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    For Felix and Lar45

    I went down to test felix against LBT blue to see about lube on the brass. I took the chronograph too. No difference as I had a little lube all the way to the rim with both lubes. I was shooting the 400 gr. Lee from the BFR .475. The LBT had the smallest SD at 10.5, velocity was 1338.2. The slightly hardened Felix gave me 1362.7 fps, a gain of 24.5 fps. SD was 14.3. Both groups were good at around an inch at 50 yd's.
    I had some of my 429 gr. gc boolits from my home made mold so I shot five. Since I didn't have a new target, I put a one inch sticker at the top of the one I was shooting at. VERY difficult with a four minute dot in the Tasco, covers two inches at 50 yd's. I called two shots low because I was creeping into the orange dot. I used soft Felix, Loads are hot with several slightly sticky cases. Velocity is 1348.3 fps, SD at 20.5. I am going to reduce the charge one half grain. I hope you fellas appreciate how difficult it is to shoot groups with a four minute dot!
    Anyway, I had the first three in 1/4", the two I called low were overlapping in 1/4" and if I had not crept down with the sight, they would have made a five shot group of 1/4".
    Has anyone out there shot that good with a Freedom arms gun?

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    44man--Has anyone shot that good with a Freedom Arms gun? Starmetal had one that shot like that until he fixed it.

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    I have never tried a red dot scope, but I can imagine. That is definatly some fine shootin.

    and I thought I was doing good with this group

    3 shots went into .120" - 50 yds from the bench, simmons scope. 340gn plain base from Mountain Molds.
    this is with my Taurus 454. On several targets I get a nice 3 shot cluster and 2 further out




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    Quote Originally Posted by 44man
    I went down to test felix against LBT blue to see about lube on the brass. I took the chronograph too. No difference as I had a little lube all the way to the rim with both lubes. I was shooting the 400 gr. Lee from the BFR .475. The LBT had the smallest SD at 10.5, velocity was 1338.2. The slightly hardened Felix gave me 1362.7 fps, a gain of 24.5 fps. SD was 14.3. Both groups were good at around an inch at 50 yd's.
    I had some of my 429 gr. gc boolits from my home made mold so I shot five. Since I didn't have a new target, I put a one inch sticker at the top of the one I was shooting at. VERY difficult with a four minute dot in the Tasco, covers two inches at 50 yd's. I called two shots low because I was creeping into the orange dot. I used soft Felix, Loads are hot with several slightly sticky cases. Velocity is 1348.3 fps, SD at 20.5. I am going to reduce the charge one half grain. I hope you fellas appreciate how difficult it is to shoot groups with a four minute dot!
    Anyway, I had the first three in 1/4", the two I called low were overlapping in 1/4" and if I had not crept down with the sight, they would have made a five shot group of 1/4".
    Has anyone out there shot that good with a Freedom arms gun?
    Good shooting. A StarMetal group for sure...

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Abbreviations used in Reloading

BP Bronze Point IMR Improved Military Rifle PTD Pointed
BR Bench Rest M Magnum RN Round Nose
BT Boat Tail PL Power-Lokt SP Soft Point
C Compressed Charge PR Primer SPCL Soft Point "Core-Lokt"
HP Hollow Point PSPCL Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" C.O.L. Cartridge Overall Length
PSP Pointed Soft Point Spz Spitzer Point SBT Spitzer Boat Tail
LRN Lead Round Nose LWC Lead Wad Cutter LSWC Lead Semi Wad Cutter
GC Gas Check