5.3, 5.5, 5.6 & 5.7gr, 124gr FMJ from Precision Delta.
The above loads seem to shoot 4-6inches lower at 10yds than 5.1-5.4gr of CFE-Pistol using the same bullet. Does that make any sense?
The crimp was a little tighter with the BE-86 than with the CFE. Also, with the BE-86, I used CCI primers and the CFE used Federal. I only shot 26rds of the BE-86 so more testing is needed, but with those 26 rds, all were very low. I was lucky I didn't shoot the chrony with the first shot. Lucky for me, I didn't set the chrony as high as I usually do.
My chrony malfunctioned, so I didn't get any readings on the BE-86 that I wanted to check today.
I liked CFE, but the cases were sooty, so thought I would try a different powder
The above loads seem to shoot 4-6inches lower at 10yds than 5.1-5.4gr of CFE-Pistol using the same bullet. Does that make any sense?
The crimp was a little tighter with the BE-86 than with the CFE. Also, with the BE-86, I used CCI primers and the CFE used Federal. I only shot 26rds of the BE-86 so more testing is needed, but with those 26 rds, all were very low. I was lucky I didn't shoot the chrony with the first shot. Lucky for me, I didn't set the chrony as high as I usually do.
My chrony malfunctioned, so I didn't get any readings on the BE-86 that I wanted to check today.
I liked CFE, but the cases were sooty, so thought I would try a different powder
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