- Aug 17, 2011
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Any discernible difference in group sizes between the 120 and the 142? Have you shot enough of both (or others) to say you have a preference?
Today I didn't really go for groups after getting the velocities - I didn't want to lug everything over to the 100 yard line.
Velocities were obtained on the 50 yard firing line, and from what I saw on the 50 yard line - there wasn't a noticeable shift in POI with the chrono attached, or when I switched from the 120gr Amax to the 142gr SMK.
I love the 120's, in my rifle and with 39.6gr Varget - they are near perfection as far as I'm concerned. From 100 to 300 yards, I have nothing bad to say about them whatsoever.
The 142gr SMK's are a new bullet for me, and so far the rifle seems to like them just as much as the 120's. Over the weekend I'll try to finish the last of the chrono work and then go for groups.
142gr SMK and 42.3/42.5gr of H414 are showing a lot of promise, but I won't know for certain until I get back out and try to make little bug-holes on paper again.