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Ladder Test Results...need help analyzing.
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<blockquote data-quote="jtkratzer" data-source="post: 703907" data-attributes="member: 40885"><p>Yup, and the bore wasn't shinny clean when the ladder was started. And I gave 2-4 minutes between shots so the barrel wasn't anything more than barely warm to the touch.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Let's discuss those things that need to be taken care of:</p><p></p><p>Savage Model 10 Predator Hunter with the action properly torqued using a FAT wrench into an aluminum bedding block. Barrel is a 24", probably varmint weight, fluted, 1:8 twist.</p><p></p><p>EGW base was torqued to 15 in lbs.</p><p></p><p>IOR V-TAC steel rings torqued to 65 in lbs to the base.</p><p></p><p>Rings were torqued to hold the scope at 12 in lbs and done in a rotating order from completely loose to tension, to torque spec.</p><p></p><p>Action was leveled from the Picatinny rail. Scope is a Vortex Viper PST FFP 6-24x50 EBR-1 MRAD and was leveled using a plumb line.</p><p></p><p>Front and rear rest were used.</p><p></p><p>I don't think there's anything missing on the rifle. </p><p></p><p>As far as the loads...all trimmed to the same length. All charges weighed on a digital scale to the 1/10th of a grain and measured twice if the pan didn't return to 0.0 on the scale after charging the case.</p><p></p><p>Bullets are Berger Hunting VLDs, loaded to 0.001 off the lands after measuring with a bullet comparator.</p><p></p><p>Bullets were seated using a Forster Ultra Micrometer seating die and were measured after seating to confirm seating depth of 0.001 off the lands.</p><p></p><p>Not a single issue from the primers, CCI BR2s, and the pockets were cleaned and flash holes inspected before loading.</p><p></p><p>Rifle was purchased used with less than 300 rounds through the tube and I have pictures of groups the rifle shot with other bullets (AMAX, which I don't want to use for deer) and it was used to ring steel plates out to 700 yards.</p><p></p><p>The rifle isn't the issue. I know it's just a Marine Corps rifle range, but I've shot expert 4 years in a row and never shot anything else.</p><p></p><p>I have another 260 that I put a 0.174" group together with, a factory Model Seven that only had a trigger job done.</p><p></p><p>No, I'm not a competitor or professional, but I know I can shoot, especially off a rest, at 300 yards.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>That's where I'd like to find a node for accuracy and the most velocity...I supposed everyone wants that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jtkratzer, post: 703907, member: 40885"] Yup, and the bore wasn't shinny clean when the ladder was started. And I gave 2-4 minutes between shots so the barrel wasn't anything more than barely warm to the touch. Let's discuss those things that need to be taken care of: Savage Model 10 Predator Hunter with the action properly torqued using a FAT wrench into an aluminum bedding block. Barrel is a 24", probably varmint weight, fluted, 1:8 twist. EGW base was torqued to 15 in lbs. IOR V-TAC steel rings torqued to 65 in lbs to the base. Rings were torqued to hold the scope at 12 in lbs and done in a rotating order from completely loose to tension, to torque spec. Action was leveled from the Picatinny rail. Scope is a Vortex Viper PST FFP 6-24x50 EBR-1 MRAD and was leveled using a plumb line. Front and rear rest were used. I don't think there's anything missing on the rifle. As far as the loads...all trimmed to the same length. All charges weighed on a digital scale to the 1/10th of a grain and measured twice if the pan didn't return to 0.0 on the scale after charging the case. Bullets are Berger Hunting VLDs, loaded to 0.001 off the lands after measuring with a bullet comparator. Bullets were seated using a Forster Ultra Micrometer seating die and were measured after seating to confirm seating depth of 0.001 off the lands. Not a single issue from the primers, CCI BR2s, and the pockets were cleaned and flash holes inspected before loading. Rifle was purchased used with less than 300 rounds through the tube and I have pictures of groups the rifle shot with other bullets (AMAX, which I don't want to use for deer) and it was used to ring steel plates out to 700 yards. The rifle isn't the issue. I know it's just a Marine Corps rifle range, but I've shot expert 4 years in a row and never shot anything else. I have another 260 that I put a 0.174" group together with, a factory Model Seven that only had a trigger job done. No, I'm not a competitor or professional, but I know I can shoot, especially off a rest, at 300 yards. That's where I'd like to find a node for accuracy and the most velocity...I supposed everyone wants that. [/QUOTE]
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