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We had a great day for shooting here on Long Island. Started out at about 45* and ended at about 60*. Light breeze picked up about 2pm. I have not spent much time with my "New to Me" U-Lite. Last thing I did was install one of Bestill's Plugs. I swabbed the bore and fired off 3 Primers with the rod holding a patch down the bore to the BP. All 3 patches had the face completely burned away. :yeah: I started off with 100 gnV of BH (4 shots) then went to 110gnV BH (4 shots) with a Harvester 300gn PT Gold and MMP HPH-24. I only used Win209s and all shooting was at 100 yards.
For the first 2 groups I never swabbed, but later I started swabbing one dry patch (both sides) between shots. For the first shots I only waited 5 minutes or so for the barrel to cool. The first shot in each group went about where I expected but after than not so much. :huh?: I started thinking that it might be still too warm but loading pressure did not seem to change. I decided after these 2 groups to use the timer on my phone and wait a full 15 minutes between shots. Notice that I am getting some flyers, shot #4 in both groups drop and both felt good. I looked back a past target and saw some of the same stuff but more horizontal like in my 3rd target with the PT gold's. I can get 2 in a hole and others wander off. I am wondering if it is just that this rifle don't really care for this bullet. Has anyone else experienced this with the PT Gold?
110 grainV load
Next target is when I started waiting a full 15 minutes between shots and one dry swab. I started with 110 gnV of BH and a Speer 300gn DC in the same MMP-HPH-24 sabot (Lower right group), odd how they shot so far from the PT Gold. I later found that these had grouped better on a previous day with 120 gnV BH. Then I upped the charge to 120gnV and used the 275 Bloodline and this group is about the same size as a group I shot with the same charge also on another day, just under 1". Then I tried 120gnV of BH with the 300 PT Gold again. This last group with the PT looks a lot like a group I shot previously with the same charge, 2 in a hole and 2 out. There just was not enough breeze today for that. Maybe a little me but don't think so.
I was starting to get a bit tired but wanted to see if the same load with the Bloodline would repeat. It was about and hour later and now got more sun in my face and that is about all I can figure caused the group to be a bit more left but about the same elevation. First 2 shots and I was thinking that this rifle really likes that Bloodline, then I got a bit cocky and blew the last one as I felt the stock roll out of my hand a bit when the shot broke.
The 275gn Bloodline are a .458 bullet and do load tighter but not what I would call overly tight. I do think this rifle is liking this Bloodline though.
There are 23 Primers fired but I took the pic before the last shot so only 22 show. Notice how clean they are. ALL of them fell out by just tipping the rifle to the right. The BP is one from Bestill and when I got home a quick clean with a drill bit by hand and the rest wiped off with one patch and Q-Tip with Butches Bore Shine, no soaking. I love this plug! :yeah:
I looked around for some of the Sabots from the bloodlines and took me a while to find them. All pedals were sheered off and fell about 6 to 8 yards from the muzzle and the bases about 25 to 28 yards or so. I could not find the other 2 bases, probably stepped on them.
I definitely need some more practice as me and this rifle are still getting to know each other. I will say that the more I shoot it the more I love it. I only have 9 more of the Bloodlines, so guess I might be ordering some soon.
Here are some other pics from the range I had 2 flags out today.
For the first 2 groups I never swabbed, but later I started swabbing one dry patch (both sides) between shots. For the first shots I only waited 5 minutes or so for the barrel to cool. The first shot in each group went about where I expected but after than not so much. :huh?: I started thinking that it might be still too warm but loading pressure did not seem to change. I decided after these 2 groups to use the timer on my phone and wait a full 15 minutes between shots. Notice that I am getting some flyers, shot #4 in both groups drop and both felt good. I looked back a past target and saw some of the same stuff but more horizontal like in my 3rd target with the PT gold's. I can get 2 in a hole and others wander off. I am wondering if it is just that this rifle don't really care for this bullet. Has anyone else experienced this with the PT Gold?
110 grainV load
Next target is when I started waiting a full 15 minutes between shots and one dry swab. I started with 110 gnV of BH and a Speer 300gn DC in the same MMP-HPH-24 sabot (Lower right group), odd how they shot so far from the PT Gold. I later found that these had grouped better on a previous day with 120 gnV BH. Then I upped the charge to 120gnV and used the 275 Bloodline and this group is about the same size as a group I shot with the same charge also on another day, just under 1". Then I tried 120gnV of BH with the 300 PT Gold again. This last group with the PT looks a lot like a group I shot previously with the same charge, 2 in a hole and 2 out. There just was not enough breeze today for that. Maybe a little me but don't think so.
I was starting to get a bit tired but wanted to see if the same load with the Bloodline would repeat. It was about and hour later and now got more sun in my face and that is about all I can figure caused the group to be a bit more left but about the same elevation. First 2 shots and I was thinking that this rifle really likes that Bloodline, then I got a bit cocky and blew the last one as I felt the stock roll out of my hand a bit when the shot broke.
The 275gn Bloodline are a .458 bullet and do load tighter but not what I would call overly tight. I do think this rifle is liking this Bloodline though.
There are 23 Primers fired but I took the pic before the last shot so only 22 show. Notice how clean they are. ALL of them fell out by just tipping the rifle to the right. The BP is one from Bestill and when I got home a quick clean with a drill bit by hand and the rest wiped off with one patch and Q-Tip with Butches Bore Shine, no soaking. I love this plug! :yeah:
I looked around for some of the Sabots from the bloodlines and took me a while to find them. All pedals were sheered off and fell about 6 to 8 yards from the muzzle and the bases about 25 to 28 yards or so. I could not find the other 2 bases, probably stepped on them.
I definitely need some more practice as me and this rifle are still getting to know each other. I will say that the more I shoot it the more I love it. I only have 9 more of the Bloodlines, so guess I might be ordering some soon.
Here are some other pics from the range I had 2 flags out today.
