Don (ranch13) just reiterated what I have been trying to say all along in my posts. It turns out that we
seem to think pretty much along the same lines. And while we probably have only met briefly, we have
the same circle of friends
and frequent the same types of shoots.
Don (ranch13) and I shoot the same types of competitions, with ranges from 100 to 1000 yards. As
both Don and I keep saying, if they won't group at 100, they won't group at the range intervals out
to 1000 and sometimes a bit beyond consistently and predictably.
Some of the folks are even using these guns to shoot at a mile on Kenny W's parent's ranch. The sights
they use are about as tall as a stepladder. Now of course, most, if not all are using 45-110's, but that just
reinforces the point that adequate velocity is needed.
The original load that grouped well at 450 but not anywhere else is an aberration. FG just got lucky
to be absolutely blunt about it (which I have been trying to not be blunt). With that load, if FG went
to anyone of the shoots that had the different ranges, he wouldn't even place. That is why I originally
suggested that he increase the amount of powder.
I know Harlan Sage (sageoutfitters) and that is where FG said he was getting some of his bullets from.
Harlan weighs the bullets before he packages them up so they shouldn't have voids in them and are
matched together by weight in groups of 50. Harlan uses certified alloys, so bullet composition isn't an
issue either.
regards,
dc