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Known Loads too hot now..why
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<blockquote data-quote="clhman" data-source="post: 385217" data-attributes="member: 12353"><p><span style="font-size: 26px">Myth-Confirmed!</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">Since I started this, I can end thisgun).</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">It's confirmed. Water=bad.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">Today I went out to the range and shot the same ammo that was way too hot on Thursday. Absolutely nothing different. I don't know how to post an image, but my first 2 shots went in the same hole. I couldn't even measure it because I wasn't able to distinguish 2 separate centers.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">The exact same ammo I shot showed zero signs of pressure today. No shiny spot, no hard bolt. I shot another group of 2 and again put them in the same hole. I shot once more to be sure for a total of 5 shots. I observed no pressure signs whatsever. The temperature was about 42 degrees. (10 degrees warmer than Thrusday - so technically my loads should have been hotter.)</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">I'm definitely not an engineer or ballistician but I can tell you I'm thorough and make sure that I test the exact same and science aside, there was a huge difference today that only can be explained by the moisture.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">I didn't chrono them or even clean my gun to not skew the test.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">Thank you all for your responses, this has definitely taught me a lesson.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">clhman</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="clhman, post: 385217, member: 12353"] [SIZE=7]Myth-Confirmed![/SIZE] [SIZE=3][/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Since I started this, I can end thisgun).[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]It's confirmed. Water=bad.[/SIZE] [SIZE=3][/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Today I went out to the range and shot the same ammo that was way too hot on Thursday. Absolutely nothing different. I don't know how to post an image, but my first 2 shots went in the same hole. I couldn't even measure it because I wasn't able to distinguish 2 separate centers.[/SIZE] [SIZE=3][/SIZE] [SIZE=3]The exact same ammo I shot showed zero signs of pressure today. No shiny spot, no hard bolt. I shot another group of 2 and again put them in the same hole. I shot once more to be sure for a total of 5 shots. I observed no pressure signs whatsever. The temperature was about 42 degrees. (10 degrees warmer than Thrusday - so technically my loads should have been hotter.)[/SIZE] [SIZE=3][/SIZE] [SIZE=3]I'm definitely not an engineer or ballistician but I can tell you I'm thorough and make sure that I test the exact same and science aside, there was a huge difference today that only can be explained by the moisture.[/SIZE] [SIZE=3][/SIZE] [SIZE=3]I didn't chrono them or even clean my gun to not skew the test.[/SIZE] [SIZE=3][/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Thank you all for your responses, this has definitely taught me a lesson.[/SIZE] [SIZE=3][/SIZE] [SIZE=3]clhman[/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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