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Given the random nature of Wolf steel case ammo (bullet weight, charge weight), coupled with an over abundance of steel case ammo on hand, would it be worth it to pull down the ammo, cull out the bullets by weight, and tune up the cartridge? Match powder charge using the same powder that was pulled?
I'd go as far as to find the average bullet weight and trim as needed the heavier ones to match.
Between the 250 rounds that I ordered, plus what I have acquired from Buy/Sell/Trade, I have a spooky amount that I am leery of running through my Barlitien barrel for the sake of shooting it.
3 MOA even out of a dirt clod shooter is unacceptable by my standards. My 16" ML 5.56 has ammo tuned to keep it sub MOA with homebrew M193.
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OK. Final Results and not what I was expecting...at all.
Rifle is a PF Neptune VIII, 18" Barlitien, PF Super Match NiB BCG, Vortex Viper PST 6-24x50 FFP MRAD. PSA lower, Magpul PRS, Geiselle SSA-E,.
65* ambient and ammo, 4700' ASL.
Shots taken prone, bipod, bags in the rear.
I have some skill...some. I have a long way to go.
As listed on target. Wolf is Factory Steel Case ammo blind. Clean bore, cold.
ELD - Hornady Black Factory 123gr ELD
Wolf Reload. Here is where I was hoping the groups would tighten up with match powder weights, neck sized and OEM pill pushed back in to a 2.261 COAL. Not pretty at all.
ELD1 is Wolf Case & primer, Wolf Powder (28.2gr), and Hornady 123gr ELD stuffed back in at 2.261 COAL.
This is the third time in my life I have shot a single hole. Wish to hell I knew what I did right. I guess this is what could be called an accuracy node. Too bad the velocity sucks.
ELD 2 is 28.5gr
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Thank you HuntTxhogs for your testing and posting results.
Given the random nature of Wolf steel case ammo (bullet weight, charge weight), coupled with an over abundance of steel case ammo on hand, would it be worth it to pull down the ammo, cull out the bullets by weight, and tune up the cartridge? Match powder charge using the same powder that was pulled?
I'd go as far as to find the average bullet weight and trim as needed the heavier ones to match.
Between the 250 rounds that I ordered, plus what I have acquired from Buy/Sell/Trade, I have a spooky amount that I am leery of running through my Barlitien barrel for the sake of shooting it.
3 MOA even out of a dirt clod shooter is unacceptable by my standards. My 16" ML 5.56 has ammo tuned to keep it sub MOA with homebrew M193.
************************************************** ************************************************** **********************************************
OK. Final Results and not what I was expecting...at all.
Rifle is a PF Neptune VIII, 18" Barlitien, PF Super Match NiB BCG, Vortex Viper PST 6-24x50 FFP MRAD. PSA lower, Magpul PRS, Geiselle SSA-E,.
65* ambient and ammo, 4700' ASL.
Shots taken prone, bipod, bags in the rear.
I have some skill...some. I have a long way to go.
As listed on target. Wolf is Factory Steel Case ammo blind. Clean bore, cold.
Series | 2 | Shots: | 5 |
Min | 2542 | Max | 2575 |
Avg | 2562 | S-D | 12.3 |
ES | 33 | ||
Series | Shot | Speed | |
2 | 1 | 2542 | ft/s |
2 | 2 | 2566 | ft/s |
2 | 3 | 2575 | ft/s |
2 | 4 | 2564 | ft/s |
2 | 5 | 2567 | ft/s |
Series | 3 | Shots: | 5 |
Min | 2460 | Max | 2491 |
Avg | 2472 | S-D | 12.5 |
ES | 31 | ||
Series | Shot | Speed | |
3 | 1 | 2491 | ft/s |
3 | 2 | 2460 | ft/s |
3 | 3 | 2474 | ft/s |
3 | 4 | 2461 | ft/s |
3 | 5 | 2474 | ft/s |
Series | 4 | Shots: | 10 |
Min | 2530 | Max | 2588 |
Avg | 2565 | S-D | 19.1 |
ES | 58 | ||
Series | Shot | Speed | |
4 | 1 | 2530 | ft/s |
4 | 2 | 2540 | ft/s |
4 | 3 | 2561 | ft/s |
4 | 4 | 2569 | ft/s |
4 | 5 | 2588 | ft/s |
4 | 6 | 2578 | ft/s |
4 | 7 | 2563 | ft/s |
4 | 8 | 2581 | ft/s |
4 | 9 | 2562 | ft/s |
4 | 10 | 2586 | ft/s |
This is the third time in my life I have shot a single hole. Wish to hell I knew what I did right. I guess this is what could be called an accuracy node. Too bad the velocity sucks.
Series | 5 | Shots: | 5 |
Min | 2433 | Max | 2453 |
Avg | 2443 | S-D | 9.2 |
ES | 20 | ||
Series | Shot | Speed | |
5 | 1 | 2452 | ft/s |
5 | 2 | 2435 | ft/s |
5 | 3 | 2433 | ft/s |
5 | 4 | 2453 | ft/s |
5 | 5 | 2443 | ft/s |
ELD 2 is 28.5gr
Series | 6 | Shots: | 5 |
Min | 2423 | Max | 2466 |
Avg | 2444 | S-D | 16.9 |
ES | 43 | ||
Series | Shot | Speed | |
6 | 1 | 2423 | ft/s |
6 | 2 | 2466 | ft/s |
6 | 3 | 2456 | ft/s |
6 | 4 | 2435 | ft/s |
6 | 5 | 2444 | ft/s |
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