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Earlier I had tried shooting the 290gr Barnes T-EZ bullets from the Ultimate, with little success. Not satisfied with my results and knowing my first session wasn't with the Timney trigger, I found a 24pk locally. This time I knurled a dozen, which isn't that easy on solid copper but, I only needed the slightest amount that I hoped would grab hold the sabot better.
Drove to the range and put up a couple targets at 200yds. I'll just shorten up the story by saying that the old adage of "its not if, but when" happened. I'd been working with accessories and when I seated the bullet, it went BEYOND my witness mark. :d'oh!: I knew immediately that I hadn't used the propellant. Next dumb ask move, was no bullet puller in box So I pack everything back in the truck and headed back home, where I pulled the bullet and used a primer to push out the sabot. Took the whole sum of about 2 minutes. Well that hasn't happened since shooting side hammers...... It was still early so I headed BACK to the range, maybe a little ornery with myself too.
The knurling worked. I shot them using the H5045LB sabot, the same sabot used with the supplied bullets which are .452", with the Barnes being .451". Just that slightest knurl took my all over group down to a 2" group at 200yds. They actually may shoot better, but being perturbed with myself over my mistake and two 40 mile round trips to the range may have made a slight difference :wink:
I'll let all the working folks have the range over the weekend and then try them at 300yds next week. And yes, I'll have TWO bullet pullers in the box.
Drove to the range and put up a couple targets at 200yds. I'll just shorten up the story by saying that the old adage of "its not if, but when" happened. I'd been working with accessories and when I seated the bullet, it went BEYOND my witness mark. :d'oh!: I knew immediately that I hadn't used the propellant. Next dumb ask move, was no bullet puller in box So I pack everything back in the truck and headed back home, where I pulled the bullet and used a primer to push out the sabot. Took the whole sum of about 2 minutes. Well that hasn't happened since shooting side hammers...... It was still early so I headed BACK to the range, maybe a little ornery with myself too.
The knurling worked. I shot them using the H5045LB sabot, the same sabot used with the supplied bullets which are .452", with the Barnes being .451". Just that slightest knurl took my all over group down to a 2" group at 200yds. They actually may shoot better, but being perturbed with myself over my mistake and two 40 mile round trips to the range may have made a slight difference :wink:
I'll let all the working folks have the range over the weekend and then try them at 300yds next week. And yes, I'll have TWO bullet pullers in the box.