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<blockquote data-quote="Fiftydriver" data-source="post: 69427" data-attributes="member: 10"><p>Chris,</p><p></p><p>What twist are you using and what bullet did you test. Was the load confirmed at closer range first or just on 1K targets?</p><p></p><p>The reason I ask is that some of the wildcat bullets really do not like lower pressure loads and can shoot very poorly until the pressure gets up to near max. If these were 142 gr ULDs and your only getting 3100 fps in a 30" pipe your running pretty low pressure. May try to bump up the pressure and test at 300 yards to confirm grouping and then step back to 1000.</p><p></p><p>This has just been my experience with a few of the Wildcat bullets. They generally shoot better the harder you drive them.</p><p></p><p>I have shot them in my XP-100 6.5 WSM 15" 1-8 twist 3 groove with great results but then again we are talking about 1/2 the barrel length.</p><p></p><p>I have also tested them in my 6.5-06 AI and loaded them to 3100 fps which was a warm load and shot very tight groups out to 500 yards but did not test at 1000 yards.</p><p></p><p>I have also tested the 140 gr BC FB and could not drive them hard enough in either to get great groups. In the 6.5-06 AI rifle the very top loads were grouping under 3/4 moa but thats about it.</p><p></p><p>Richard said these bullets really need a hard kick in the rear to shoot well. May be something to look at.</p><p></p><p>I would still be curious to see if they cut paper at say 200 or 300 yards as it would suprise me if they are actually coming apart but they may be. Never shot them in a 5C before so that part of it is out of my relm of experience.</p><p></p><p>Let us know what you find out!!</p><p></p><p>Kirby Allen(50)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fiftydriver, post: 69427, member: 10"] Chris, What twist are you using and what bullet did you test. Was the load confirmed at closer range first or just on 1K targets? The reason I ask is that some of the wildcat bullets really do not like lower pressure loads and can shoot very poorly until the pressure gets up to near max. If these were 142 gr ULDs and your only getting 3100 fps in a 30" pipe your running pretty low pressure. May try to bump up the pressure and test at 300 yards to confirm grouping and then step back to 1000. This has just been my experience with a few of the Wildcat bullets. They generally shoot better the harder you drive them. I have shot them in my XP-100 6.5 WSM 15" 1-8 twist 3 groove with great results but then again we are talking about 1/2 the barrel length. I have also tested them in my 6.5-06 AI and loaded them to 3100 fps which was a warm load and shot very tight groups out to 500 yards but did not test at 1000 yards. I have also tested the 140 gr BC FB and could not drive them hard enough in either to get great groups. In the 6.5-06 AI rifle the very top loads were grouping under 3/4 moa but thats about it. Richard said these bullets really need a hard kick in the rear to shoot well. May be something to look at. I would still be curious to see if they cut paper at say 200 or 300 yards as it would suprise me if they are actually coming apart but they may be. Never shot them in a 5C before so that part of it is out of my relm of experience. Let us know what you find out!! Kirby Allen(50) [/QUOTE]
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