krag35
10-21-2006, 09:12 PM
I finally got to do some shooting today and figured out a few things, and relearned some others.
I finally shot the last of the FLGC bullets out of my 444. Now a good cleaning and I'll never again soil it's bore with another. I had loaded up 10 rounds with the TLC-285-RF (Ranch Dog) over 52.8 gr of BLC(2) w/ CCI 200. At 50 yds. They hit same POI as my FLGC's over 15 of Unique, I was disappointed, I thought it was going to be a rip-snorting full bore hunting load, also lots of unburned powder left in the bbl.
I shot my T/C Renegade 58 It was the worse case of click -------------BOOM I have ever had. I pulled the nipple and there was barely even a hole through it (brand new nipple) STRIKE 2
Next: I tried some loads with the TL-160-RF group buy in my 30-30 over 6 gr PB and the case filled with ground poly filler. 5 shot group 6" or so 12" low. Then on the 6th shot something sounded funny and there wasn't a hole in the paper, couldn't see through the bbl, YUP, stuck a bullet about 4" up from the chamber.
I spent some time busting rocks with my 06 and condoms and sniping pine cones out of trees across the draw then went home.
I pulled up Ranch Dog's casting log and discovered my dyslexia on the BLC (2) data, so I loaded up 10 more rounds with 58 gr BLC(2) . It's interesting to get 58 gr in a 444 case. I usually seat the bullet, and then come back and use a factory crimp die to do the crimping. Not so with this load, the powder was pushing the bullet back out of the case. So I had to seat and crimp in one step. That is when I remembered that part about trimming all your cases to the same length. I beat the stuck bullet out of my 30-30 and drilled out the flash hole in the nipple. I reloaded the pickup and drove the 20 miles back out to where I shoot.
Shot a fouler out of my M/L, no Click -------- Boom , just a BOOM, no lag, that helps. I fired 3 @ 50yds centered and 3" high, just what I wanted. 3@100yds landed in the bull just to the right of center. Finally something goes right.
The first round out of the 444 with 58 gr and the TLC-285-RF got my attention, this ain't no popgun anymore. 5@50 yds stayed in the 3" bull. Backed off to 100yds and 4 were in the 4 1/2" ring. Remember I loaded 10 but only shot 9 at paper, because the first round was fired with me holding the rifle on the far side of a tree, I have never compressed anything that hard before and was a we bit nervous.
Then I shot the last 45 rounds of jackedt 444 I had. At 50 yds with the rifle loaded in one hand and half cocked, I'd bring it up, cock it and fire as soon as I had a sight picture, just as if I had busted and Elk out of a thicket. 27 landed in the 6 1/2" bull, 14 on the paper and the last 4 were just off (all of them to the right) That won't win any target competion, but it will put meat in the freezer and that's what I bought this rifle for. It also shows I need to spend more time shooting off of my hind legs and less off of a bench.
I found a 3 blade Uncle Henry pocket knife in real good shape laying on the ground and picked up a 3# coffee can of range scrap out of the berm. Turned out to be a good day.
krag35
I finally shot the last of the FLGC bullets out of my 444. Now a good cleaning and I'll never again soil it's bore with another. I had loaded up 10 rounds with the TLC-285-RF (Ranch Dog) over 52.8 gr of BLC(2) w/ CCI 200. At 50 yds. They hit same POI as my FLGC's over 15 of Unique, I was disappointed, I thought it was going to be a rip-snorting full bore hunting load, also lots of unburned powder left in the bbl.
I shot my T/C Renegade 58 It was the worse case of click -------------BOOM I have ever had. I pulled the nipple and there was barely even a hole through it (brand new nipple) STRIKE 2
Next: I tried some loads with the TL-160-RF group buy in my 30-30 over 6 gr PB and the case filled with ground poly filler. 5 shot group 6" or so 12" low. Then on the 6th shot something sounded funny and there wasn't a hole in the paper, couldn't see through the bbl, YUP, stuck a bullet about 4" up from the chamber.
I spent some time busting rocks with my 06 and condoms and sniping pine cones out of trees across the draw then went home.
I pulled up Ranch Dog's casting log and discovered my dyslexia on the BLC (2) data, so I loaded up 10 more rounds with 58 gr BLC(2) . It's interesting to get 58 gr in a 444 case. I usually seat the bullet, and then come back and use a factory crimp die to do the crimping. Not so with this load, the powder was pushing the bullet back out of the case. So I had to seat and crimp in one step. That is when I remembered that part about trimming all your cases to the same length. I beat the stuck bullet out of my 30-30 and drilled out the flash hole in the nipple. I reloaded the pickup and drove the 20 miles back out to where I shoot.
Shot a fouler out of my M/L, no Click -------- Boom , just a BOOM, no lag, that helps. I fired 3 @ 50yds centered and 3" high, just what I wanted. 3@100yds landed in the bull just to the right of center. Finally something goes right.
The first round out of the 444 with 58 gr and the TLC-285-RF got my attention, this ain't no popgun anymore. 5@50 yds stayed in the 3" bull. Backed off to 100yds and 4 were in the 4 1/2" ring. Remember I loaded 10 but only shot 9 at paper, because the first round was fired with me holding the rifle on the far side of a tree, I have never compressed anything that hard before and was a we bit nervous.
Then I shot the last 45 rounds of jackedt 444 I had. At 50 yds with the rifle loaded in one hand and half cocked, I'd bring it up, cock it and fire as soon as I had a sight picture, just as if I had busted and Elk out of a thicket. 27 landed in the 6 1/2" bull, 14 on the paper and the last 4 were just off (all of them to the right) That won't win any target competion, but it will put meat in the freezer and that's what I bought this rifle for. It also shows I need to spend more time shooting off of my hind legs and less off of a bench.
I found a 3 blade Uncle Henry pocket knife in real good shape laying on the ground and picked up a 3# coffee can of range scrap out of the berm. Turned out to be a good day.
krag35