frog stealer
AH enthusiast
- Joined
- Jun 28, 2012
- Messages
- 490
- Reaction score
- 592
- Location
- Naperville, IL
- Media
- 5
- Hunted
- South Africa
For the last few months, I've been testing many different loads for my 89 in 577 that require fillers...including R15, N140, and Varget. While I got respectable regulation with many of them, I decided to continue testing some that fill the case and do not require a filler. I tried 144 grains of H4831sc and both impacts were perfectly horizontal and only about 2" apart. Then I tried 145 grains and got what looks to be my go-to full power load using Woodleigh 750 grain weldcores, average velocity was 2042 fps, this group (circled) was shot off sticks at 35 yards:
To top off a great Labor Day weekend, I seemed to have found a great practice load as well, this one is 75 grains of IMR-4198 with open cell foam taking up the space and an accurate molds 590 grain cast bullet, average velocity was 1761 fps, also shot from sticks at 35 yards:
After I finished up with the Heym 577, I took my new (to me) Browning B-S/S out for a round of clays. I found a partial box of Federal 1oz foster slugs at the bottom of my large box of reloaded target shells, and decided to give them a go out of the Browning at 25 yards, just to see if they would even be close. The following picture surprised me, pretty good regulation for a shotgun choked mod and full if you ask me! These two shots were taken offhand at 25 yards, the other holes are where the wads impacted:
To top off a great Labor Day weekend, I seemed to have found a great practice load as well, this one is 75 grains of IMR-4198 with open cell foam taking up the space and an accurate molds 590 grain cast bullet, average velocity was 1761 fps, also shot from sticks at 35 yards:
After I finished up with the Heym 577, I took my new (to me) Browning B-S/S out for a round of clays. I found a partial box of Federal 1oz foster slugs at the bottom of my large box of reloaded target shells, and decided to give them a go out of the Browning at 25 yards, just to see if they would even be close. The following picture surprised me, pretty good regulation for a shotgun choked mod and full if you ask me! These two shots were taken offhand at 25 yards, the other holes are where the wads impacted:
