands. Good one
Man you have way to much time on your hands. Good one
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You shot 4 just prior to the rock hitting Jupiter and the next 4 after the event occurred, forgetting to account for the wake present in dark matter from the added planetary drift.
You shot 4 just prior to the rock hitting Jupiter and the next 4 after the event occurred, forgetting to account for the wake present in dark matter from the added planetary drift.
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Obviously one group was unstable. Could be many factors, but mainly too long of a bullet for the twist rate of the barrel.
The unstable bullets are all pointing pretty close to 2 o'clock. Unstable, but with uniformity.
Obviously one group was unstable. Could be many factors, but mainly too long of a bullet for the twist rate of the barrel.
The unstable bullets are all pointing pretty close to 2 o'clock. Unstable, but with uniformity.
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You forgot your reloading stuff at home and had to throw the other 4. Nice consistency though...
You forgot your reloading stuff at home and had to throw the other 4. Nice consistency though...
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you closed your eyes on the last group and said "let the force be with me" as you pulled the trigger while drinking a cup of coffee.
you closed your eyes on the last group and said "let the force be with me" as you pulled the trigger while drinking a cup of coffee.
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: tipper</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Two 4 shot groups
What went wrong, care to guess?
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Any real idea what you did to get the second group to do that?
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: tipper</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Two 4 shot groups
What went wrong, care to guess?
Any real idea what you did to get the second group to do that?
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