1st day out with new Accura
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Typical Buck
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Long Island, NY
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1st day out with new Accura
I'm posting this everywhere 'cause I'm glad to get out and shoot the new .45 despite the cold & snow (if Dan can do it in 12 degree weather there is no excuse for me. It was a blamy 24 degrees).
Mounted a 2.5-10x40 Bushnell Elite 4200 using Durasight mounts.
After getting her on paper I shot these two 5 shot groups with two different bullets & charges. This was at 50 yds only. Then it started to snow heavy and they closed the range. The 180gr XTPs which came with a tan sabot loaded with extreme difficulty from a clean barrel. It only got marginally better with a fouled bore. The Barnes loaded slightly easier. I have no Harvesters or MMPs in 45 cal yet.
Next time out I will try at 100 yds. and experiment more. I will take any sugestions for the 45 cal.
Oh yeah...using a trigger pull gauge I got an average of 2lbs. 5oz after 10 pulls. This trigger is sweet.
Hope the pics come out!
Mounted a 2.5-10x40 Bushnell Elite 4200 using Durasight mounts.
After getting her on paper I shot these two 5 shot groups with two different bullets & charges. This was at 50 yds only. Then it started to snow heavy and they closed the range. The 180gr XTPs which came with a tan sabot loaded with extreme difficulty from a clean barrel. It only got marginally better with a fouled bore. The Barnes loaded slightly easier. I have no Harvesters or MMPs in 45 cal yet.
Next time out I will try at 100 yds. and experiment more. I will take any sugestions for the 45 cal.
Oh yeah...using a trigger pull gauge I got an average of 2lbs. 5oz after 10 pulls. This trigger is sweet.
Hope the pics come out!
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Typical Buck
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Long Island, NY
Posts: 552
RE: 1st day out with new Accura
ORIGINAL: gregrn43
Purty good groups there. Tell me something how do you like the thumbhole stock? I bought a optmia pro with a thumbhole stock for my wife the other day.
Purty good groups there. Tell me something how do you like the thumbhole stock? I bought a optmia pro with a thumbhole stock for my wife the other day.