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Just doing some preliminary testing today, going to IL again later in Nov for deer hunting. I didn't like the fit of the Barnes supplied sabot, a little on the tight side for me. I switched out with the light blue Harvester crush rib type, the fit was much more to my liking.
I just shot at 50 yards. The 1st 'clean bore' shot went about 2-2.5" higher right, from the bullseye. I wanted to watch and compare to after the bore was fouled. The next 3 195 grn Barnes bullets went right in the bull, almost exactly. That was pretty much the way they have shot. While at it I loaded up a 200 grn Hornady XTP in the same sabot, since I was thinking about trying some while hunting.
The 200 grn XTP went in the same hole as the Barnes bullet. That about allows me to try some at any point without changing the scope. I'll likely start out with the Barnes. I was shooting 110 grn 'volume' charges of B209. The last time I used my chrony these averaged 2218 fps with the 195 grn bullets.
I didn't do anything between shots, besides the normal reload.
The next time I'll shoot at 100 yards or so.
No I did not try the non ribbed light blue sabots. Now with a good fit I think I'll stick with ribbed.
I may of used 120 grains a while back, but didn't do any detailed comparison with 110 grains. Many seem to use 110 with the 45 cal, seems like plenty to me, kick/ fps and all. I often use 120 grain charges with the 50 cal though.
I just shot at 50 yards. The 1st 'clean bore' shot went about 2-2.5" higher right, from the bullseye. I wanted to watch and compare to after the bore was fouled. The next 3 195 grn Barnes bullets went right in the bull, almost exactly. That was pretty much the way they have shot. While at it I loaded up a 200 grn Hornady XTP in the same sabot, since I was thinking about trying some while hunting.
The 200 grn XTP went in the same hole as the Barnes bullet. That about allows me to try some at any point without changing the scope. I'll likely start out with the Barnes. I was shooting 110 grn 'volume' charges of B209. The last time I used my chrony these averaged 2218 fps with the 195 grn bullets.
I didn't do anything between shots, besides the normal reload.
The next time I'll shoot at 100 yards or so.
No I did not try the non ribbed light blue sabots. Now with a good fit I think I'll stick with ribbed.
I may of used 120 grains a while back, but didn't do any detailed comparison with 110 grains. Many seem to use 110 with the 45 cal, seems like plenty to me, kick/ fps and all. I often use 120 grain charges with the 50 cal though.
