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CFE223 in cold weather??
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<blockquote data-quote="Idgunner" data-source="post: 2722008" data-attributes="member: 84194"><p>I too watched the Litz/Cortina video. Lot's of great info there. Brian is careful not to make any flat statements because of sample size and variations in each "story" that are not controllable. We would all benefit from that attitude. </p><p>I also tried hotter primers with no luck on the CFE powder at 20 degrees F.</p><p></p><p>However, I did take some of my chuck loads from another rifle that are filled with AR-Comp powder and HOOOLLY CHIT what a difference!!!!! I had cleaned the barrel yesterday after shooting and put my chuck loads through it today. They are 21.8g of AR-Comp behind 77g STMKs. 5 shots through the clean cold barrel with the outside temp at 26 degrees tore a ragged hole less than 1/2 inch at 100 yards!!!!! I also had loaded up 5 test rounds with the 75g ELDMs and just one hole was not touching the other 4 at 100 yards, still less than 3/4 inch. Now I know the barrel will shoot and I know that the CFE223 is junk in this barrel at these temps. I have to wait for warmer weather to develop my chuck loads for this spring! Hope it warms up soon because I have over 2000 cases to load.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Idgunner, post: 2722008, member: 84194"] I too watched the Litz/Cortina video. Lot's of great info there. Brian is careful not to make any flat statements because of sample size and variations in each "story" that are not controllable. We would all benefit from that attitude. I also tried hotter primers with no luck on the CFE powder at 20 degrees F. However, I did take some of my chuck loads from another rifle that are filled with AR-Comp powder and HOOOLLY CHIT what a difference!!!!! I had cleaned the barrel yesterday after shooting and put my chuck loads through it today. They are 21.8g of AR-Comp behind 77g STMKs. 5 shots through the clean cold barrel with the outside temp at 26 degrees tore a ragged hole less than 1/2 inch at 100 yards!!!!! I also had loaded up 5 test rounds with the 75g ELDMs and just one hole was not touching the other 4 at 100 yards, still less than 3/4 inch. Now I know the barrel will shoot and I know that the CFE223 is junk in this barrel at these temps. I have to wait for warmer weather to develop my chuck loads for this spring! Hope it warms up soon because I have over 2000 cases to load. [/QUOTE]
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