Went to the nearby public shooting range to test my go to load of 15/55, N110 over Alliant 10x duplex with 250 grain Hornady SST with MMP12 sabot. Tested this load in my all but stock, blue barreled Savage 10ML2 that finally is beginning to shoot well. Also tested a newly aquired 10ML2 whose action and stainless barrel was bought from the classified section of this board. I picked up this pristine thumbhole stock for $90 from a guy that I met at a local sporting goods store.
This beauty I really want to show off but I am not there yet with the accuracy but I am trying.
This 100 yard target shows some definite vertical stringing using 300 gr XTP and MMP24 sabot with 72 grains Alliant 10x. Definitely a deer killer but still lacking in the bench rest accuracy dept.
Old faithful.....blued barrel with a wooden stock that came from a Savage 10 series Varmiter in .243 with bull barrel. Notice the smallish 4x32 Weaver shotgun scope at only 8 oz. She is a gem but at only 4x not the best at very long range shooting.
This is the result of the shooting of the duplex load. Shot #1 is from a cleaned barrel, shots 2,3 and 4 measured at 5/8ths inch making the four shot grouping just under an inch.
I did some tinkering with some other experimental loads without much progress but just wanted to show that with some load testing and experimentation the old 50 caliber can hold it's own as a whitetail deer hunting muzzleloader.
Also noticed a shooter in the next stall had a very sturdy and effective looking shooting rest. He had actually attached the unit to the front of the bench by way of a bungee cord and that think didn't move an inch as he shot.
It is a ATK Shooters Ridge Zero Kick rest and the 25 lb weight was bought at Walmart for $9.95. The holes in the weight serve as a handle for this unit that weighs under 40 lbs with the weight. Notice the strap in the rear that cradles the butt of the gun. Front rest adjusts for elevation and windage. Rear rest adjust only for elevation while the four legs are supported by adjustable casters for leveling. I had been thinking of purshasing a Caldwell DFT Lead Sled but after seeing this one I will probably change my mind.
Does anyone have any experience with this shooting rest?
Doug
This beauty I really want to show off but I am not there yet with the accuracy but I am trying.
This 100 yard target shows some definite vertical stringing using 300 gr XTP and MMP24 sabot with 72 grains Alliant 10x. Definitely a deer killer but still lacking in the bench rest accuracy dept.
Old faithful.....blued barrel with a wooden stock that came from a Savage 10 series Varmiter in .243 with bull barrel. Notice the smallish 4x32 Weaver shotgun scope at only 8 oz. She is a gem but at only 4x not the best at very long range shooting.
This is the result of the shooting of the duplex load. Shot #1 is from a cleaned barrel, shots 2,3 and 4 measured at 5/8ths inch making the four shot grouping just under an inch.
I did some tinkering with some other experimental loads without much progress but just wanted to show that with some load testing and experimentation the old 50 caliber can hold it's own as a whitetail deer hunting muzzleloader.
Also noticed a shooter in the next stall had a very sturdy and effective looking shooting rest. He had actually attached the unit to the front of the bench by way of a bungee cord and that think didn't move an inch as he shot.
It is a ATK Shooters Ridge Zero Kick rest and the 25 lb weight was bought at Walmart for $9.95. The holes in the weight serve as a handle for this unit that weighs under 40 lbs with the weight. Notice the strap in the rear that cradles the butt of the gun. Front rest adjusts for elevation and windage. Rear rest adjust only for elevation while the four legs are supported by adjustable casters for leveling. I had been thinking of purshasing a Caldwell DFT Lead Sled but after seeing this one I will probably change my mind.
Does anyone have any experience with this shooting rest?
Doug