jeff223
09-21-2006, 12:51 PM
did some more shooting with the RANCH DOG boolits out of my 445supermag Contender.this is a 14 inch barrel and is setup with a 2-7 Burris scope.all testing is at 100yds with a number of loads using two powders.i use w296 and aa1680
best groups so far are just alittle over 2.5 inchs and im talking just over.with 30gr of w296 the recoil is high but she shoots these RANCH DOGS to my likings.the recoil from 32gr of aa1680 seems alittle less but the accuracy is the same as 296
this seems to be the sweet spot for this barrel and this boolit load combos.if i load up or down from this point accuracy suffers.with a max load of 296 and a Hornady 240gr XTP she will break the 1.5 inch mark but who cares about that inch smaller group for hunting?the deer will never know the dirrerance
one thing i find interesting about these RANCH DOG boolits ,they like to make a small jump to the lands.i tried seating them into the lands and those loads dont shoot as good.
all these boolits were water dropped and the boolits i recovered from the bank were about 90% from original.
you guys think an air cooled RANCH DOG boolit will shoot with or better than a water dropped???im going to try it.i would like a softer alloy for busting these deer around here
and by the way i used three coats of Lee alox and i have no leadinghttp://castboolits.gunloads.com/images/icons/icon10.gif
best groups so far are just alittle over 2.5 inchs and im talking just over.with 30gr of w296 the recoil is high but she shoots these RANCH DOGS to my likings.the recoil from 32gr of aa1680 seems alittle less but the accuracy is the same as 296
this seems to be the sweet spot for this barrel and this boolit load combos.if i load up or down from this point accuracy suffers.with a max load of 296 and a Hornady 240gr XTP she will break the 1.5 inch mark but who cares about that inch smaller group for hunting?the deer will never know the dirrerance
one thing i find interesting about these RANCH DOG boolits ,they like to make a small jump to the lands.i tried seating them into the lands and those loads dont shoot as good.
all these boolits were water dropped and the boolits i recovered from the bank were about 90% from original.
you guys think an air cooled RANCH DOG boolit will shoot with or better than a water dropped???im going to try it.i would like a softer alloy for busting these deer around here
and by the way i used three coats of Lee alox and i have no leadinghttp://castboolits.gunloads.com/images/icons/icon10.gif