I have been pretty busy with the Walleye run ending and the freezer full for another year. Then opening up the lake getting that boat ready and in for the soft water season here in S. Mich. Plus building a couple new picnic tables for home and the lake. The lastly between the spring rains, building and installing the new fire pit outa landscape blocks so I have outside cooking in style for the lake. Dang,, I have been busy, I need a nap just typing this,,,, :wink:
But after my third trip to the range, first finding what it seems to like, then seeing how much it likes, finally a day with some better than average result. I went with the 180 grain Mihec Carbine Bullet. Cast 10# ww/5# Lyno with a 1/3 ounce 99.9% tin Bullion. I am running a pretty stiff charge of H-110 but primers look good and cases pull easily with a fingernail. Brass heads are not expanding. Only 25 yards but I will now start loading 3 grains up and down from this charge and see if I can bring that last shot into the 5 shot group that was slightly over 5/8", all six grouped 1 1/8". Good fer these old eyes and open sights on this length barrel.
This was just running up to what was proven to be a safe load in this gun with some room to go up. I started 2 grains below this and watched the groups get better as I shot the loads in 1/2 grain increments. I will continue from here starting .3 grain les, then going up .3 grains above, and probably take 6 more .6 of a grain over this load if pressures are still staying safe. H-110 in aprox 80* weather should be stable even in slightly hotter weather, but we will keep an eye on this as I do with any new gin regardless how many others I have had in the past.
For now I see better things in the future, and will be testing for how much it takes to expand these Large Hollow Points in this magnum alloy. I ain't worried about loosing the petal as long as I can retain over 150 grains terminally. with large varmints being my main goal for this hunting load.
But after my third trip to the range, first finding what it seems to like, then seeing how much it likes, finally a day with some better than average result. I went with the 180 grain Mihec Carbine Bullet. Cast 10# ww/5# Lyno with a 1/3 ounce 99.9% tin Bullion. I am running a pretty stiff charge of H-110 but primers look good and cases pull easily with a fingernail. Brass heads are not expanding. Only 25 yards but I will now start loading 3 grains up and down from this charge and see if I can bring that last shot into the 5 shot group that was slightly over 5/8", all six grouped 1 1/8". Good fer these old eyes and open sights on this length barrel.
This was just running up to what was proven to be a safe load in this gun with some room to go up. I started 2 grains below this and watched the groups get better as I shot the loads in 1/2 grain increments. I will continue from here starting .3 grain les, then going up .3 grains above, and probably take 6 more .6 of a grain over this load if pressures are still staying safe. H-110 in aprox 80* weather should be stable even in slightly hotter weather, but we will keep an eye on this as I do with any new gin regardless how many others I have had in the past.
For now I see better things in the future, and will be testing for how much it takes to expand these Large Hollow Points in this magnum alloy. I ain't worried about loosing the petal as long as I can retain over 150 grains terminally. with large varmints being my main goal for this hunting load.