ScottJ
08-29-2009, 01:08 PM
Despite the fact I feel like crap I just had to test some more of my first castings.
The load to be tested this time was 13.5gr of Accurate No. 5.
First off I want to say getting old and out of practice sucks. Back in the mid 90's I could make 7 yard groups with this 629 Classic you could cover with a nickel.
Here was the first group. For reference the black square is 2" by 2":
http://i410.photobucket.com/albums/pp182/ScottJ175/7yd_135_No5_1.jpg
Then the second:
http://i410.photobucket.com/albums/pp182/ScottJ175/7yd_135_No5_2.jpg
Then I decided to try double action. Using a 100 yard rifle center so the big circle is 3 inches:
http://i410.photobucket.com/albums/pp182/ScottJ175/7yd_135_No5_DA.jpg
Then I backed off and tried 25 yards slow fire back on the 2" black square again. The low one was breaking the trigger just as I let the front sight dip a bit. I only had 5 rounds left so that's why there are only 5 holes.
http://i410.photobucket.com/albums/pp182/ScottJ175/25yd_135_No5_5rd.jpg
Then I had 6 rounds of the 296 loads that the collet puller simply couldn't get enough grip on to pull apart when I was tearing them down the other day. One of them was 22.3 grains and the other 5 were 24.3. The lighter load was first and is that flyer on the right. The heavier loads went into that tight group and I managed to blow one shot as you can see:
http://i410.photobucket.com/albums/pp182/ScottJ175/7yd_296.jpg
That was all of my cast stuff I had loaded. I looked at the muzzle in the bright sunlight after each group. I kept getting more and more light gray wash to the point the bore looked frosted after the last group but it never built up any thicker.
Then I decided to try a cylinder of those commercial cast I have over 24.5 grains of 296. This is a lot closer to what I remember being able to do except I jerked the trigger on one shot. Have to remember not to hurry when I get the good sight picture. Still at 7 yards.
http://i410.photobucket.com/albums/pp182/ScottJ175/7yd_Comm_245gr_296.jpg
Funny thing is after this group the bore looks cleaner than it did before I fired it. It's like these rounds took some of the gray wash with them. Or else just laid more power fouling over it. Won't know unitl I clean.
The load to be tested this time was 13.5gr of Accurate No. 5.
First off I want to say getting old and out of practice sucks. Back in the mid 90's I could make 7 yard groups with this 629 Classic you could cover with a nickel.
Here was the first group. For reference the black square is 2" by 2":
http://i410.photobucket.com/albums/pp182/ScottJ175/7yd_135_No5_1.jpg
Then the second:
http://i410.photobucket.com/albums/pp182/ScottJ175/7yd_135_No5_2.jpg
Then I decided to try double action. Using a 100 yard rifle center so the big circle is 3 inches:
http://i410.photobucket.com/albums/pp182/ScottJ175/7yd_135_No5_DA.jpg
Then I backed off and tried 25 yards slow fire back on the 2" black square again. The low one was breaking the trigger just as I let the front sight dip a bit. I only had 5 rounds left so that's why there are only 5 holes.
http://i410.photobucket.com/albums/pp182/ScottJ175/25yd_135_No5_5rd.jpg
Then I had 6 rounds of the 296 loads that the collet puller simply couldn't get enough grip on to pull apart when I was tearing them down the other day. One of them was 22.3 grains and the other 5 were 24.3. The lighter load was first and is that flyer on the right. The heavier loads went into that tight group and I managed to blow one shot as you can see:
http://i410.photobucket.com/albums/pp182/ScottJ175/7yd_296.jpg
That was all of my cast stuff I had loaded. I looked at the muzzle in the bright sunlight after each group. I kept getting more and more light gray wash to the point the bore looked frosted after the last group but it never built up any thicker.
Then I decided to try a cylinder of those commercial cast I have over 24.5 grains of 296. This is a lot closer to what I remember being able to do except I jerked the trigger on one shot. Have to remember not to hurry when I get the good sight picture. Still at 7 yards.
http://i410.photobucket.com/albums/pp182/ScottJ175/7yd_Comm_245gr_296.jpg
Funny thing is after this group the bore looks cleaner than it did before I fired it. It's like these rounds took some of the gray wash with them. Or else just laid more power fouling over it. Won't know unitl I clean.