Well since I started this thread I will finish it. This is part 2 of four parts. This time I took out the ACCURA V2 45 cal. with the 27" barrel to see what she would do sabotless, and I did put her thru the crony so be patient it will take a while. I used three different bullets all knurl up to .453, they were the Barnes T-EZ 250 gr., the Harvester PT GOLD 260 gr. and the SST"s 250 gr.. This time to compensate for bullet weight and to compare to a 50 cal. that shoots the same bullets but in a sabot, I increase the powder charge to 110 gr. BH 209. and the results are amazing. So here it goes. I will put the stats for each bullet under the each target.
ACCURA V2 45 CAL. 27" BARREL
BUSHNELL DOA 250
110 GR. BH 209
ALL BULLETS SABOTLESS
THIS ARE THE FILES I USE TO KNURL THE BULLETS UP, AND THE BULLET PICTURES ARE BELOW WITH THE WADS.
THIS ARE THE SST'S 250 GR. SABOTLESS. AVERAGE VELOCITY 1941 FPS. THREE SHOT.
THIS ARE THE PT GOLDS 260 GR. SABOTLESS. AVERAGE VELOCITY 2034 FPS.
THIS THE BARNES 250 GR. SABOTLESS AND THE FIRST ONES I SHOT TODAY. THE FIRST GROUP HIGH, MADE A SLIGHT SCOPE ADJUSTMENT AND SHOT THREE MORE ALL THRU THE SAME HOLE. AVERAGE VELOCITY 1966 FPS.
After looking back at some of the 50 cal. crony results I got using the same gun but in a 50 cal. with a sabot, the 45 cal. I used today with out sabots still was faster them the 50 cal. and this is using the same bullets as I used today, so the myth of a 50 cal. makes a bigger hole just went out the window with this test since it is the same bullet as use in the 50 cal., and I'm not trying to upset any one here, but stats don't lie. One more thing I notice was the barrel had less residue in it with out sabots them when you use sabot and still recoil was less. Next up will be the Kodiak and them the TC with the 45 cal. bergara barrel on it.
ACCURA V2 45 CAL. 27" BARREL
BUSHNELL DOA 250
110 GR. BH 209
ALL BULLETS SABOTLESS
THIS ARE THE FILES I USE TO KNURL THE BULLETS UP, AND THE BULLET PICTURES ARE BELOW WITH THE WADS.
THIS ARE THE SST'S 250 GR. SABOTLESS. AVERAGE VELOCITY 1941 FPS. THREE SHOT.
THIS ARE THE PT GOLDS 260 GR. SABOTLESS. AVERAGE VELOCITY 2034 FPS.
THIS THE BARNES 250 GR. SABOTLESS AND THE FIRST ONES I SHOT TODAY. THE FIRST GROUP HIGH, MADE A SLIGHT SCOPE ADJUSTMENT AND SHOT THREE MORE ALL THRU THE SAME HOLE. AVERAGE VELOCITY 1966 FPS.
After looking back at some of the 50 cal. crony results I got using the same gun but in a 50 cal. with a sabot, the 45 cal. I used today with out sabots still was faster them the 50 cal. and this is using the same bullets as I used today, so the myth of a 50 cal. makes a bigger hole just went out the window with this test since it is the same bullet as use in the 50 cal., and I'm not trying to upset any one here, but stats don't lie. One more thing I notice was the barrel had less residue in it with out sabots them when you use sabot and still recoil was less. Next up will be the Kodiak and them the TC with the 45 cal. bergara barrel on it.