Originally Posted by
Larry Gibson
StarMetal;
Just by switching lubes I made two rifles shoot their loads 100 fps faster. The original lube was my homemade 50/50 alox/beeswax. The lube I switched to was again my own soap base. So now look at the data: Larry shot a different bullet, different lube (remember I started with LBT BLUE in the 6.5MS,but developed the Swede loads with my soap lube), different brass, different chamber, different bore and groove, different temperature, different elevation, different atmospheric pressure, different primer, different brand of powder, different buffer, and most of all a different chronograph placed at more likely at a different distance from the muzzle. That's an awful lot of differences Pat....don't you agree?
The velocities I posted were corrected to muzzle velocities (the computor program gives that information also) so the screen distance is not relevent except your velocities would be a few fps slower. As to the other differences. The 6.5 Swede is not the only rilfe you make claims of high velocity with accuracy. You have stated numerous times and given numerous examples of many different rifles you do this with and with a multiple of different cast bullets, designs, lubes and powders along with home made aluminum GCs. You also state you have always done this because you started out shooting cast bullets that way. So why should my different rifle be different? If you can do it, as uyou have claimed for years, then there should be no reason I can't doit with a different rifle. Is there?
Are you not going to send the rifle and test ammo?
If not the rifle then at least the test ammo would/shouldn't be that difficuult? I will pay shipping and return the brass. If necessary I will also pay you for the componants. I would think that 50 rounds is doable and would give 40 rounds to "season" the bore with your lube and 10 for the test?
Larry Gibson