Old E

[Kurt]

Don. The saga ends here! I saw what I wanted to find out.

I only shot 13 rounds today over the chronograph comparing the KIK with the Olde and instead of keeping track of the readings on paper I stored it in the chrony and I must have punched the wrong button for the three strings and I lost it. But I did pay attention to the fouling between the Olde and KIK and I saw a lot of shine for both powders looking down the bore and I could not distinguish any drag pushing the patch down the bore with either powder. I cleaned between the 5 shot strings.
Today it was a perfect day for accuracy checking, the down feather I had hanging at 50 yards from a thread was hanging straight down with out moving. It was so calm it was almost scarry and it sure showed on the paper.
This .44-100 st sure is a easy rifle to get a good load worked up for. 95 grains by weight is max that these cases will hold dropped through a 35" tube but I saw the readings over 1400 fps with the olde and the rifle sure seemed to like it.

[Mike]

Kurt, Very impressive shooting!!

[Kurt]

TNX Mike. It is scary the way this rifle shoots those two bullets. The .44-90 BN would not handle the Elliptical or the Prolate in the photo past 500 yards. And I really don't know yet it this rifle will.
I had to put a scope on it because of my failing lamps and on calm days like this morning I had to walk down range to see where the other holes where.
Sure was a good day to get the sights set for a no wind zero.

Kurt

[Don McDowell]

Holy Kats Kurt, that's Old E group is the stuff bragging rights are made of..

[Kurt]

It sure shows promise Don. I have seen this rifle do this several times.

[Don McDowell]

If you can get that bullet to hold itself together all the way to the 1K line, man ohhman...

[Kurt]

That prolate is traveling way over 1400 fps, a lot faster then I estimated it just might stay stable to the 1K

[Don McDowell]

Looks to me like you need to put that show on the road, shooting the circuit.

[Kurt]

Don, I still dont feel confident with it. I need to spend time with it at long range and get what ever bugs it might have. a good showing at one or two hunderd yards dont mean it will do it at extended ranges. I been down that road before.

[Don McDowell]

Yessir 600 - 800 yds is where the story starts being really told, but I can't help but think as tight as that group is, unless that bullet goes clear to pot when it comes transonic it should still hold and easy 2 minutes.