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Post by deadon on Jan 6, 2010 19:14:05 GMT -5
Could someone please put up some trajectory info on the more common loads for the ml10. I am not sure I am even asking this right. The flattest shooting load I ever got with any of my smokepoles was with the 200 gr dc and 100 grs of t7 Sighted dead on at 100 yrds it dropped 4" at 200 and 19" at 300.100 grs of t7 was as much as I can comfortably shoot. Any help please?
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Post by rexxer on Jan 6, 2010 19:38:27 GMT -5
Deadon-That load must be smoken!
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Post by deadon on Jan 6, 2010 19:54:31 GMT -5
I dont know how smoken it was ,dont own a crony but I believe very strongly in bullet placement and want to shoot the flattest bullet i can and still get good groups. Maybe my request for the trajectory of the basic loads is unreasonalbal but thought i would ask. Thanks again!!!
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Post by Dave W on Jan 6, 2010 21:37:04 GMT -5
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Post by deadon on Jan 6, 2010 21:48:10 GMT -5
Mossyhorns, WOW!!!!! What a post and thank you so much for the linc. That is exactly the type of info i am looking for. Thanks again, Rusty.
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Post by deadon on Jan 6, 2010 22:32:33 GMT -5
Anyone else have any input on bullet drop for other loads that shoot good groups out of their ml10?
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Post by boarhog on Jan 7, 2010 2:07:50 GMT -5
deadon, There is a lot of load info under "LOADS", and also in the "Tips and Hints" section of this board, but the best advice I can give is get a Chrony. Brand is not too important, but read Richard's post in "Hunting gear, tactics, tips, and reviews" about how to go about protecting your chrono against sabot hits, etc. I don't see how you can develop loads without one. Every barrel is an individual. Load data in a manual, or on this board, is a good source of loads that have worked well for others, but your barrel may not shoot the identical load to the same speed. My original .50 barrel was as much as 200 fps slower with 4759 powder than the load data showed. Knowing the speed of a load in YOUR barrel is an important start to developing a trajectory table, but is also a good safety tool. If a book load shows a max load doing 2500 fps, and you reach that speed with a lesser charge, you have probably reached the max pressure level for YOUR barrel/load. Yes you can prove the trajectory table of your favorite load at the range, and I think you should do so, but there is a lot more useful information available to you if you know the muzzle velocity. Boarhog
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Post by deadon on Jan 8, 2010 10:09:45 GMT -5
Boarhog, this may be a dumb question but the last chrony I owned, a fried shot the plastic piece off the top of the wires I shot through. Do you think it still works?
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Post by edge on Jan 8, 2010 10:32:23 GMT -5
Not boarhog, but the top plastic is to diffuse sunlight when there are no clouds.
If the sun is not overhead then you can usually get by without the plastic. If the sun is overhead then you may not get readings or they may be erratic.
edge.
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Post by deadon on Jan 8, 2010 10:47:20 GMT -5
Thank you sir. I guess I could use cardboard or duct tape.
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Post by edge on Jan 8, 2010 11:20:50 GMT -5
White is best! The chrono works by "seeing" the bullets shadow going over the sensors. I personally rarely use the plastic, but I do avoid shooting near mid day too edge.
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Post by boarhog on Jan 9, 2010 0:30:01 GMT -5
deadon, no way to know if the chrono works unless you try it, but I doubt a hit on the diffuser would be likely to damage the "EYE". Not long ago, I noticed Midway USA had diffuser replacement sets for several chrono models, but I would try Edge's suggestion of using a white piece of cardboard or plastic before I spent any $$$. I recently had a skyscreen go bad on my Oehler. I discovered that it was a bad cable, and used shielded microphone cable to replace the OEM. Oehler tech support told me to set the chrono up in bright sunlight, plug each of the skyscreens into the start jack, one at a time, and re-set the chrono to the 4 zeros. Then shoot almost anything over the eye. (I used a paper wad shot by a rubber band) If the eye sees the projectile shadow, it will trigger the chrono, and the LED screen will switch from the 4 zeros to 4 dashes. After I determined which eye was bad, and replaced the cable, the test showed the repaired eye was working. Now if only weather will let me shoot a few bullets over it at the range! I know nothing about other brands, like Pact or Chrony, but I would guess that you could do a similar test with yours. My Oehler doesn't like doing without the plastic diffusers, but I understand that several board members don't have the same issue with their brand.
As I said earlier, I think a chrono is almost as necessary for load developement as powder, primer, and scale. Boarhog
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Post by nitro1947 on Jan 9, 2010 15:13:28 GMT -5
If your question can't be answered here .....it hasn't got a answer.. ;D when it comes to the savage ml
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