Pretty impressed with Barnes Spit-Fire MZ's in my Genesis
01-24-2009, 01:18 PM
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Pretty impressed with Barnes Spit-Fire MZ's in my Genesis
I tried out the Barnes 285g Spit-Fire MZ's in my Remington Genesis today. I decided to quit using Traditions WonderLube and scrubbed it all out of my barrel. Man am I glad I did! My accuracy was greatly improved from the last outing with the ML. I started off by running a dry patch down my bore to remove any excess RemOil from the cleaning last night. Then I flipped it over and ran it again. Then I fired off 1 Remington STS primer to foul the bore. Then I loaded the SF MZ. Man are these things tight!!! My first shot was right in the kill zone but not dead center. I decided I was going to swab the bore clean and allow the barrel to cool after each shot even though I was using BH209. I did this because that will be the condition of the bore when I hunt and I want to get the ML accurate under those conditions. I would swab the bore with a patch soaked in solvent until it was clean. Then I would run a patch with RemOil on it and then a dry patch twice. Then fire off 1 primer to foul the bore. I fired a few more times like this and pretty much all the shots were a little off to the right and a little high. Still in the kill zone though. I decided to make a small adjustment to the scope. It brought my shots closer to dead center and I was satisfied with the results. This was at 100 yards.
Then I decided to tryto figure out this Nikon ProStaff 3-9X40 BDC scope at 200 yards. For my first shot I used the first circle below the cross-hairs and the impact was pretty low. About two feet. For my second shot I tried the second circle below the cross-hairs and that put me right on the money. So I called it quits for the day.
So in conclusion... I'm glad I scrubbed all the WonderLube out of my barrel and I will no longer use it... I got my Genesis zeroed in at 100 yards with the rifle in the condition it will be in when I go hunting... And I also knowwhat circle to use on my BDC scope if I need to make a 200 yard shot. I am extremely satisfied with my Genesis and with BH209. And I think I will be hunting with Barnes Spit-Fire MZ's from now on.
Then I decided to tryto figure out this Nikon ProStaff 3-9X40 BDC scope at 200 yards. For my first shot I used the first circle below the cross-hairs and the impact was pretty low. About two feet. For my second shot I tried the second circle below the cross-hairs and that put me right on the money. So I called it quits for the day.
So in conclusion... I'm glad I scrubbed all the WonderLube out of my barrel and I will no longer use it... I got my Genesis zeroed in at 100 yards with the rifle in the condition it will be in when I go hunting... And I also knowwhat circle to use on my BDC scope if I need to make a 200 yard shot. I am extremely satisfied with my Genesis and with BH209. And I think I will be hunting with Barnes Spit-Fire MZ's from now on.
01-24-2009, 02:19 PM
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RE: Pretty impressed with Barnes Spit-Fire MZ's in my Genesis
I have never shot one of those Barnes 285 gr Spitfire bullets. I looked them up and I really like the looks of them. That looks like a real deer or elk killing machine. Sounds like you have a real good load and a rifle there as well. 200 yards is a long way. Nice to know you can shoot that far.
01-24-2009, 03:43 PM
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RE: Pretty impressed with Barnes Spit-Fire MZ's in my Genesis
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I tried out the Barnes 285g Spit-Fire MZ's in my Remington Genesis today. I decided to quit using Traditions WonderLube and scrubbed it all out of my barrel. Man am I glad I did! My accuracy was greatly improved from the last outing with the ML. I started off by running a dry patch down my bore to remove any excess RemOil from the cleaning last night. Then I flipped it over and ran it again. Then I fired off 1 Remington STS primer to foul the bore. Then I loaded the SF MZ. Man are these things tight!!! My first shot was right in the kill zone but not dead center. I decided I was going to swab the bore clean and allow the barrel to cool after each shot even though I was using BH209. I did this because that will be the condition of the bore when I hunt and I want to get the ML accurate under those conditions. I would swab the bore with a patch soaked in solvent until it was clean. Then I would run a patch with RemOil on it and then a dry patch twice. Then fire off 1 primer to foul the bore. I fired a few more times like this and pretty much all the shots were a little off to the right and a little high. Still in the kill zone though. I decided to make a small adjustment to the scope. It brought my shots closer to dead center and I was satisfied with the results. This was at 100 yards.
Then I decided to tryto figure out this Nikon ProStaff 3-9X40 BDC scope at 200 yards. For my first shot I used the first circle below the cross-hairs and the impact was pretty low. About two feet. For my second shot I tried the second circle below the cross-hairs and that put me right on the money. So I called it quits for the day.
So in conclusion... I'm glad I scrubbed all the WonderLube out of my barrel and I will no longer use it... I got my Genesis zeroed in at 100 yards with the rifle in the condition it will be in when I go hunting... And I also knowwhat circle to use on my BDC scope if I need to make a 200 yard shot. I am extremely satisfied with my Genesis and with BH209. And I think I will be hunting with Barnes Spit-Fire MZ's from now on.
I tried out the Barnes 285g Spit-Fire MZ's in my Remington Genesis today. I decided to quit using Traditions WonderLube and scrubbed it all out of my barrel. Man am I glad I did! My accuracy was greatly improved from the last outing with the ML. I started off by running a dry patch down my bore to remove any excess RemOil from the cleaning last night. Then I flipped it over and ran it again. Then I fired off 1 Remington STS primer to foul the bore. Then I loaded the SF MZ. Man are these things tight!!! My first shot was right in the kill zone but not dead center. I decided I was going to swab the bore clean and allow the barrel to cool after each shot even though I was using BH209. I did this because that will be the condition of the bore when I hunt and I want to get the ML accurate under those conditions. I would swab the bore with a patch soaked in solvent until it was clean. Then I would run a patch with RemOil on it and then a dry patch twice. Then fire off 1 primer to foul the bore. I fired a few more times like this and pretty much all the shots were a little off to the right and a little high. Still in the kill zone though. I decided to make a small adjustment to the scope. It brought my shots closer to dead center and I was satisfied with the results. This was at 100 yards.
Then I decided to tryto figure out this Nikon ProStaff 3-9X40 BDC scope at 200 yards. For my first shot I used the first circle below the cross-hairs and the impact was pretty low. About two feet. For my second shot I tried the second circle below the cross-hairs and that put me right on the money. So I called it quits for the day.
So in conclusion... I'm glad I scrubbed all the WonderLube out of my barrel and I will no longer use it... I got my Genesis zeroed in at 100 yards with the rifle in the condition it will be in when I go hunting... And I also knowwhat circle to use on my BDC scope if I need to make a 200 yard shot. I am extremely satisfied with my Genesis and with BH209. And I think I will be hunting with Barnes Spit-Fire MZ's from now on.
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01-24-2009, 03:58 PM
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RE: Pretty impressed with Barnes Spit-Fire MZ's in my Genesis
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I have never shot one of those Barnes 285 gr Spitfire bullets. I looked them up and I really like the looks of them. That looks like a real deer or elk killing machine. Sounds like you have a real good load and a rifle there as well. 200 yards is a long way. Nice to know you can shoot that far.
I have never shot one of those Barnes 285 gr Spitfire bullets. I looked them up and I really like the looks of them. That looks like a real deer or elk killing machine. Sounds like you have a real good load and a rifle there as well. 200 yards is a long way. Nice to know you can shoot that far.
01-24-2009, 03:59 PM
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RE: Pretty impressed with Barnes Spit-Fire MZ's in my Genesis
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Good job, great bullet selection. And where ya gonna shoot for the 150, the first circle down?
Chap
Good job, great bullet selection. And where ya gonna shoot for the 150, the first circle down?
Chap
