mahkagari
40 Cal.
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HELP!
After trying for four years, I finally drew my bison tag last week. My guide expects we'll be at 75 yards. I only have until October to get my load accurate.
The most I've found is that my rifle likes .015 patches better than .010 or .020. I saw advice that powder in grains should not exceed 1.5 times the caliber. I'm heading toward twice the cal with PRB and still barely on paper at 50 yards (>12" groups, not a sight issue). I received advice to try backing the powder back down and start over with the better patches.
But, I also wonder should I be looking at conicals for hunting? The .58s are rare and expensive to start working up a load. Particularly if they may perform entirely differently than PRBs.
After trying for four years, I finally drew my bison tag last week. My guide expects we'll be at 75 yards. I only have until October to get my load accurate.
The most I've found is that my rifle likes .015 patches better than .010 or .020. I saw advice that powder in grains should not exceed 1.5 times the caliber. I'm heading toward twice the cal with PRB and still barely on paper at 50 yards (>12" groups, not a sight issue). I received advice to try backing the powder back down and start over with the better patches.
But, I also wonder should I be looking at conicals for hunting? The .58s are rare and expensive to start working up a load. Particularly if they may perform entirely differently than PRBs.