Got her sighted-in, and did some groups with some slightly underpowered loads (about 993 FPS), and also with some factory Hornady Sub-X 190gr ammo (about 990 FPS).
I have some Hornady 190 Sub-X bullets that I will be loading up, and pushing closer to the 1075-1085 mark. But that will be down the road a little bit as I have 500 rounds of factory Sub-X to shoot.
Mind you, I have degrading eyesight in my right eye, and this was only a 10x LPVO, and the orange bull in first group is only 1”, and the orange bull in the 2nd group is about 1/2”… So, considering that, I think the groups turned out pretty decent given all the factors. And the fact it’s only a 8.3” barrel with a 7 twist, it’s pretty damn accurate. I’ll try to get some better groups tomorrow or next weekend with my precision subsonic handloads with Nosler 210 RDF’s being pushed closer to proper 1075-1085 FPS.
The groups are solid for subs, but I think I can get better out of it, as I had no problem running a quick dope chart and taking it straight to 300 yards. And 4/5 shots I’m hitting a full-size D28 at 300 yards, so it’s still pretty dangerous at distance. At 100-150 yards, if it was a deer, and I shot it in the vitals, it would be dead.
It shoots good, it runs smooth, no feeding hiccups with the MDT mags, and it’s ridiculously quiet with the full-size Magnus on there.
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