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Just for general information, I thought I would post some load velocities I recently recorded while shooting my CVA Accura V2 (27" barrel / Winchester 209 primers). The chrono was approximately 15 feet from the muzzle, and the velocties listed are the average velocities of each three shot string.
Barnes TEZ 250 Grain bullet with factory sabot / 60 grains BH209 by volume: 1346 fps
Barnes TEZ 250 Grain bullet with factory sabot / 70 grains BH209 by volume: 1443 fps
Barnes TEZ 250 Grain bullet with factory sabot / 80 grains BH209 by volume: 1606 fps
These loads were shot by my neighbor's wife; she is a good shot, and had no complaints about the recoil.
Knight Bloodline 250 grain bullet with Harvester short black sabot / 100 grains BH209 by volume: 1912 fps
This was my previous whitetail hunting load. With these, the base has ALWAYS passed through the deer's torso. I can't remember if this bullet is .451 or .452.
Knight Bloodline 220 grain bullet with new Harvester orange .458 crush rib sabot / 110 grains BH209 by volume: 2082 fps
This bullet is .458, and the sabots are relatively new; these are relatively tight while loading, but not too difficult to do from a treestand. Also, these sabots shed their petals, but it didn't seem to negatively impact accuracy or consistency. This load only required a two click adjustment down in elevation on the scope. The recoil was slightly less than with the 250 grain Bloodline and 100 grains of BH209. The shot group was also tighter at 25 and 100 yards. I am going to use this as my new hunting load, as Grouse has previously asserted that the lighter the bullet and the higher the velocity, the better the Bloodline bullets function. Of special note, I started using the Bloodline bullets 6 deer ago, and only one deer made me walk to find it. He was dead on his feet, and managed to go about 20-30 yards into a briar laden cutover, out of my sight. The Barnes shoot a better group, but the terminal performance of the Bloodline (and its ability to reduce bloodhsot meat) is simply outstanding.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
P
Barnes TEZ 250 Grain bullet with factory sabot / 60 grains BH209 by volume: 1346 fps
Barnes TEZ 250 Grain bullet with factory sabot / 70 grains BH209 by volume: 1443 fps
Barnes TEZ 250 Grain bullet with factory sabot / 80 grains BH209 by volume: 1606 fps
These loads were shot by my neighbor's wife; she is a good shot, and had no complaints about the recoil.
Knight Bloodline 250 grain bullet with Harvester short black sabot / 100 grains BH209 by volume: 1912 fps
This was my previous whitetail hunting load. With these, the base has ALWAYS passed through the deer's torso. I can't remember if this bullet is .451 or .452.
Knight Bloodline 220 grain bullet with new Harvester orange .458 crush rib sabot / 110 grains BH209 by volume: 2082 fps
This bullet is .458, and the sabots are relatively new; these are relatively tight while loading, but not too difficult to do from a treestand. Also, these sabots shed their petals, but it didn't seem to negatively impact accuracy or consistency. This load only required a two click adjustment down in elevation on the scope. The recoil was slightly less than with the 250 grain Bloodline and 100 grains of BH209. The shot group was also tighter at 25 and 100 yards. I am going to use this as my new hunting load, as Grouse has previously asserted that the lighter the bullet and the higher the velocity, the better the Bloodline bullets function. Of special note, I started using the Bloodline bullets 6 deer ago, and only one deer made me walk to find it. He was dead on his feet, and managed to go about 20-30 yards into a briar laden cutover, out of my sight. The Barnes shoot a better group, but the terminal performance of the Bloodline (and its ability to reduce bloodhsot meat) is simply outstanding.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
P
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