Your thoughts on my OCW test?

[SWThomas]

your load lists IMR 6064 and then you quote the hodgon book,,,,imr and h ARE NOT THE SAME.....

i 'm impressed with those numbers,,,esp if no pressure issues.

Uh, no. The load lists IMR 4064. Being that Hodgdon makes IMR and there is no H4064 (or 6064, whatever that is) listed on the whole load data page for 308, I figured it would be obvious which powder I'm talking about. The only 4064 listed in Hodgdon's load data for 308 is IMR.

 

[Drop Port]

on a two moa target..that is crap shooting....
i do not think the shooter has posted his desired accuracy or range...
and if you read the post he has an EIGHTEEN INCH BBL..

ALL well and good for you handicapped belly shooters....but some of us like accuracy.....

you guys keep living in your historical dream world

My ladder test works like onto this:

I load 22 rounds and go lay down at the 1000 yard line and if I clean the Palma target and my shots are 'on call'......my ladder is good! Been doing this now for 50 years and it works!!

AMEN and two hail mary's. my only caveat is, when I wasn't a HM I asked the HM's around me what they were using, most were using the same or very similar loads/bullets. When I strayed from that stuff my scores suffered, why? cause i'm spending time at reloading bench instead of at the range! ain't rocket science but every newbie has to learn at their own pace.

What kind of silly crap is this? If you don't shoot bench you are handicapped? You need to look at the big picture this guy is shooting a GAS GUN. Not always as easy to tune as a bolt gun especially for a new guy. Why not give him advice that applies or just politely tell him this is not the site?

 

[Romulus]

45.3 - 45.6 IMO

I feel I would have a better idea of how your gun wants to shoot if the overall range was broader, but it looks like she wants to shoot real well. Just have to tinker a bit. Good luck.

 

[SWThomas]

45.3 - 45.6 IMO

I feel I would have a better idea of how your gun wants to shoot if the overall range was broader, but it looks like she wants to shoot real well. Just have to tinker a bit. Good luck.

Thanks for the input. I'm gonna shoot it again under more favorable conditions. I can't load anything right now anyway. I had to send my seating die to Forster to get fixed. Once it gets back I'll start tinkering again.

 

[Webster]

Do you clean the bore with anything besides a dry bore snake?

 

[SWThomas]

Do you clean the bore with anything besides a dry bore snake?

Not when I did this OCW. I started the day with a clean bore, fired a couple foulers, shot, and ran the bore snake twice after each round robin.