Today I shot about 50 of the following:
MP-452-200 hollow points with circular pin
4.5 gn bullseye
(these chrono about 840 fps)
random mixed headstamp range pickup brass
pretty soft alloy most likely
ALOX'd
COAL 1.16 to 1.17"
I am a new shooter and the pictured targets are from 13yd and 27yd. Pistol supported on a sand bag on a table. Both appear to be about 33 MOA, each with 1 flier.
There is leading. Its not as bad as I've seen before but...I guess its bad? I dont know. This is starting from a clean barrel, after 50 rounds. Strangely I seem to notice leading is the most intense by far in one particular groove/land at the top of the barrel, after all my shooting (not just today)..any reason that would be?
Where do I go from here? If this leading, and this accuracy, is about right, then maybe its good enough.
But, if I want to try for more accuracy, I would guess:
-sort brass by headstamp and post-sized length and load one type/length
-push load up a bit higher (people have mentioned this can help with leading)
-abandon ALOX and go back to PC (sigh..)
-change powders? (what would be better in this case?)
Ideas?