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Resourceful Afternoon - Rick Mulhern - 03-12-2013
A while back I noticed while shooting my Shiloh 45 2 7/8...(the one with powderburner's bull barrel) that with a 3 o/clock wind of about 7 mph that from 300 yards I was needing 2 MOA LEFT wind to hit center so I took my tools to the range and made a needed correction to the Distant Thunder front sight. The wind was coming in from 2 o/clock at about 6-8 mph but on occasion it would dampen out, cycle...mirage come to a brief boil and remain that way long enough for me to get a shot off. After moving the front sight I fired ten rounds only when the wind would cease and the mirage came to a boil and after a couple of corrections with the light hammer and brass punch I had this dude where I wanted it. Took me a full hour waiting for the wind to be where I wanted it but my mind is at rest with the fact that I'm centered up! All shots impacted within 1 1/2 MOA of center firing with the boil.
powderburner
Try 98 grs. KIK 2F with the BACO MB with a .400" cookie and bullet seated to your depth! Shoots mighty good at 1-40 alloy!!
RE: Resourceful Afternoon - powderburner - 03-15-2013
Rick,
I have the technology, I will give it a whirl, what is your wad stack , ?
RE: Resourceful Afternoon - Rick Mulhern - 03-16-2013
Dean
Simple! A .030" Walters wad atop the powder and a .060" adjacent the bullet.