Guys... i think i want to return my Marlin. I lost to a pumpkin....
I have video but its not worth the time, i'll try to explain. Filled up an 8 pounder with water filled maybe 80-90% to the top (ran out of water). Shot a 405gr FP PC cast boolit and expected it to blow into chunks except it just shot through like if there was no water. 2nd shot took out a quarter of the pumpkin. I have two ideas what could've went wrong. One, shot too high where there was no water. Two, it's because im using 14gr of unique and its just too damn slow at that velocity.
I'd like to see what 50gr of varget would do with this bullet but im afraid it'll need a gas check if i push it too hard using that powder. Wondering if i'll have the same results with a watermelon using this soft load. FeelsBadMan