A day at the range
Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2013 9:21 pm
Pissing down rain for a day or two so caught up on some loose ends ie finally got my 20 PPC bedded trigger fitted scope mounted etc, packed all my loading gear powders etc in the Troopy and headed up to Seaham SSAA range.
On the way to the range called in at the LGS and got some 8208.
Loaded some BM2 loads that I knew would be close then loaded some Rel 10X using 204 load data then carefully working up. The BM2 loads shot under .5 @3950 fps the Rel 10X shot the same with 4100 max 4050 min doesn't fill the case as good as I would like. The data I had for the 204 with 8208 was 27.5 to 29 with 32gn projectiles. Started at 27 and worked up to 28.3 with no signs of pressure my crono must of got some water in it as it refused to tell me the velocities. Tried a couple of different lenghts and will work on these later. The 8208 fills the 20 PPC just nice and I will definatly do some more development with this powder. In the meantime Sako Sam was busy with his 708 20 Tact and 17 Ackley Hornet but that is a story I will let him tell.
Not a bad way to spend a rainy day with hardly any wind.
Ol 55
On the way to the range called in at the LGS and got some 8208.
Loaded some BM2 loads that I knew would be close then loaded some Rel 10X using 204 load data then carefully working up. The BM2 loads shot under .5 @3950 fps the Rel 10X shot the same with 4100 max 4050 min doesn't fill the case as good as I would like. The data I had for the 204 with 8208 was 27.5 to 29 with 32gn projectiles. Started at 27 and worked up to 28.3 with no signs of pressure my crono must of got some water in it as it refused to tell me the velocities. Tried a couple of different lenghts and will work on these later. The 8208 fills the 20 PPC just nice and I will definatly do some more development with this powder. In the meantime Sako Sam was busy with his 708 20 Tact and 17 Ackley Hornet but that is a story I will let him tell.
Not a bad way to spend a rainy day with hardly any wind.
Ol 55