Big boom 45 cal.
Dec 29, 2009 17:00:13 GMT -5
Post by herman on Dec 29, 2009 17:00:13 GMT -5
When I got to the range this morning before day light bill had beat me a few minutes had the heater going wide open it was 27 degrees.I hurried and got set up so I could check my 6 BRX because we are planning on going to a 600 yd match saturday.Richard got there a little later.Got the 6mm ready then shot 3 different hunting rifles checking out some new loads.
Then it was time to shoot the savage 45 cal.Was wanting to try the 195 barnes with a few differant powders.H322-69,H4198-63 grs.and a duplex 5744/12/2015/48.
I had cleaned the rifle before and put in a lehigh vent to try in a factory plug.Well didn't get all that good groups the best one being 1.07 in for 4 shots.
I had shot the H322 and the H4198 and got ready to shoot the duplex but when loading I didn't put the 5744 in instead I put in 2 vials of 48 grs 2015.Thats 96 grs total.I noticed my wittness mark was a tad high but though it was because the charge was taking up more space.
I shot it and it didn't kick bad at all but sure made a big boom.Richard was puzzled and I told him it was a duplex load.But when I went to reload I saw what I had done I had 2 empty vials marked 48 grs.I think about 30% of the load just went out the barrel.
I loaded and shot 3 more loads of the duplex and counting the heavy load and the 3 was the best load I got this morning measureing 1.07 in.
I couldn't detect any thing wrong with the barrel and the recoil was less than with the other 2 powders so decided to try it again and see how much flame I got out of the barrel.Richard said it was pretty good so he will have to describe it.
Not telling anyone to try this load only saying I screwed up.The reason I tried it again is that I knew it was a slow powder and knew my barrel couldn't burn that much powder.The second shot I got 3019 fps on the chrony.
I came home and clean the rifle and checked the breech plug for fouling and I didn't shoot but 16 shots but there probably was less fouling with the vent.Going to try it again next time anyhow.
Be Carefull
Then it was time to shoot the savage 45 cal.Was wanting to try the 195 barnes with a few differant powders.H322-69,H4198-63 grs.and a duplex 5744/12/2015/48.
I had cleaned the rifle before and put in a lehigh vent to try in a factory plug.Well didn't get all that good groups the best one being 1.07 in for 4 shots.
I had shot the H322 and the H4198 and got ready to shoot the duplex but when loading I didn't put the 5744 in instead I put in 2 vials of 48 grs 2015.Thats 96 grs total.I noticed my wittness mark was a tad high but though it was because the charge was taking up more space.
I shot it and it didn't kick bad at all but sure made a big boom.Richard was puzzled and I told him it was a duplex load.But when I went to reload I saw what I had done I had 2 empty vials marked 48 grs.I think about 30% of the load just went out the barrel.
I loaded and shot 3 more loads of the duplex and counting the heavy load and the 3 was the best load I got this morning measureing 1.07 in.
I couldn't detect any thing wrong with the barrel and the recoil was less than with the other 2 powders so decided to try it again and see how much flame I got out of the barrel.Richard said it was pretty good so he will have to describe it.
Not telling anyone to try this load only saying I screwed up.The reason I tried it again is that I knew it was a slow powder and knew my barrel couldn't burn that much powder.The second shot I got 3019 fps on the chrony.
I came home and clean the rifle and checked the breech plug for fouling and I didn't shoot but 16 shots but there probably was less fouling with the vent.Going to try it again next time anyhow.
Be Carefull
. All it could see was a short space about a foot from the muzzle where there was no flame, then a flame about 2 ft. long after that. It makes a lot of noise, but with the slow burning powder, does not produce any undue pressures. Maybe I can get Herman to do it again while I take a video clip! 
