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Post by redspinner3 on May 5, 2011 22:19:07 GMT -5
Took the 50ml out of the shed and down to the range for unloading, I thought you mite get a kick out of this. I remember walking a mile in 3 ft of power snow ,jumping across a creek and missed. temp. in the 15 to 20 deg. range the ml was loaded with 42gr. VV 110 250 shock wave . was out just about all season saw lots of deer but nothing I wanted. The big guy is still walking! the ml was in and out of house left in truck through all weather conditions and went bang, I honestly didn't think it would. But off hand it was 4" high and 1"right at 100yds. sighted in at 3"high back in Oct. 2010.
George
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Post by wilmsmeyer on May 6, 2011 5:14:51 GMT -5
Not surprised.
My ML is still loaded. Shot a doe 10 minutes before last lite, last Sunday of ML season in Dec. Reloaded and gun is still loaded.
Keeping things dry and free of oils will preserve the load quite well....including sealing the muzzle with a balloon and the breech with a spent primer
When the day comes to unload my gun, I too will report the details...hopefully including velocity....unless it is on a woodchuck. A twist on my latest test....in an attempt to PROMOTE failure, I've left the barrel condemn off and there is no spent primer under the closed bolt.
Why even do stuff like this?? For me, it lets me know what works without having to rely on what others say. Not everyone treats their guns the same. Some use a wet patch, some 4 drops of Rem Oil, some use breech plug grease...blah blah. Any introduction or deletion of any variable with a ML will give a different result....not to mention the variable conditions in which we hunt in and the protection given in those conditions.
I can't think of one misfire yet as the result of my gun being left loaded.
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Post by bigmoose on May 6, 2011 6:25:05 GMT -5
Also means your and very good offhand marksman
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