since every one told me to go with imr over blc-2 I decided to try it, i had a good load worked up with blc-2 but i though i could get a little bit more of an edge with this imr powder.
i did my test at 200 yards ( its the longest distance at the range ) 5 rounds 155smk 42.0 nothing impressive 3 of the 5 rounds where inside of a 2" squair the other two flew about 5 inches to the right
after talking to a friend i loaded 3 rounds per instead of 5 so.
load #2 155 smk 41.0 2 of the 3 rounds took the top right corner out of the 2" squair, the 3ed was 2 inches to the right of the bottem right of the 2" squair.
load #3 175 smk 40.0 3 round group 1 round was dead center with the 2 " squair but one inch to the right, round #2 was one inch from the privious round and the 3ed iam not sure where it went
load #4 175smk 39.0 one of the 3 rounds hit the paper and it was one inch away from the 2" squair dead center the other 2 i have no idea.
load #5 155 smk 43.1 this was the best one all 3 rounds fit inside a 1 leater pepsi cap and where dead center with the 2" squar .75 away from the bottem ( the further of the 3 rounds, the other two where .5 from the bottem )
now with that all said iam a little dissapointed, but at the same time this is the first time i have shot in over a month, and i have a few things i want to ask and get off my chest.
Q: do you use your bipod on the bench ? or do you sand bag ?
Q: do you clean your bore after every set of loads ie: going from 41 gr then testing 41.7 gr would you clean in between these two loads ?
i would rather get more accurate loads for 175 then 155 since ( from what i have read ) 175 do better at longer distances then 155, also my gun really liked the 168 but after reading i was told 168 does not do well at longer distances
well i would love your imput not really sure which way to go with the 175's 39.0 didnt do well 40.0 didnt do well maybe bump up to 41.0 and just take my time and see where i go with that
i did my test at 200 yards ( its the longest distance at the range ) 5 rounds 155smk 42.0 nothing impressive 3 of the 5 rounds where inside of a 2" squair the other two flew about 5 inches to the right
after talking to a friend i loaded 3 rounds per instead of 5 so.
load #2 155 smk 41.0 2 of the 3 rounds took the top right corner out of the 2" squair, the 3ed was 2 inches to the right of the bottem right of the 2" squair.
load #3 175 smk 40.0 3 round group 1 round was dead center with the 2 " squair but one inch to the right, round #2 was one inch from the privious round and the 3ed iam not sure where it went
load #4 175smk 39.0 one of the 3 rounds hit the paper and it was one inch away from the 2" squair dead center the other 2 i have no idea.
load #5 155 smk 43.1 this was the best one all 3 rounds fit inside a 1 leater pepsi cap and where dead center with the 2" squar .75 away from the bottem ( the further of the 3 rounds, the other two where .5 from the bottem )
now with that all said iam a little dissapointed, but at the same time this is the first time i have shot in over a month, and i have a few things i want to ask and get off my chest.
Q: do you use your bipod on the bench ? or do you sand bag ?
Q: do you clean your bore after every set of loads ie: going from 41 gr then testing 41.7 gr would you clean in between these two loads ?
i would rather get more accurate loads for 175 then 155 since ( from what i have read ) 175 do better at longer distances then 155, also my gun really liked the 168 but after reading i was told 168 does not do well at longer distances
well i would love your imput not really sure which way to go with the 175's 39.0 didnt do well 40.0 didnt do well maybe bump up to 41.0 and just take my time and see where i go with that
