Ready for the range.
- Thread starter CrustyFN
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No I belong to a club in Marietta Ohio. I'm near Williamstown.
Not lucky enough to have a 1050 but it wasn't bad. I sized around 650 cases. I sorted them into three groups, primer crimp, need to be sized and ready to load. I had around 20 with primer crimps, 30 that need to be trimmed and 600 ready to load. I size on my Lee classic turret and load on my Dillon 550.
I'm loading with bulk Hornady 55 grain FMJBT, 24 .7 grains of WC-844, Magtech SRP and mixed brass.
I'm shooting a stock Rock River AR with 16" barrel and 1:9 twist. the targets were at 120 yards. I shot a few three shot groups like this.
Five shot group.
And a twenty shot group.
I shot these groups from a rest with just enough time to re-aim and pull the trigger.
serf 'rett
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Let's do the math!
3 shot groups @ 5 groups - 15 rounds
5 shot group - 5 rounds
20 shot group - 20 rounds
Total rounds expended per trip = 40
600 rounds loaded/40 rounds per trip = 15 range trips
In just 14 more trips, you'll have enough brass to load another 600 rounds (less the brass consumed by the grass goblins, plus a few range pickups)
Preceding math is invalid if you happen to like the smell of gunpowder in the morning.
3 shot groups @ 5 groups - 15 rounds
5 shot group - 5 rounds
20 shot group - 20 rounds
Total rounds expended per trip = 40
600 rounds loaded/40 rounds per trip = 15 range trips
In just 14 more trips, you'll have enough brass to load another 600 rounds (less the brass consumed by the grass goblins, plus a few range pickups)
Preceding math is invalid if you happen to like the smell of gunpowder in the morning.