40/90bn

[MikeR]

Good evening Kurt

I just got back from the range with my .40 2 1/2 SS and my .44 2 1/4 SBN. Shot 20 shots at the rams with the .40. Missed 5 out of the first 10. Changed my wiping and nailed the next ten. The wind was really blowing and my shots ran from front to back, but my vertical held.
Shot 12 shots out of the .44. First 5 on steel at 100M, just one small smear. The next 5 at paper at 100M, First three cutting, next two I pulled Stood up and shot at 200M at a 12 inch disk. Off the edge at 3:00. Moved the sight for 150M and centered the turkey. I don't like the OE as much as the KIK but this rifle will shoot dirty.

I think the problem with the .40 2 5/8" SBN has to do with the shoulder. Some times the rifle will shoot Sub MOA. I think that the powder some times jambs in at the shoulder and other times flows through the neck changing the pressure curve. I'm not kidding when I say 200 fps velocity variations. The part that can really drive me nuts is, I will get sub moa testing, then go home and reload using the same bullets, powder, dies, drop tubing, every thing exactly like the day before but instead of getting nice round groups, getting very tall groups. I was shooting at a match at a 200Y German ring target. From my testing I was expecting to shoot the 25 out. Instead I got a group 1 1/4" wide the height of the black (about 12"). The case is very sensitive to powder granulation, compression, and who knows what. When it works it is a joy to shoot, but I will pass.