6A Cowpark ETR, Catterick Garrison Ranges, North Yorkshire high up in the Pennines. It was fine day with some snow with a 20+ MPH wind blowing from right to left across the range. Shot at 200 and 300yrds. Targets Figs 11 and 12s not the most conducive to shooting groups.
Its been raining GB moulds recently so it was time to try them out. I had loads in .303" with the Fattest 30, sized .314" and the NEI 311284 clone, sized .312", loaded for a Long Lee Volunteer, Metford rifling, over 24 gns AA 5744.
Alloy 50/50 WW/Hard cast boolits.
I had my reference round Lyman 314299 sized .314" over 24 gns AA57744 loaded for my No4T.
In 6.5 x 55 I had the 129 gn over 18.5 gns Vihtavuori N110.
All used Winchester LP primers and the .303" boolits were lubed with Lars Carnauba Red and the 6.5 with Lars 2500.
All performed well I shot 5 shot groups as thats what the monitors were set up to record.
The Long Lee was shooting 4" x 8" vertically strung groups at 200yrds, I'm sure the vertical stringing was due to me and the open notch rear sight and the nature of the target. I was very pleased with this as this was a finger in the wind load and first time out with these boolits.
The Swede was giving 6" groups at 200yrds but I'm sure I can shrink that with a bit of work.
The No4 T well it was doing its usual 2-3" groups at 200, shooting with that rifle is just too easy.
No readings at 300 as none of the loads were going fast enough to record at that distance.
Here's some pictures:
Targets from the 200yrd firing point.
The control hut from the 200 yrd firing point
Joe and Damen a new shooter, he likes No 4s so must be a canny lad : )
Shooter ready
The cast of characters
No 4T
Long Lee
The Swede
Some Boolits
Fattest 30
Lyman 314299
6.5 129 gn
The ETR screen with a couple of Long Lee shots on it.
