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First....this is all just basic, entry level BS. I just want to post something...
First rifle...Savage 110 Trail Hunter. It has a 22" med heavy Sporter barrel with Trijicon 3-9x40. Weighs 9lb 6 oz...empty. Being new, figured what I am doing would be a good opportunity to get the scope sighted in. What I'm doing.... fire forming brass. I'm using 145 hot core over RL15. This is Peterson 260 SRP that I'm using to make 7/08 brass. Just a starting load, and not very precise on the powder measuring...but within a kernel or two. Got sighted in and shot a group. Definitely not impressive, but about an inch and a half. I wasn't really expecting much, all things considered.
I could shoot this load out of this rifle all day long. Recoil in that heavy rifle was very mild...plus it has a decent recoil pad. Loved the scope. My first time with a trijicon...money well spent.
Second rifle....Ruger M77 Hawkeye compact.
16.5" barrel and weighs right at 7 lbs. Leupold VX Freedom 2-7x33. First off...the scope works, but I'm not impressed. Half the numbers aren't marked on the power adjustment....seems cheesy. The turrets...gritty at first but did start to improve the more I turned them. Clicks are faint, and no index mark (guess that's what you call it). The start/finish line....
Anyway... decided to sight it in while I had my bench setup. I shot this rifle while doing a ladder test, but wasn't aiming at anything...just shooting into a backstop.
I had a few rounds loaded up that Jerry helped me with. Just something theoretical that his computer worked out using the powder/bullet combo I plan to use. Didn't want to use those for sighting in, so used some factory Norma 150s I have. First off, them things are hot... Recoil in that little rifle will wake you up for sure... Especially after shooting that heavy Savage. But, I got her sighted in. I then used the theoretical loads to shoot a group. .428" 3 shot group...I can live with that. This is my still hunting rifle, I don't foresee shots more than 100 yards. BTW, it's a 154g Hornady RN over h4831sc. It's a compressed load doing a shade faster than 2400 fps out of the short barrel. Not a barn burner, but I bet it hits hard.
This is (for me) definitely not a bench rifle. Im sure though that it will be perfect for my intended use.
I've still got a bunch of 260 brass to fire form for the Savage. And I just got a delivery today of some CT 150g BTs. This is my intended load for the Savage. Unfortunately...I'm going to be using Norma brass in the Ruger...so I have some "unloading" to do.... shooting the factory ammo. I don't look forward to that...
First rifle...Savage 110 Trail Hunter. It has a 22" med heavy Sporter barrel with Trijicon 3-9x40. Weighs 9lb 6 oz...empty. Being new, figured what I am doing would be a good opportunity to get the scope sighted in. What I'm doing.... fire forming brass. I'm using 145 hot core over RL15. This is Peterson 260 SRP that I'm using to make 7/08 brass. Just a starting load, and not very precise on the powder measuring...but within a kernel or two. Got sighted in and shot a group. Definitely not impressive, but about an inch and a half. I wasn't really expecting much, all things considered.
I could shoot this load out of this rifle all day long. Recoil in that heavy rifle was very mild...plus it has a decent recoil pad. Loved the scope. My first time with a trijicon...money well spent.
Second rifle....Ruger M77 Hawkeye compact.
16.5" barrel and weighs right at 7 lbs. Leupold VX Freedom 2-7x33. First off...the scope works, but I'm not impressed. Half the numbers aren't marked on the power adjustment....seems cheesy. The turrets...gritty at first but did start to improve the more I turned them. Clicks are faint, and no index mark (guess that's what you call it). The start/finish line....
Anyway... decided to sight it in while I had my bench setup. I shot this rifle while doing a ladder test, but wasn't aiming at anything...just shooting into a backstop.
I had a few rounds loaded up that Jerry helped me with. Just something theoretical that his computer worked out using the powder/bullet combo I plan to use. Didn't want to use those for sighting in, so used some factory Norma 150s I have. First off, them things are hot... Recoil in that little rifle will wake you up for sure... Especially after shooting that heavy Savage. But, I got her sighted in. I then used the theoretical loads to shoot a group. .428" 3 shot group...I can live with that. This is my still hunting rifle, I don't foresee shots more than 100 yards. BTW, it's a 154g Hornady RN over h4831sc. It's a compressed load doing a shade faster than 2400 fps out of the short barrel. Not a barn burner, but I bet it hits hard.
This is (for me) definitely not a bench rifle. Im sure though that it will be perfect for my intended use.
I've still got a bunch of 260 brass to fire form for the Savage. And I just got a delivery today of some CT 150g BTs. This is my intended load for the Savage. Unfortunately...I'm going to be using Norma brass in the Ruger...so I have some "unloading" to do.... shooting the factory ammo. I don't look forward to that...
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