Continued 30-06 Plain Base Quest

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pat i posted this 26 February 2024

Had some decent luck with my 670 today. The details are.... 

Winchester 670 30-06. NOE 309-172-FN. Sized diameter .3095. 9 grains of WST. Winchester LR primers. Lapua brass. Wheel Weights. Emmerts lube. 100 yards. No idea on the velocity.

I'll have to get it out again to see if things repeat or if it was just a fluke. BUT at least it keeps my interest up. It was pretty calm with temps in the 40s. I'm sure some wind will make things real interesting but it's a start.

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Ken Campbell Iowa posted this 15 September 2024

22rf ... a friend stopped by with his 2 grade school sons after supper last night ... I grabbed 150 rounds of 22rf and my handy Remmy 552 from behind the kitchen door and those kids made a dozen popcans jump all over the back yard for an hour ... 150 smiles in one handful ...

not to be political but a 22rf plinkerfest is part of the America we are trying to save .. 

maybe 22rf should be the 11th commandment ...

ken

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John Alexander posted this 15 September 2024

Thanks Pat.

It looks like you could say that your CZ will probably shoot  five shot groups that will average very close to one MOA with a wide variety  of ammo.

I have had a variety of very nice rimfire that couldn't come close to that level of precision -- and a few that could.

John

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pat i posted this 15 September 2024

John asked for the aggs of the different Eley bullets and the CCI. Three 5 shot groups aren't saying much but.

Contact - .538

Club - .522

Practice 100 -.649

Semi Auto BR - .474

Match - .428

Tenex - Bottom group messed up the agg

And finally and surprisingly

CCI SV- .383

When I get the trigger for my 10/22 I'm going to repeat the test using it instead of the CZ, except for the Eley Match which I ran out of. When I get back to casting I'll start a new thread dealing with the Savage since this one is getting a little top heavy.

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pat i posted this 14 September 2024

John the targets are 1 inch edge to edge. I know that novella I wrote wasn't cast bullet related but at least the .22s are lead. I've never been much of a .22 fan but have to admit it was a pretty good time and Im looking forward to doing it again. Hopefully they'll get that hip figured out so you're back in business soon.

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RicinYakima posted this 14 September 2024

Yes John, for pure shooting enjoyment the 22LR is hard to beat.

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John Alexander posted this 14 September 2024

Alright!  Sounds like a great day and doing a bit of ammo testing as a by product.  What is the out to out dimension of your aiming squares?

If you measured them, what was the average for each three group column? I may have to get that CZ 22 that I have been intending to for 20 years.

You have gotten me fired up.  As soon as I can walk again, I have to do something about my stash of 22 RF ammo that will rot down if I don't take action. I must have ten different kinds much of it with "Match" on the box. Two Kimbers and a Ballard with a Douglas barrel have never been really properly tested.

John

 

 

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linoww posted this 14 September 2024

you need more projects! 

"if it was easy we'd let women do it" don't tell my wife I said that!

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pat i posted this 14 September 2024

CZ

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pat i posted this 14 September 2024

Not wanting to give up on this thread I thought I'd add something. I couldn't get that Savage with the bad throat out of my mind so found and ordered a 30/06 take off barrel from ebay. Just got it on the gun. It looks pretty fair and the throat and chamber is straight unlike my Winchester so maybe there's some hope. On another note I was getting burned out from casting and figured a break was in order so I dragged out a couple of 22s I have plus put some effort into my flintlocks. I have a CZ 452 and a pillar bedded 10/22 I put a Green Mountain barrel on years ago. When I got the gun it looked like it'd been ridden hard and put up wet more than a few times. My cure was to sand the action down to the bare aluminum, change the barrel, pillar bed it, and sand down the stock and paint it with truck bed bed liner. Also threw away the barrel band and angled the fore end for that custom "Bubba" look. Actually I think it looks pretty good. I forgot how enjoyable it is to just throw some factory ammo in a bag and spend a day at the range without beating myself up. George Damron was generous enough to send me an assortment of Eley ammo to try out. The flintlock shooting is just plain fun. The CZ outshot the Ruger across the board but that was expected. Going down another rabbit hole I ordered a Ruger BX trigger group for the 10/22 yesterday. And I wonder why I drive A 14 year old car and do all my grocery shopping at Aldi. I have a bunch of rendezvous coming up but will get back to cast bullets in a month or so. Looking forward to seeing what the Savage will do. My next post will show what my CZ did at 50 yards with the Eley and CCI SV I've had luck with. Not great but not terrible either. I like posting pictures obviously.

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pat i posted this 26 August 2024

PatI ...  i feel better now ...

I suppose I should be glad I helped make you feel better but for some strange reason I don't.

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Lucky1 posted this 25 August 2024

Pat, I feel your pain, disappointment etc at the result but I am glad your experience was with good friends. My first CBA match was with a 308 that was only going about 1200fps and shot really well at home, with nice conditions. The match was warmer and much windier with the same result. But I met several of the group of that day and learned alot. Been hooked ever since due to comradei and encouragement. Looking at your groups, I am thinking 'not bad in wind and mirage' for plainbase. Match conditions seldom give me the results I have during development at home so it's interesting to see I'm not alone. Thanks for posting the results and looking forward to see how the next round goes.

Scott Ingle

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Ken Campbell Iowa posted this 25 August 2024

PatI ...  i feel better now ...

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pat i posted this 25 August 2024

Had a humbling 10 shot group match at Windhill today. It was hot and the wind was blowing but not huricane status. It was a lot of fun though and worth every one of the 400 miles round trip to spend time with guys I enjoy being around and consider friends. In the grand scheme of things that is, or should be, the most important part of this whole game we play. Ill just keep trying and hope next time sees improvement. On the bright side I'm pretty confident I'd be able to hit the broad side of a barn at 200 yards......assuming I'm on the inside that is. 

 

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tominct posted this 09 August 2024

 Very good shooting and informative thread!

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pat i posted this 05 August 2024

Thanks Glenn. I'm going to go to a 10 shot group match at Windhill on the 24th. That should be interesting especially since I never shot it at 200 yards.

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Glenn R. Latham posted this 04 August 2024

Lookin' good, Pat!

Glenn

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pat i posted this 04 August 2024

8/4/24.

Warm with minimal wind. 3 grooves lubed with Emmerts. 4 of the 6 groups under an inch. 1.131 Agg.

 

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OU812 posted this 24 July 2024

Just in case you want to get into that (flairing gas check). I made one that mounts in my RCBS Lubramatic for larger 30 caliber. For smaller 22 caliber I turned down .250 rod to taper and flaired by hand. 🙂

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pat i posted this 24 July 2024

I have two versions of this bullet, the larger .311 and the smaller .309 diameter. I don't recall the Hornaday gas checks not fitting Maybe I flaired gas check before hand.

Maybe I just got unlucky. The shank on mine is too big. As for flaring the check, I'm not getting into that. NOE said they'd make it right for me either with a refund or replacement. I told him the .311 mold would be alright too since its only a couple of grains heavier plus its in stock. Any of those choices works for me with my preference being a replacement with the proper shank diameter. They make this mold in .309, .310. and .311 diameters.

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OU812 posted this 23 July 2024

I have two versions of this bullet, the larger .311 and the smaller .309 diameter. I don't recall the Hornaday gas checks not fitting Maybe I flaired gas check before hand.

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