So, I let family convince me to get the Ridgeline FFT. I really like it. Did the 50 round barrel break in recommended by Christensen and started working on reload. Started with 150 TTSX using Re22 and 215M primer.
6 three shot groups this morning - Barnes recommended 0.050 from lands:
#1 62.5 grains avg fps 2883 / #2 63.0 gr avg fps 2932 / #3 63.5 gr avg fps 2926 / #4 64.0 gr - one shot fps 2903 / #5 64.5 gr - one shot fps 2930 / #6 65.0 gr avg fps 2980
Only one shot on #4 and #5 because fps was not showing a steady increase in speed. The were no pressure signs on brass and no heavy bolt lift. Decided to shot all three on test #6. The increase in FPS between #2 and #6 is only 50 fps.
Quite happy with the #2 target but a little confused about the lack of fps with the powder increase. I will likely focus on #2 but looking for ideas on lack of fps increase.
6 three shot groups this morning - Barnes recommended 0.050 from lands:
#1 62.5 grains avg fps 2883 / #2 63.0 gr avg fps 2932 / #3 63.5 gr avg fps 2926 / #4 64.0 gr - one shot fps 2903 / #5 64.5 gr - one shot fps 2930 / #6 65.0 gr avg fps 2980
Only one shot on #4 and #5 because fps was not showing a steady increase in speed. The were no pressure signs on brass and no heavy bolt lift. Decided to shot all three on test #6. The increase in FPS between #2 and #6 is only 50 fps.
Quite happy with the #2 target but a little confused about the lack of fps with the powder increase. I will likely focus on #2 but looking for ideas on lack of fps increase.