Oregononeshot
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After a year of barrel break in and load testing, I'm close to settling on a load for my bull elk hunt this fall. Unless my next round or two of testing produces amazing results, the load I'm going to use in my 54 GPR is 85 grains of 3f, a 535 hand cast ball, and a ticking patch with 1:7 ratio of ballistol/water.
During my testing I tested from 70-95 grains goex 2f, and 70-85 grains 3f. My results with the 2f showed the higher I got in charge size, the bigger my groups got ( all testing done at 50 yards from the bench). 85 grains is the highest charge that still produced the accuracy I was looking for. I do plan on shooting 90 and 95 with the 3f, but the 2f and 3f have had the exact same results up to 85 so I'm expecting the groups to continue to expand. My 5 shot group is 2 inches with 85 grains but expands to 3-4 when I go higher than 85.
My groups at 100 are anywhere from 2-5 inches depending on wind. That gun sure does catch the wind, makes it hard to keep steady sometimes!
I also have some patches made up with mink oil lube on them, and plan to try those during my next range session. I plan on shooting out to 125 yards on the range to test the drop past 100 yards, with the intention of having 125 yards be my max range, given perfect conditions of course (no wind, solid rest).
So what are you guys opinions on the load I have selected?
During my testing I tested from 70-95 grains goex 2f, and 70-85 grains 3f. My results with the 2f showed the higher I got in charge size, the bigger my groups got ( all testing done at 50 yards from the bench). 85 grains is the highest charge that still produced the accuracy I was looking for. I do plan on shooting 90 and 95 with the 3f, but the 2f and 3f have had the exact same results up to 85 so I'm expecting the groups to continue to expand. My 5 shot group is 2 inches with 85 grains but expands to 3-4 when I go higher than 85.
My groups at 100 are anywhere from 2-5 inches depending on wind. That gun sure does catch the wind, makes it hard to keep steady sometimes!
I also have some patches made up with mink oil lube on them, and plan to try those during my next range session. I plan on shooting out to 125 yards on the range to test the drop past 100 yards, with the intention of having 125 yards be my max range, given perfect conditions of course (no wind, solid rest).
So what are you guys opinions on the load I have selected?