I'm ranging more now, but it has been almost a month since my last plinking excursion. I was able to go this weekend to do a few things.
First was to re-zero my scope. I purchased a new rail and rings, but the main reason was to try my first hand loads! I had purchased all my reloading equipment and managed to get all the baking essentials (powder, primers, etc). So I made 50 rounds to test out and make sure I don't blow my face off. Here was my recipe:
168 Hornady BTHP
44gr Varget
Winchester 1 fired brass
Winchester Primers (WLR)
COL: 2.800
Case trim: 2.10max
Primer pockets uniformed and trimmed
Ultrasonic cleaning
Out of all the 50, one failed to lock in. I think I failed to push it completely through the resizing die. All the rest went bang and were very reliable.
After sighting the scope in, I played at 100, 200, and 300 yards. There was quite a bit of wind and I don't know how to measure it and translate that to a good dope. Again I'm a super newb, but I had fun!
So how did I do?
100 yards (5 shot):
200 yards (7 shot):
300 yards (10 shot):
The first two shots where to get a dope. The bulls eye hit was when the wind died down and there is on shot to the right on the edge of the target. I found out it was really hard to shoot the target with a fixed 10x scope. I think I need something more up to a 15x maybe or a better spotting scope.
First was to re-zero my scope. I purchased a new rail and rings, but the main reason was to try my first hand loads! I had purchased all my reloading equipment and managed to get all the baking essentials (powder, primers, etc). So I made 50 rounds to test out and make sure I don't blow my face off. Here was my recipe:
168 Hornady BTHP
44gr Varget
Winchester 1 fired brass
Winchester Primers (WLR)
COL: 2.800
Case trim: 2.10max
Primer pockets uniformed and trimmed
Ultrasonic cleaning
Out of all the 50, one failed to lock in. I think I failed to push it completely through the resizing die. All the rest went bang and were very reliable.
After sighting the scope in, I played at 100, 200, and 300 yards. There was quite a bit of wind and I don't know how to measure it and translate that to a good dope. Again I'm a super newb, but I had fun!
So how did I do?
100 yards (5 shot):
200 yards (7 shot):
300 yards (10 shot):
The first two shots where to get a dope. The bulls eye hit was when the wind died down and there is on shot to the right on the edge of the target. I found out it was really hard to shoot the target with a fixed 10x scope. I think I need something more up to a 15x maybe or a better spotting scope.
