Lucrezia and paper patch bullets

[Eric Johanen]

Today things started to work with the Accurate 51-590P. Fired unsized Starline brass, CCI LR primer, 110grains of GOEX 1 fg, one .060 poly over powder wad and one 1/8th inch cork wad, Bullet wrapped with 100% cotton rag bond paper. I do need to seat just a little deeper next time out as the cheater was used to chamber these cartridges. I used the cork to take up some space. Next reload I'll put up some with just a .060 poly and some with a .060 poly and a .030 vegi wad with the bullets seated 1/8th inch deeper. No lube and wiped with 1 damp and 1 dry patch. With lowering the rear sight a little I held line of white on the NRA 25 yard Pistol Target posted at 100 yards. 1'st one into mid 10 ring at 9 O'clock. Wiggled a little too much and the next 3 landed in the 9 ring between 1 and 3 O'clock. Wiggled a smidge back to the left and dragged wood to place the next 2 at 8 O'clock in the bottom of the 9 ring and then got things together for the last 5 rounds: X at 9, X at 6, 3 10's between 5 and 6 O'clock. 10's and X's group went 1.5 vertical and 2.75 horizontal. Not too bad and a bit more tweeking and I believe I'll have a usable load here. Flipped up the ladder and shot 2 rounds at the SR target (200 yards) Out side 9 at 4 and just off the 9 ring at 4. Third round the trigger puller screwed up and shot a low right in the 6 ring! I rough filed the bottom U and notch on the ladder and am pretty close. Need to dress the right side of the U as it is a bit taller that the left side and deepen the V and I'll be there. Used a 6 O'clock hold no line of white for the 200 yard target. Other than cleaning up the sight I'll not go any lower until I have a chance to test the Accurate 51-550 and the BACO 512 625 Creedmoor. Pretty good day on the line!!