Finally got to shoot my Knight - lehigh bare primer conversion (very short test)

[hockeyref]

So I took her out Sunday. Fired just three shots...... 90gr 2f T7, ww209 primer, 385gr great plains conical. Touched off the first shot.... Hello! - That got my attention! been shooting 22rf or .223 for the last two months so that was a drastic change. Impact was not on paper at 50 but I could see it. Adjusted the scope and touched #2 off.... 3" low and a little left. Cool, here we go. Made another adjustment and touched off #3..... scope is now dead.... crosshairs are clear but target is very blurry... first thought was "did I detatch a retina?" Until I realized the reticle was. still crystal clear. No great loss on then scope as I grabbed a cheap tasco that had lived on a 22rf for the past 25 years as a temporary sight til I decide what I want on it. Next test will probably see the Leoupold vari-x III LRM3 from the m40a1. I don't remember that same load out of the smaller/lighter TC Impact rocking me that hard.

Now I gotta settle on optics for this beastie, then determine whether it likes conical or sabots. I may look at a set of iron sights too as a fallback.

 

[ElDiablo]

I think the failure rate on inexpensive scopes/red dots is fairly high with our heavy recoiling rifles. Haven’t had it happen to me personally but you read about it here and there. Thanks for the report. I always learn a lot from my failures (and others’).

 

[snapbang]

then determine whether it likes conical or sabots. I may look at a set of iron sights too as a fallback.

I have 6 Knights right now. As long as I shoot a bullet for the appropriate twist, sabot or conical, carefully measure my powder, and do my part, I am very happy with the groups no matter what I put in them. I think you will find your gun capable of shooting both very accurately. Just choose whatever bullet applies best to your situation.

 

[biggamehunter78]

What model is the rifle?

 

[hockeyref]

It's an original D.I.S.C. .50cal with Lehigh bare 209 conversion.

Barrel is 1x28 so she should work with both conicals and sabots....

I have a bunch of green harvester sabots so I will give a bunch of .429"/.430" bullets a try. Would really like to get Hornady FTX bullet to work for bambi social work. Developed a .357 mag FTX revolver load for a friend.... produced a first shot 30 yard bang-flop-DRT this past year.

Also plan to (hopefully) develop a cheap(ish) plinker/plate load.

 

[snapbang]

I have a thousand or so GT bullets in .429/.430. In the 255 and 305 grain weights. Ron did a bullet test on them. I have or watched 5 deer killed with them. 3 DRT, 1 went 40 yards, and the last one went a full 100 yards before dropping. Cheap shooting with good results. If you want Ill sell you some for the same price as GT is charging.

 

[hockeyref]

Just curious, Has anyone tried the harvester crush rib sabot .50 cal to .40 H15040BL?

 

[HC]

I’ve tried those with less than satisfactory results in 2 different rifles.

Just curious, Has anyone tried the harvester crush rib sabot .50 cal to .40 H15040BL?

 

[MrTom]

Just curious, Has anyone tried the harvester crush rib sabot .50 cal to .40 H15040BL?

Safe your money.

 

[hockeyref]

What was unsatisfactory? Grouping or terminal performance?

 

[hockeyref]

Btw- expecting delivery of Burris FFII 4.5-14×42 today. Might just get to try to shake another scope loose this weekend.

 

[hockeyref]

Burris is here and mounted. Eye relief seems reasonable at 14x and glass is clear. I kinda wish I would have got the one with the side focus and turrets, but as was said in a different thread, it will probably be a "set it and forget it" scope. Base of the info on the reticle, with a 100 yard zero I should be able to use it to hold over out to 300 yards. Now I gotta see if I can find a couple loads she likes.

Testing will commence (maybe tomorrow) with T7 & Grafs 2f & 3f black.... Hornady 385 GP's and Green Harvester sabots and various bullets.

 

[hockeyref]

Well I went out and got it on paper at 50 yards tonight. I walked the Great plains bullets onto the target. The 2 shot group was the last two I had with me. Shot the LSWC in the green harvester sabots pretty quick right before I had to pack up and run. Ran a damp windex patch and dry patch between shots.
Target with orange dot is 80grV T7 2f/ww209/Hdy gp conical wiped the crusty lube off and put a thin coat of wonder lube on them. Plain cardboard is 80grV T7 2f/ww209/green harvester & 240gr .430 keith swc.






Now I need to go out when I have more time to play around more at 50yards and then take it out to 100 and maybe 200 yards. Gotta see where it throws them when loaded dirty too.

 

[hockeyref]

So finally too her back out. Walked it in at 100 yards. Put a Sinclair ski-foot F-flass bipod on her and shot her off the bench. Shot 2 and adjusted up and over, 2 more and adjusted up, then 3 shot group. 80grV T7 2f/ww209/green harvester & 240gr .430 keith swc …. I ran a brush wrapped with a dry patch up n down a couple times between shots or I would not have been able to ram her home. Got the same basic group from 3 shots with a .44 cal Hornady 240gr XTP.

 

[hockeyref]

definitely need to shim the lehigh breech plug, was definitely getting blow by. Anyone have a handful of washers leftover from a shim project that i can acquire?

 

[hockeyref]

80grV T7 2f/ww209/green harvester & 240gr Hornady .429 XTP 100 yards.

 

[hockeyref]

Didn’t take any pics, but the 385gr Hornady Great plains was less than stellar with the same load. 3 shots into about 5 inches at 100. Pressure and headspace actually pushed the firing pin dent back out… didn’t shoot no more of the GP slugs when i saw that.

Anyone think i need to replace the firing pin spring?

 

[bronko220002]

Doing some serious shooting there ref.!
I've shot the 240 gr XTPs too and got similar results but I found that the 300 gr shoot much better with a similar load. I use 80 gr V of Alliant Black MZ.
Another really good shooting bullet is the 350 gr Federal BOR Lock.
Check put my post "took the 700 out"