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Post by sixshot on May 30, 2015 11:11:35 GMT -5
I've always used 21 grs of 4227 in my 5 shot 480 seated out in the second crimp groove, you can also use the upper crimp groove to change velocity & pressure depending on cylinder fit.
Dick
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hhi812
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Post by hhi812 on Jul 12, 2015 1:47:48 GMT -5
At what range would you folks suggest I zero my handgun for hunting. Settled on a load Dick's 385 HP at around 1050 fps. What would be a good 5 shot group at 100 yards?
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Fowler
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Post by Fowler on Jul 12, 2015 10:23:20 GMT -5
I sight my hunting revolvers in at 50 yards so that with iron sights I will use a 6 o'clock hold on a clay pigeon and in theory be busting the center of it out (at least that the goal). So basically with similar loads your point of impact iwould be roughly 2" over the front sight at 50, right on a 75 and 6" low at 100 yards. With a scope you will have to decide for yourself what works best for your eyes and gun. I shoot that same exact load in 480 and it plain works. As far as what groups you will get at 100 yards it depends on the shooter, and your skill, the gun and load is almost certainly more capable than the man on the trigger. That's true of all of us here. Shooting from sandbags with a scope 6" groups are very reasonable to expect the gun/load to be capable of. Now than the distance that you are capable of keeping 90%+ of your groups on a paper plate at is a reasonable distance to limit yourself to while hunting WHILE SHOOTING FROM HUNTING POSITIONS. There are no sandbags in the wood so the distances you can hold to this test from a bench don't count only field positions with reasonable field rests.
You will have to spend a lot of time at the rang and sort out what you are capable of with you new gun and load. Good luck n
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