heading to lexington this morning

[swampratt]

if anyone feels like shooting with a fellow OSA i will be there before noon today.
Must load a few more .243 bullets for another ladder test and see if i can destroy a remington .308 case.

 

[Relentless]

You're driving from yukon to lexington just for the range?

 

[swampratt]

Yes and I am back already.
My car gets 40MPG so it is cheaper than paying.And i reload my ammo right out of the back of my Geo to do the testing.
Only a few feet to the shooting bench.

Only $5.25 in fuel cost. Sometimes a buddy goes with me and we stay longer and the buddy usually buys lunch on the way back or dinner whichever it is.

 

[twoguns?]

That is cool.....

 

[swampratt]

What is cool is the weather..WOW.
And the ladder test proved nothing..
I did another ladder test at 200 yards with a different powder. That proved a few things.
IMR4350 87gr Vmax .243.

From start load to just below max load in Lapua cases.

1/2gr steps 12 rounds fired..5 minutes rest between each shot.
The last 4 shots were larger than 18" spread, one was not even in the same zip code, missed the 2foot by 2 foot board .. first 5 shots were 8" or so.
shots 6-7 and 8 were in a triangle about 1.5" spread.
That is cool.

My .308 has a new favorite load that i will try to tweak a bit.. 3 shots at 200 yards 2 different days under .6" center to center.
Of course this was not Lexington range.