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I headed out to the range to see if i had a chance to shoot. The last time I went, it was under a foot of water. It was a little mucky but not too bad. I picked up some Barnes 290 grain TMZs that come with the yellow sabots. I've never shot them out of the Pursuit, so I was curious to see how they would do.
I wiped the oil out of the barrel, snapped off a primer, and fired a fouling shot. All shots were at 100 yards with a Barnes 290 gr TMZ, 110 gr BH209, and a CCI 209M primer. Shot #1 was the furthest to the left. Shot #2 was the furthest to the right and the lowest. I wasn't too impressed at this point but after firing 4 more shots, things got a little better. It was windy out again (it seems to never stop anymore), and each shot climbed a little higher. I was shooting another rifle so the barrel had some time to cool between shots, but maybe not enough.
When I shot the 290 TEZs at my last range session, I replaced the supplied blue sabots with some #12 MMP black sabots. I was curious to see how the 290 TMZs loaded and shot with their supplied yellow sabots. I think they shot well enough that I'll probably just buy the TMZs from now on.
Next, I moved on to shooting my older Buckhunter. I wanted to see how it would shoot a Barnes 250 grain TEZ bullet with a #12 MMP black sabot. All shots were with 110 gr of BH209 and a CCI 209M primer. Shot #1 was the furthest to the right. Shot #2 was on the right side edge of the bullseye. I lost track after that and I'm not sure what happened on the shot that is the lowest and to the left. One thing that I noticed is that both rifles seemed to put the first shot (I had already fired a fouling shot) off of the main group. Now maybe it was me (most likely), but they both did it. It made me wonder if two fouling shots are required before I start to shoot a practice group.
I was having so much fun that I decided to shoot off some 250 gr Shockwaves with the supplied black sabots. Shot #1 was the lowest, #2 off to the right, and #3 and #4 are almost one hole in the center of the bullseye. I wish all my shots were dead center but I guess that would take all the fun out of practice (the taped holes are fouling shots).
I always dig in the sand when I'm done shooting just to see what I can find. I didn't find any Shockwaves, but I did find some Barnes bullets. Usually they all look like the ones on the left, but today I found some strange ones. I say strange because I found the two on the right laying behind my target on the ground. Now, I'm not sure if they are mine or not, but they are the 290 gr Barnes boattail bullets that I was shooting.
Overall, It was a good range session. Its funny how one gun will shoot vertical groups and another will shoot horizontal. I think I remember reading one time where a break action gun will shoot vertical groups sometimes. Anybody know for sure?
I wiped the oil out of the barrel, snapped off a primer, and fired a fouling shot. All shots were at 100 yards with a Barnes 290 gr TMZ, 110 gr BH209, and a CCI 209M primer. Shot #1 was the furthest to the left. Shot #2 was the furthest to the right and the lowest. I wasn't too impressed at this point but after firing 4 more shots, things got a little better. It was windy out again (it seems to never stop anymore), and each shot climbed a little higher. I was shooting another rifle so the barrel had some time to cool between shots, but maybe not enough.
When I shot the 290 TEZs at my last range session, I replaced the supplied blue sabots with some #12 MMP black sabots. I was curious to see how the 290 TMZs loaded and shot with their supplied yellow sabots. I think they shot well enough that I'll probably just buy the TMZs from now on.
Next, I moved on to shooting my older Buckhunter. I wanted to see how it would shoot a Barnes 250 grain TEZ bullet with a #12 MMP black sabot. All shots were with 110 gr of BH209 and a CCI 209M primer. Shot #1 was the furthest to the right. Shot #2 was on the right side edge of the bullseye. I lost track after that and I'm not sure what happened on the shot that is the lowest and to the left. One thing that I noticed is that both rifles seemed to put the first shot (I had already fired a fouling shot) off of the main group. Now maybe it was me (most likely), but they both did it. It made me wonder if two fouling shots are required before I start to shoot a practice group.
I was having so much fun that I decided to shoot off some 250 gr Shockwaves with the supplied black sabots. Shot #1 was the lowest, #2 off to the right, and #3 and #4 are almost one hole in the center of the bullseye. I wish all my shots were dead center but I guess that would take all the fun out of practice (the taped holes are fouling shots).
I always dig in the sand when I'm done shooting just to see what I can find. I didn't find any Shockwaves, but I did find some Barnes bullets. Usually they all look like the ones on the left, but today I found some strange ones. I say strange because I found the two on the right laying behind my target on the ground. Now, I'm not sure if they are mine or not, but they are the 290 gr Barnes boattail bullets that I was shooting.
Overall, It was a good range session. Its funny how one gun will shoot vertical groups and another will shoot horizontal. I think I remember reading one time where a break action gun will shoot vertical groups sometimes. Anybody know for sure?
