Hi All,
I just found time to try 5 reduced loads tonight in my winchester 94 .30/30, resulting POI was surprising to me?
The winchester is sighted in at 100 meter / 110 yds with factory ammunition.
The load is 8 grs. of trailboss under a 150 grs. gaschecked Lee boolit, velocity should be 1135 fps according to the Lyman cast boolits manual.
The five shots were taken at my private mini-range (the riding course of my wife actually), so distance only 40 meters / 45 yds. The shots were consistently placed way below the paper target, approx. 12" low?
Now, I did expect this reduced load to be low, but not that much? That brings me to my question - does one of you guys have a program/simulator where you could compare POI of the factory load (170 grs PRVI Partizan) with my load (BC of 150 grs. Lee boolits is .266) - i.e.: if my gun is sighted in with the factory stuff at 110 yds, what would POI be at 45 yards with same sight setting, but using my reduced load?
Anyone experienced excessive "rainbow trajectory" with reduced loads, or is this just physics doing it's bit, and I should stop moaning and just adjust sights according?
Regards
Mikkel