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My wife and I hit the indoor range this morning with a close friend. My wife wanted an easy day so she got her Kimber Rimfire Target Model and put about 200 rds of CCI Stinger & CCI Mini Mag down range. Myself, earlier this week I built 150 rds of .30 carbine using 3 different propellants. 50 rds w/ Unique, 50 rds with 2400 and 50 rds using IMR 4227.
Because of the limited amount of space on the indoor range and since this was the first time I shot cast out of a .30 carbine, my expectations weren't large, I'll be able to get into more detail in the spring. So my objectives were 3x3 rd groups at 15 yds and just a general performance at 25 yds ensuring that the functioned through my 8 magazines.
The rds filled with Unique were really disappointing, basically I fired 50 rds through a single shot rifle. Enough juice to fire and extract, but not enough to cycle a new rd. The rds with 2400 functioned flawlessly, with a disappointing 3 rd group and it turned out that about 6-8 % of the rds on the 25 yd target keyholed. The rds I built with IMR 4227 fit the bill, not bad groups at 15 yds, fed flawlessly through all magazines and when I pulled up the target at 25 yds there were a couple of ragged hole groups. The rds built with IMR4227 look like they have got the potential for competition ammo. Looks like I have a good starting point for next summer.
PS: Just realized its Thursday, yesterday was Remembrance Day up here so that screwed the flow of the week.
Because of the limited amount of space on the indoor range and since this was the first time I shot cast out of a .30 carbine, my expectations weren't large, I'll be able to get into more detail in the spring. So my objectives were 3x3 rd groups at 15 yds and just a general performance at 25 yds ensuring that the functioned through my 8 magazines.
The rds filled with Unique were really disappointing, basically I fired 50 rds through a single shot rifle. Enough juice to fire and extract, but not enough to cycle a new rd. The rds with 2400 functioned flawlessly, with a disappointing 3 rd group and it turned out that about 6-8 % of the rds on the 25 yd target keyholed. The rds I built with IMR 4227 fit the bill, not bad groups at 15 yds, fed flawlessly through all magazines and when I pulled up the target at 25 yds there were a couple of ragged hole groups. The rds built with IMR4227 look like they have got the potential for competition ammo. Looks like I have a good starting point for next summer.
PS: Just realized its Thursday, yesterday was Remembrance Day up here so that screwed the flow of the week.
