Hobie1
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I was sitting here reading different threads on ammo and had noticed the reviews of Fed bulk ammo and got curious about what was different that would make such a difference. So...harkening (yes I said harkening
)back to my Bullseye days I got out my rim gauge and started sorting out the bulk according to thickness. The range was from 1.75-5.00(the scale on the guage). I then weighed them and the range was 49.1 to 49.6 grains.
I then took my Federal match ammo(711,711b,900b) and the best,900b, was extremely consistent 2.2-2.5 between rounds.
Pretty much the same for 711b, the 711 varied a bit more but was still pretty consistent.
So.... I'm going to sort out 50 rounds batches of the bulk across the scale and see if the accuracy becomes more consistent.
BTW, this isn't based on but a few rounds of each batch and I'll report back what I find out.
Do you know that sorting cartridges is like watching paint dry?
Hobie...oh oh wife perceives this scientific effort as too much time on my hands LOL
)back to my Bullseye days I got out my rim gauge and started sorting out the bulk according to thickness. The range was from 1.75-5.00(the scale on the guage). I then weighed them and the range was 49.1 to 49.6 grains.I then took my Federal match ammo(711,711b,900b) and the best,900b, was extremely consistent 2.2-2.5 between rounds.
Pretty much the same for 711b, the 711 varied a bit more but was still pretty consistent.
So.... I'm going to sort out 50 rounds batches of the bulk across the scale and see if the accuracy becomes more consistent.
BTW, this isn't based on but a few rounds of each batch and I'll report back what I find out.
Do you know that sorting cartridges is like watching paint dry?
Hobie...oh oh wife perceives this scientific effort as too much time on my hands LOL
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