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Its said that,,,,,,,,,,,,, 'If one doesn't shoot in the wind regardless, what's the use of shooting at all?'
Although windy with gusts, I headed to the club to shoot the Fury 400gr and Northern Precision 400gr bullets for Mnt monkey at distance. Not ideal but shooting in the wind is a learning experience for both hunting and target shooting.
I pulled the conditions after I got home. The club range is right next to the airport, so the conditions at the time I pulled them are 100% accurate.
Charge today was 120grs VOLUME of BH209. 10 drops and average of all 10 in actual weight used. Lot#39
Home made drop tube worked perfectly. Never dropped a kernel of propellant in that wind and gusts
Velocity of both bullets is 2,100fps
.060" veggie wad
Arrowhead ignition w/modules
Primers are Federal 215M Match
Atlas bipod with solid rear rest.
Only the vertical turret was used for elevation changes per JBM.
They put in new concrete benches at the club, so that's ROCK solid.
There was no known BC for either bullet, which meant I needed to use a program to estimate the BC of each. After an estimated BC was determined, I ran it through JBM for an estimated MOA drop.
The Fury's estimated BC I used was .362. The Northern Precision bullet's estimated BC was .377. Again, both at 2,100fps.
Actual drops with the Fury were much less, meaning the BC I used was too low. The BC for the NP bullet was dead on. Those who may use the NP bullet in the future should write that down.
I'll determine the actual BC of the Fury by reverse math. The Fury, with the same identical dope as the NP, was the flatter shooting of the two.
Ranges shot were 200, 300 & 400yds. I'm posting the 300yd & 400yd targets. Again, no scope adjustments whatsoever, short of using the dope chart from JBM for drop.
I have no clue why, but at 400yds the Northern Precision bullet did not hit the target or the backstop.
No settings of any kind were changed.
Next time I go to the club's range it will be on a calm day to try and tighten the groups and to shoot both bullets further to 500 and 600yds. I will use separate targets for each bullet with larger cardboard backers.
Mnt monkey asked that when doing so, that I also shoot a group with the 350gr XLDs too.
Fury bullet with a 100yd zero:
Actual drops
200yds......... up 1.5moa
300yds......... up 5.5moa
400yds......... up 13.5moa
NP with 100yd zero:
Actual drops
200yds........ up 3.5moa
300yds........ up 8.5moa
400yds........................................ UNKNOWN.
Although windy with gusts, I headed to the club to shoot the Fury 400gr and Northern Precision 400gr bullets for Mnt monkey at distance. Not ideal but shooting in the wind is a learning experience for both hunting and target shooting.
I pulled the conditions after I got home. The club range is right next to the airport, so the conditions at the time I pulled them are 100% accurate.
Charge today was 120grs VOLUME of BH209. 10 drops and average of all 10 in actual weight used. Lot#39
Home made drop tube worked perfectly. Never dropped a kernel of propellant in that wind and gusts
Velocity of both bullets is 2,100fps
.060" veggie wad
Arrowhead ignition w/modules
Primers are Federal 215M Match
Atlas bipod with solid rear rest.
Only the vertical turret was used for elevation changes per JBM.
They put in new concrete benches at the club, so that's ROCK solid.
There was no known BC for either bullet, which meant I needed to use a program to estimate the BC of each. After an estimated BC was determined, I ran it through JBM for an estimated MOA drop.
The Fury's estimated BC I used was .362. The Northern Precision bullet's estimated BC was .377. Again, both at 2,100fps.
Actual drops with the Fury were much less, meaning the BC I used was too low. The BC for the NP bullet was dead on. Those who may use the NP bullet in the future should write that down.
I'll determine the actual BC of the Fury by reverse math. The Fury, with the same identical dope as the NP, was the flatter shooting of the two.
Ranges shot were 200, 300 & 400yds. I'm posting the 300yd & 400yd targets. Again, no scope adjustments whatsoever, short of using the dope chart from JBM for drop.
I have no clue why, but at 400yds the Northern Precision bullet did not hit the target or the backstop.
No settings of any kind were changed.
Next time I go to the club's range it will be on a calm day to try and tighten the groups and to shoot both bullets further to 500 and 600yds. I will use separate targets for each bullet with larger cardboard backers.
Mnt monkey asked that when doing so, that I also shoot a group with the 350gr XLDs too.
Fury bullet with a 100yd zero:
Actual drops
200yds......... up 1.5moa
300yds......... up 5.5moa
400yds......... up 13.5moa
NP with 100yd zero:
Actual drops
200yds........ up 3.5moa
300yds........ up 8.5moa
400yds........................................ UNKNOWN.
