835 .676 stardot lb 3.5-2-6 now at 40 yards

[lowoctane]

   Mercy! Have ya shot 50 yet? I don't as a rule, but am curious. 

[reflexl]

The gaps disappear after a couple fouling shots in my gun. Several hunters on Facebook have posted nearly identical patterns recently with that same load. My concern is a 10 yard shot on a bird that comes in behind me. I shot the same load through my BPS with a .665 IC choke and it was a big hole at 25 yards. At 40 about the same as the 835. I usualy shoot magblends in the BPS so as a control I shot a mag blend then a long beard at 40 yards from the BPS. No question the magblend was much more forgiving. I am rethinking what I want to do now. I used to think it was cool to get it tight as possible for the occasional 50 yard shot but now looking at it logically I shoot more birds at 20 to 25 yards. Going to take some thought.

[lowoctane]

The gaps disappear after a couple fouling shots in my gun. Several hunters on Facebook have posted nearly identical patterns recently with that same load. My concern is a 10 yard shot on a bird that comes in behind me. I shot the same load through my BPS with a .665 IC choke and it was a big hole at 25 yards. At 40 about the same as the 835. I usualy shoot magblends in the BPS so as a control I shot a mag blend then a long beard at 40 yards from the BPS. No question the magblend was much more forgiving. I am rethinking what I want to do now. I used to think it was cool to get it tight as possible for the occasional 50 yard shot but now looking at it logically I shoot more birds at 20 to 25 yards. Going to take some thought.

I got caught up in the #'s game back when Turkey Thugs were the rage. Patterned all my guns with the 3"x 5's and stocked up. All my guns shoot great hunting patterns and I'm a happy guy! 

[kdsberman]

Why doubt him?  I think it's awesome he was able to achieve those numbers.  Good work


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[reflexl]

  Mercy! Have ya shot 50 yet? I don't as a rule, but am curious. 

Not yet. We have another place to shoot that we can back up all the way to 100 yards. The bench is on wheels. I am going to try it tomorrow if it will quit raining.

[BINK McCARTY]

 :z-winnersmiley Pay NO attention to the nay-sayers on here they are jealous their set-up isn't as impressive as yours....personally I think it's great when fellow outdoorsmen/women have success!!!! Folks on here are acting like the 300 mark is impossible....well you have proof it's not and so do I in the form of a SBE 2 , Roberts Final Strut .650 choke ,H-13 3.5"-2.25oz.-#7 ....40yds. LASERED 336 hits in a 10" circle once 317,308,299,and 321. Shot one box of 5 and they ALL put up kick- #s. CONGRATULATIONS!!!! GOOD LUCK THIS YEAR!!!!

[HAMMERDOWN]

Im gonna have to break out the star dot now and try the LB's

[Hansonc]

Calculations??? It's a ten inch circle calculated and certified by Stanley.

Stanley is incorrect then, because duct tape is 2" wide. If that duct tape is 2" wide, then that ain't a 10" circle. That's a fact!

The tape used is 1.88" wide that's a fact. Try again chief

[Hansonc]

Well you went from saying if that tape is 2" wide to saying it is for a fact 2" wide then explain this?


So you used a baseline of 2" wide tape and said my circle was 10.5 if not closer to 11 inches. So when you adjust for the fact it's 1 7/8" your little to scale operation comes in at 10" or in your case you'll still try to rebuke it by saying its not a true 10" circle. Next time you're at Wally World check out the ole tape aisle take a nice bite of that crow.

http://www.walmart.com/ip/15222246?wmlspartner=wlpa&adid=22222222228009477472&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=m&wl3=40873750592&wl4=&wl5=pla&wl6=81426722329&veh=sem




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[trkehunr93]

Too tight!  You best hold a tight bead on one of he's standing at 20, just my opinion.


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[Hansonc]

Yes I can duplicate numbers from 320- 340 with LB 6 out of my setup. That's great you get such impressive #s from a HTL load but that's an apple to oranges comparison. I can also get from 290 to 310 with a rob Roberts .660 with the same load. Not bad for lead if you ask me.

[reflexl]

I know this was a while back but I might have discovered something. The double and triple strikes may have been the product of the resin being a little too binding. Different lot aint doing this. If it stays nice I will do some more patterns with a new lot and post the pics. The dirty barrel must have been dragging enough to break more of the resin. Stay tuned

[reflexl]

It appears my assumption about the resin holding together tighter than normal was correct. More than likely W-W already knows this and changed the formula. I am going to try to go to the range this weekend and do some more work with the set ups. despite the huge pellet counts I didn't like the holes in the patterns. I will take a really even 270 count in 10 any day over an inconsistent 300+.

[clarkdeer]

There is a stardot on eBay right now with a buy it now for $225 ?

[lowoctane]