Monday, 3 April 2023

150 grain testing

 Well it turns out that I had completed some 150 grain test, results were disappointing using H4350 which now seems to be no longer available



Wootton 150 grain projectile test day Sierra Match kings H4350

Powder weight MV 1 MV 2 MV 3 MV 4 MV 5 Average ME

32 grains           2275 2292 2295 2271 2248     2276     1725

32.4 grains         2200 2235 2257 2235 2211     2227    1652

32.8 grains         2266 2335 2263 2268 2275     2281     1733

33.2 grains         2093 2098 2155 2126 2088     2112     1630

33.6 grains         2127 2142 2117 2201 2143     2146      1534

34 grains            2151 2184 2153 2133 2158     2155      1547

34.4 grains         2185 2163 2204 2162 2184     2179      1581

34.8 grains         2172 2160 2167 2204 2190     2178      1580

35.2 grains         2242 2237 2244 2253 2250     2245      1679   

35.4 grains          2244 2263 2231 2301 2271    2262      1704


Much more usable results came from using the allegedly temperature sensitive CFE223


Battle 150 grain projectile test day Sierra Match kings CFE223 

Powder weight MV 1 MV 2 MV 3 MV 4 MV 5 Average ME 

34.1 grains       2387 2354 2358 2341 2373   2362.6    1858 

34.5 grains       2401 2451                              2426      1960 

34.9 grains       2411 2421 2475                     2435       1975 

35.3 grains       2503 2504 2508 2518             2508      2095 

35.7 grains       2474 2486 2421 2380 2460    2444      1989 

36.1 grains       2556 2546 2518 2479 2515    2522      2119 

36.5 grains       2533 2584 2562 2564 2563    2561      2185 

36.9 grains       2609 2651 2622 2635 2643    2632      2307 

37.3 grains       2654 2645 2635 2610 2644    2637      2316 

37.7 grains       2722 2659 2666 2630             2669      2373



Some gaps are due to either failure to feed (much reduced now) or despite the new batteries the chronograph playing up!

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