22 Nosler | Part 8 | 640yd Test with Handloaded 80gr ELD and Factory 85gr RDF | Little Crow Gunworks
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- čas přidán 24. 08. 2024
- In this video we test our Custom 28" Barreled 22 Nosler at 640yds. We test our current "Daily Driver" Handload against the Factory 85gr RDF ammo. We are looking to see which ammo will provide the lowest amount of vertical as well as how the velocity metrics compare to one another, as well as when we tested at this distance with the barrel at 31" long.
We also discuss what's coming up next for this project.
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That stock,barrel, scope combo looks so good to me man…and I’m a speed nut that loves burning barrels and watchin targets fly through the air
We can put together a quote for you if you're seriously considering one. Clearly it shoots.
Your spot on mate, find a load your happy with and go shoot and have fun or you could send yourself crary. Really enjoying the vids mate, i learn something new every time, and I'm a nosler fan and yours is a rippa, cheers Yogi 👍
That's it man, I wasted SOOOOOO much time in years past, trying to test and test and test trying to achieve ideal velocity metrics. The small groups was the easy part. But small groups WITH great velocity numbers was often tricky.
Now, if I even THINK a load might have potential, I go heave it downrange and see what happens!!! What a crazy concept!
Cheers mate
Thank you for highlighting the lack of correlation between ES / SD and group size. The internet echo chamber seems to blame ES /SD instead of practicing basic fundamentals!
Oh very much so. That's why I keep making the point. The internet says that poor velocity metrics AUTOMATICALLY means it won't shoot. Well, that's not what I'm seeing. Not just with this rifle, but many others.
Does it matter? Yes.
Is it to the degree of magnitude that you are told? Not always.
Yes, fundamentals are often overlooked. When I train people that are new to long range, we spend over an hour on the fundamentals of shooting prone (laying behind the gun) and dry firing before we even get the ammo out.
Thanks for watching!
I'm glad I started watching this. It takes some of the frustration out knowing that I can strive for perfection but somethings can't be explained. Makes laugh. Just get out and shoot.
I'm happy you read between the lines Mark. We can get paralyzed by beating these numbers to death. At the end of that, you can't explain everything you're seeing.
At the end of the day, get out and shoot. That will help you more than testing half your barrel away at 100yds.
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Thanks man.
I've watched a zillion reloading/shooting videos over the years. I've never seen a direct correlation between ES-SD and group size.
I would say that there is certainly a correlation, especially as you increase the sample size. But it's not to the extent that we are lead to believe.
Look at this test... if you look at the right group of the factory ammo and the right group of the handloads, you would say: "Well, the factory ammo out shot the handloads, with 5 times worse velocity numbers!"
But, just increase the sample size and the truth comes out.
Does velocity consistency matter? Yes
Can loads with poor velocity consistency sometimes shoot really good groups at long range? Yes
You have to remember that each projectile has a different ballistic coefficient, which can shrink or increase vertical of a small sample size, like 5 shots.
Just the right combination of velocity and ballistic coefficient can "coincidentally" make the vertical very short at distance. Clearly.
All of the factory ammo results at 640 are indicating that. Sometimes the vertical is great, and sometimes it fits the internet narrative. But it's certainly not consistent.
Thanks for watching!