kal long range bullet

[bruce moulds]

i shot this bullet again today at 900 metres (990 yds)
used 9lb baco paper 0.0015 oversize, and quite firm to load.
also 82 as opposed to 81 gns of swiss 1f.
federal large pistol primers which had gone so well with seth cole paper and the lighter charge at 700 metres was quite dismal for vert, but i did not miss the target.
i nearly didn't want to shoot the same load but with cci large pistol primers, but manned up and luckily so, because most shots held 2 moa or better vert.
such an improvement for such a little change.
will have to try 81 gns with the thinner paper and federals to see if vert is as good as it was at 700 with that load.
also the load that shot so well at 700 was with 30/1, and today was 16/1 alloy
with 16/1 confetti revealed that the patch was a bit long to always cut clean to the front.
16/1 also had the patches blow off the bearing surface from the bases, proving that this happens in the long 7 degree transition.
this does not happen with 30/1.
the load chrono'd at 1301 fps ave. from 770 yds to 990 yds required a comeup of 34 moa.
this seems quite a good trajectory.
as usual with this job, cockbird one day feather duster the next, but as long as you learn and keep trying, you will go forward.
i know this bullet is an accurate high b.c.bullet. it just needs to be driven properly, and then read the wind.
keep safe bruce.