Strange Day Good Day

[desert deuce]

Hi Doug, you are going through the BPCR initiation by fire that a lot of us went through. Some are want to repeat the process for one reason or another. It is all good. Welcome to the fraternity.

You have two bullets as good as you can get for shooting out to 500 meters and once you get the hang of it you can possibly get the 132 to sing at 1,000. But that is way, way down the road.

The great information you are receiving sometimes is daunting and even confusing at times. Nothing wrong with enjoying a scenic tour once in a while.

Here is a bit of experience for you. Get two note books. One 8 1/2 x 11 dedicated to only BPCR loading that "stays" on the loading bench. Another hip pocket sized dedicated to one rifle only for recording loads copied into the range notebook as fired at the range and sight settings at different distances with different loads. Have your name and phone number on the front and back cover so when you loose it you have at least a chance of having it returned. Transfer the range results information in the small range book into your loading bench notebook at the end of the shooting day. Not the end of the shooting week or month.

An entry could look like this in Bench Book:

LOAD #1: 1/1/16, S 1.5, 60 grs weight, Lot 010.213, 1-60 Thou LDPE + 1-30 Thou Ctn, CCI-300, COAL 2.925", comp .105", Fireformed R-P case @ 2.105" not sized, PJ Cdmr, 1-20 Alloy, Pope Lube @ .4585" Saeco Sizer

The results entry for LOAD #1 in the pocket range book could look like this:

LOAD #1: Tucson Rifle Club 1/22/16, 1,105 fps Oehler 35, 15' from screens, ten shots ES-3, SD-01, 10 shots after 3 sighters grouped 0.889" @ 300 yards, wiped two arsenal patches med wet 1-12 NAPA WSO on tipton .45 cal brush, elev 65,group photographed

When you get home record the range information in the bench loading book and don't tell a soul the results. First, you have not replicated the results and second, even if they were there and witnessed the results they would never admit it because nobody would believe them.

Also, if you are over 18 years of age, put the load information on a 3x5 index card in the ammo box immediately after loading a batch of ammo and put in the container with the ammo before you close the lid. Guess why I know this is a good idea?