leaving a planned bullet test leads to another test

[corey0127781]

I headed to the range early this morning to beat the heat. I had all my stuff ready and packed up, or so I thought. got the range. started going thru my range box. could not find the bullets I was planning on shooting. home cast lee 501-454 out of my silver eagle side lock. (either a traditions made or cva bobcat).

found where I had some xpts, powerbelts, tc cheap shots, and prvi .401 180grs in my kit. so, sabot test out of a sidelock.

shot 60grs of t7 3f
cci #11 mags.
tasco bucksight (yes the one at wally world)

I did pack my 320gr lee reals packed the wrong size, had the 54cals.
I will post pics later.
prvi .401180grs in a harvester cr sabot showed promise, it was the odd ball powder with blackmag 3 85grs. had 4 shots one went really high off the target. 3shots about 2in at 50yrds. did better then the rest i tested.
next best was the tc cheap shots in supplied sabots. 4in 3shot group with 60grs of t73f.

rest where so so, i think the gun likes tight loading bullets. shooting lee reals like a champ. have not found a round ball patch lube combo it likes yet.


of course I took my mossberg 715t. found something out about it too. it will not shoot wolf target match ammo unless the barrel is hot.

I found the bullets I was going to shoot today. they where setting on my reloading table in the box I packed them in. :ss:

 

[corey0127781]

here's the pics
1-3 (was 4 but throw that out because the miss was all me) pvrz 40cal 180grs in a harvester cr sabot 85grs of blackmag3
4-6 348grs powerbelt 60grs of t7 3f
7-10 .430 250gr xtp green tc sabots

230grs tc cheapshot supplied sabot 60grs of t7 3f, 1,3,5 clean ignition, 2,4 hangfire.

I swapped the scopes on my mossberg 715t to my centerpoint. the gun it was on is up for sale.

25yrd sight in cci blazers

50yrds 40rds of cci blazers

top it all off last nights dinner