Took my new Grendel to the range for the first time Friday and found the following 3 issues:
1. 1st shot from a loaded (5 rounds in a 10 round mag) magazine would impact 1" to 1.5" inches higher than the rest of the group. Any ideas on why the first shot would impact higher than the others?
2. Bolt would not lock back when last round shot. (It did lock back on 6 of 8 groups)
3. The cases were new AA (Lapua) cases that measured 1.516" new. After shooting them, many of them measured 1.510". I'm not sure this is an issue or not but I have never heard of cases getting shorter when shot. I have a hard time believing this myself. How can cases get shorter when shot?
The upper is a new AA 24" Advanced Weapon System with a Shilen barrel.
The lower is Colt A2 that came with a Colt Match HBAR upper.
Ammo is reloads:
Nosler 120gr BalTip, AA (Lapua) Brass (1.516, COL of 2.230", CCI #41 Primers
AA2520 27.5gr (2480 fps av)
AA2520 28.0gr (2496 fps av)
AA2520 28.5gr (2531 fps av)
AA2520 29.0gr (2558 fps av)
AA2520 29.5gr (2597 fps av)
AA2520 30.0gr (2653 fps av)
All were shot at 50 Yards.
The picture below is the target:
1. 1st shot from a loaded (5 rounds in a 10 round mag) magazine would impact 1" to 1.5" inches higher than the rest of the group. Any ideas on why the first shot would impact higher than the others?
2. Bolt would not lock back when last round shot. (It did lock back on 6 of 8 groups)
3. The cases were new AA (Lapua) cases that measured 1.516" new. After shooting them, many of them measured 1.510". I'm not sure this is an issue or not but I have never heard of cases getting shorter when shot. I have a hard time believing this myself. How can cases get shorter when shot?
The upper is a new AA 24" Advanced Weapon System with a Shilen barrel.
The lower is Colt A2 that came with a Colt Match HBAR upper.
Ammo is reloads:
Nosler 120gr BalTip, AA (Lapua) Brass (1.516, COL of 2.230", CCI #41 Primers
AA2520 27.5gr (2480 fps av)
AA2520 28.0gr (2496 fps av)
AA2520 28.5gr (2531 fps av)
AA2520 29.0gr (2558 fps av)
AA2520 29.5gr (2597 fps av)
AA2520 30.0gr (2653 fps av)
All were shot at 50 Yards.
The picture below is the target:
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