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 Posted: Sat May 08, 2010 5:27 pm Post subject: Re: RRA (AR-15) Range report |
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What was your best powder weight for Varget for both rounds? I may use your optimum weight to focus my loads around.
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| Posted: Sat May 08, 2010 5:39 pm Post subject: Re: RRA (AR-15) Range report |
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| slimjim wrote: |
| What was your best powder weight for Varget for both rounds? I may use your optimum weight to focus my loads around. |
25 grains
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| Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 8:26 pm Post subject: Re: RRA (AR-15) Range report |
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Got it! Thanks!
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| Posted: Wed May 19, 2010 11:44 am Post subject: Re: RRA (AR-15) Range report |
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Nice job Joe! Give some 40gr and 50gr V-Max bullets a try! I shoot .5" groups from My Bushmaster Varminter all the time with Hornady Vmax 40gr. It puts Ghogs DOWN in a hurry!
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shrpshtrjoe
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| Posted: Wed May 19, 2010 2:41 pm Post subject: Re: RRA (AR-15) Range report |
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| Crackshot wrote: |
| Nice job Joe! Give some 40gr and 50gr V-Max bullets a try! I shoot .5" groups from My Bushmaster Varminter all the time with Hornady Vmax 40gr. It puts Ghogs DOWN in a hurry! |
Ill have to try them. I had to take my rifle to my gun shop where I got the Timney I was at the range last weekend and it started double firing  they give you instructions if this happens but I had a slow day yesterday and took to the shop and he adjusted it I will shoot it this weekend hopfully.
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| Posted: Wed May 19, 2010 5:16 pm Post subject: Re: RRA (AR-15) Range report |
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| shrpshtrjoe wrote: |
| and it started double firing. |
Wow! Why would that occur? |
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| Posted: Wed May 19, 2010 6:05 pm Post subject: Re: RRA (AR-15) Range report |
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| shrpshtrjoe wrote: |
| and it started double firing. |
Wow! Why would that occur? |
That can happen with the aftermarket triggers at times. Mostly because they are adjusted lightly and get dirt/residue from the chamber gets in them. It is a gas gun after all, The piston conversion can stop this from happening, but thats
an expensive fix. get the darn trigger readjusted and loctite the screws. Cheap, and affective. just dont use the permanent loctite. 
Thats what I did on one of my AR with a JARD trigger.
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| Posted: Sat May 22, 2010 1:34 pm Post subject: Re: RRA (AR-15) Range report |
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Went and shot it today It worked great. I also just ordered some Nosler 69 grain BTHP's and a box of 70 grain TSX's we will see how they shoot
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| Posted: Sat May 22, 2010 1:44 pm Post subject: Re: RRA (AR-15) Range report |
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Glad the fix worked AOK! Interested in how the 70gr TSXs do. My 16" AR with 1:9 likes the 69gr SierraMK.
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| Posted: Sat May 22, 2010 2:16 pm Post subject: Re: RRA (AR-15) Range report |
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| slimjim wrote: |
| Interested in how the 70gr TSXs do. My 16" AR with 1:9 likes the 69gr SierraMK. |
I will let ya no  the sierra game kings 65 grain are shooting 3/4" groups with both Benchmark and varget I'm hoping to get a little better with the Nosler BTHP's
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| Posted: Sun May 30, 2010 10:03 am Post subject: Re: RRA (AR-15) Range report |
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Went and shot some Nosler 69grn HPBT's and 70grn TSX's. I tried some H4895 as well . Best groups so far were 69 grn nosler-25.5 grains of H4895 was 0.704"... 25.5 grains of Varget was 0.658"...... 70 grain TSX. 23 grains H4895 was 1.082" and 24 grains of Varget was 1.040". I'll keep workin on them I may try some benchmark also
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| Posted: Sun May 30, 2010 5:04 pm Post subject: Re: RRA (AR-15) Range report |
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Those are both good starting loads and surely good enough to hunt with (was that a typo on the Varget load). Looks like you are close to max load. I'd be interested in what velocities you are getting.
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| Posted: Sun May 30, 2010 5:54 pm Post subject: Re: RRA (AR-15) Range report |
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| slimjim wrote: |
| Those are both good starting loads and surely good enough to hunt with (was that a typo on the Varget load). Looks like you are close to max load. I'd be interested in what velocities you are getting. |
Ya that was a typo I fixed it  . I need to get a chronograph I would like to no as well.
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| Posted: Mon May 31, 2010 5:23 am Post subject: Re: RRA (AR-15) Range report |
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This is the one I got and I'm very pleased with it. I also got the cable that attaches to my laptop so I have digitial records.
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