Longshot looking good

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Able to get to the range today and throw 9 shots. First 4 shots I tried loose 250 FTX and right away I could tell that wasn't going to work. So switched to the same bullet, same size, and then knurled back up slightly. I pulled the last shoot cause I was hurrying to get out cause I was shooting next to my aunts house and everyone is showing up. Last shot also made es little bigger but it's looking allot better.

4 shots low are 250 FTX loose fit no knurl

5 shots high are scope adjust 250 FTX loose fit knurled slightly. Shot left low I pulled last shot hurrying.

Shots 5-9 bullets knurled.

Temp-72°

McRem 45
Boyd's thumbhole
Savage ignition
Win 209 primers
250 FTX loose fit/knurled
15/50 longshot/4198

100 yards

[rambler]

That is looking very promising!! Good shooting. Are you knurling these bullets and then full forming and are you using any kind of a wad??

[Richard]

Chad..........don't be afraid to blame the bullets also. These FTX's are factory bullets not custom like Luke's or Parkers. A little variation in jacket thickness or an inclusion in the lead core and you now have an "out of balance" bullet and a flyer. And, the load might still need tweaking?
The ES is still a little on the high side.
Richard

[rambler]

Still, every hole is a gut pile as is.

[edge]

ES on the knurled bullets are 30 which is not too bad and they grouped well too

edge.

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Thanks everyone, next trip I'm going to try knurling the .452 250 FTX knurled up to .455-6 and full formed indexed to see what happens. Also going to try 10/60 green dot/4198 see if it acts more like clays. Starting to think the longshot might not give a quick enough kick to obdurate the bullet fast enough to lower es.

One thing I really like the new chrono it is nice not having to write things down only thing is I need to figure out how to link weather to the app.