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The other day I wanted to scope my New Englander which I did. But in order to do that I had to change out scopes. So I put a $25.99 Simmon Pro Sport 4x32mm shotgun scope on my Green Mountain Barrel Stainless Steel .50 caliber. Today I wanted to see if the rifle would shoot and maybe break that scope.
I had bore sighted the rifle in the house. I do this with my gun vice and aim it at 13 yards at a door knob. Well this time I must have done something right. I never had one this close before. I always start my testing at 13 yards. BUT too one few too many steps. The range finder told me once I was all set to shoot it was only 12 yards. First the particulars should be mentioned.
Rifle: Green Mountain Barrel Co. Stainless Steel .50 caliber 28 in. 1-28 twist. Mounted in a T/C Renegade Stock
Scope: Simmons Pro Sport 4x32mm Shotgun scope with 50 yard parallax.
Mounts: Traditions quick release mounts.
Powder: Goex 3f & RWS 1075 caps
Projectile: Hornady XTP 250 grain in a black harvester long sabot
Distance: 12 yards, 27 yards, 50 yards
Weather: 22 degrees, overcast, snowing, light wind
Swab solution: Windex - swabbed ever other shot
A could questions before I start.. what would you guess is the velocity of a 250 grain XTP in a 28 inch barrel with 100 grains of Goex 3f behind it? I am trying to figure some trajectory and am guessing 1700 fps. Is that about right?
This is one of the first times my in house bore sighting has been this close. I took the four shots and decided I did not want to change a thing at this distance.
So I swabbed the barrel good and moved the target back to what turned out to be 27 yards. When your in deep snow, this is close enough.
At the 27 yards station the hits were 1 and 5/8th over the center of the bulls eye. This seemed about right. You know the old wives tale. Dead on at 13 yards, inch and a half high at 25 yards, etc.. That one did slip away from me. I had the set trigger on and was about to shoot but goofed up my breath. So when I was resetting myself, I accidentally fired too soon.
Well then I swabbed the barrel real clean. Almost to spotless. I moved the target back to 50 yards.
3&1/4 inches seemed a little high to me at this distance. But I did not want to change it as I want to move next to 75 yards and then to 100 yards. But I want to find my snowshoes first. The snow in the woods is getting deep and I have to walk a trail anyway. Might as well do it the easy way.
Does that seem like it is falling in line? One reason I want to run the ballistcs on that bullet...
I had bore sighted the rifle in the house. I do this with my gun vice and aim it at 13 yards at a door knob. Well this time I must have done something right. I never had one this close before. I always start my testing at 13 yards. BUT too one few too many steps. The range finder told me once I was all set to shoot it was only 12 yards. First the particulars should be mentioned.
Rifle: Green Mountain Barrel Co. Stainless Steel .50 caliber 28 in. 1-28 twist. Mounted in a T/C Renegade Stock
Scope: Simmons Pro Sport 4x32mm Shotgun scope with 50 yard parallax.
Mounts: Traditions quick release mounts.
Powder: Goex 3f & RWS 1075 caps
Projectile: Hornady XTP 250 grain in a black harvester long sabot
Distance: 12 yards, 27 yards, 50 yards
Weather: 22 degrees, overcast, snowing, light wind
Swab solution: Windex - swabbed ever other shot
A could questions before I start.. what would you guess is the velocity of a 250 grain XTP in a 28 inch barrel with 100 grains of Goex 3f behind it? I am trying to figure some trajectory and am guessing 1700 fps. Is that about right?
This is one of the first times my in house bore sighting has been this close. I took the four shots and decided I did not want to change a thing at this distance.
So I swabbed the barrel good and moved the target back to what turned out to be 27 yards. When your in deep snow, this is close enough.
At the 27 yards station the hits were 1 and 5/8th over the center of the bulls eye. This seemed about right. You know the old wives tale. Dead on at 13 yards, inch and a half high at 25 yards, etc.. That one did slip away from me. I had the set trigger on and was about to shoot but goofed up my breath. So when I was resetting myself, I accidentally fired too soon.
Well then I swabbed the barrel real clean. Almost to spotless. I moved the target back to 50 yards.
3&1/4 inches seemed a little high to me at this distance. But I did not want to change it as I want to move next to 75 yards and then to 100 yards. But I want to find my snowshoes first. The snow in the woods is getting deep and I have to walk a trail anyway. Might as well do it the easy way.
Does that seem like it is falling in line? One reason I want to run the ballistcs on that bullet...