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Special Interests - Groups & Societies => The Barracks => Topic started by: Drydock on March 25, 2018, 07:22:49 PM
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64 BP rounds fired today, no cleaning. Temperature mid 40s, humidity around 60%. No observed drop off in accuracy, lands and grooves still clearly defined. Every case cleanly ejected after firing. Clean up was a cup of water poured into the breach of the rifle, held vertical, using a small collapse-able kitchen funnel, followed by 2 dry patches, then 2 oil patches.
Probably more than anything a testament to the amount of lubricant carried by the 515/450 Government bullet.
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Wow thats really impressive! Id love to hear the powder, range and groups sizes if you'd care to share. :)
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-Lee 515-450, 90% beeswax, 10% olive oil lube. Drops .513, unsized and pan lubed.
-65 grains OE 3f
-WLR primer
-Starline brass
-24" drop tube, .1" compression, 2.2" oal, light roll crimp
This was a steel plate combat match, however we did have a scored paper target at 50 yards in one stage, and that had 3 rounds around 1.5". This was from standing inside a structure with the rifle rested on a window sill, on the clock. The carbine put the rounds where I wanted them.
Been shooting this load all winter, it shows 3 MOA or better consistently, is hell on armadillo's, a fine field/combat load. This was the first time I'd put it thru an extended firing course, nice to see it and the carbine held up well.