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.270 Win. 28" fluted |
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.223 Rem.Mike,
Just had to send you this. Got to take the new .223 Bergara out today. Put the new NcStar 6x24x50 on it. I had purchased new Winchester brass for it which I loaded with some BLC-2 and 50gr Hornady V-Max bullets. The brass was a little small so I had more headspace than needed but what the heck, it's a nice day to go make loud noises and expand some brass and start breaking in a new barrel. I used the 50 yard hill to make it easy to find the target with the new scope and it took a couple of shots to get on the paper and then a few more noodling the scope in. So here's shots 12 - 16 out of this brand new barrel with no load development, just pick some powder and go. |
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So, thinking this must have been just dumb luck, I fired another 5. Here's shots 17 - 21.
There is just the slightest trace of copper in the barrel. I am tickled! |
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Out of the box "before" tests with .222 Rem. barrel prior to rechambering to .225 Win. Imp.
.222 Rem. 26" stainless Bergara "full contour" barrel |
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| Part 2 of "before" tests by Nick | |
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Terry's "Before" test of .223 Bergara barrel prior to rechambering to .225 Win. Imp. | Terry's Encore with factory stock .223
Rem. 26" "full contour" stainless Bergara barrel |
Diamond aiming points are 1/2" |
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"Bug Hole" group after rechambering to .225 Win. Imp. | | Photo courtesy Christian Guntert |
It would be overly optimistic to expect every group to be like this, but this rechambered Bergara barrel is a shooter!
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| CVA Electra"Well Mike, I have shot all types of muzzleloaders for 30 years and none of them except this Electra can do this consistantly. I used 2 Triple 7 Magnum pellets and Barnes 250G Tmx Spitfire bullets.. Everything you said was true." F.G. |
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.223 Rem. blued, 24"
Data for the two targets above and below:
Protrusion 0.000"
Headspace 0.002"
Lapua Brass
CCI BR4 match small rifle primers
Powder H335
Group 2 was 24 grains
Group 3 (smallest) was 24.5 grains
Nosler 55 grain Solid Base Ballistic Tip loaded to within 0.001" of lands
Target at 100 yards
Ambient Temperature of 35 degrees, wind less than 5mph |
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