toolness1
Ultimate Member
Thanks for the info and suggestions everyone that replied.
My results were great for my first range trip. Except for the Precision Cartridge Inc commercial ammo I bought. What a joke. It's grossly underpowered, doesn't seal the chamber, and accuracy is poor. I got over 100 standard deviation on a 5 shot string with the chrony and it's under 2000 fps whereas the military loading was around 2500 fps. I have had good results from PCI 7.65 Argentine and 7.7 Japanese ammo, but this was terrible.
My reloads all did well, my best load got under 4.0 standard deviation and shot about a half inch group at 50 yards.
I am surprised the .264 bullets did so well considering the bore slugs at .268!
I used one wrap of scotch tape, the thicker style made for wrapping presents. I probably should have gone two wraps around, but it did help. Except on the PCI commercial ammo, since it didn't seal the chamber it annhilated/melted the tape.
The tape was a pain to remove! Lacquer thinner helped. I might try address labels next time, I heard they work well and are easier to apply and remove.
The rifle is a mix master, beat to hell, and I paid $170.00 for it. I am pleasantly surprised!
Here's the range results with pics of the targets and chrono results. First set of targets I didn't use the chrony, but set it up for the second round of targets. I used one of the MagnetoSpeed bayonet style chronographs. LOVE that thing, never have to set up the stupid chronograph on the tripod and the dumb wires and sun shades again. That was a pain since I usually shoot alone.
My results were great for my first range trip. Except for the Precision Cartridge Inc commercial ammo I bought. What a joke. It's grossly underpowered, doesn't seal the chamber, and accuracy is poor. I got over 100 standard deviation on a 5 shot string with the chrony and it's under 2000 fps whereas the military loading was around 2500 fps. I have had good results from PCI 7.65 Argentine and 7.7 Japanese ammo, but this was terrible.
My reloads all did well, my best load got under 4.0 standard deviation and shot about a half inch group at 50 yards.
I am surprised the .264 bullets did so well considering the bore slugs at .268!
I used one wrap of scotch tape, the thicker style made for wrapping presents. I probably should have gone two wraps around, but it did help. Except on the PCI commercial ammo, since it didn't seal the chamber it annhilated/melted the tape.
The tape was a pain to remove! Lacquer thinner helped. I might try address labels next time, I heard they work well and are easier to apply and remove.
The rifle is a mix master, beat to hell, and I paid $170.00 for it. I am pleasantly surprised!
Here's the range results with pics of the targets and chrono results. First set of targets I didn't use the chrony, but set it up for the second round of targets. I used one of the MagnetoSpeed bayonet style chronographs. LOVE that thing, never have to set up the stupid chronograph on the tripod and the dumb wires and sun shades again. That was a pain since I usually shoot alone.
