Originally Posted by
rbertalotto
More on the subject with range testing.........
I loaded up a bunch of Lyman 457-132 Postell boolits that my Pedersoli 1874 Sharps shoots extremely well.
Using a 6X Leatherwood Malcolm scope at a range of 200 yds, here are the results that various weights have on accuracy. Totally unscientific as there simply aren't enough shots fired for a real statistical analysis. But interesting none the less.....
Bullet Weight Test #1, 5 shots, 200 yds, 24g SR4759, .010" away from lands, 525.3 - 525.9 bullet weight
Bullet Weight Test #2, 5 shots, 200 yds, 24g SR4759, .010" away from lands, 526.4 - 526.8 bullet weight
Bullet Weight Test #3, 5 shots, 200 yds, 24g SR4759, .010" away from lands, 527.3 - 527.8 bullet weight
BTW, that is two boolits into the hole at 9 o'clock....
Bullet Weight Test #4, 5 shots, 200 yds, 24g SR4759, .010" away from lands, Random Weights 521.3 - 535.6 bullet weight
All were shot over a Ohler 35 chronograph.....
The ave velocity of the 15 weight sorted boolits was...1206 FPS
Extreme spread of 41 FPS, SD of 14.......
The ave velocity of the RANDOM weight boolits was...1221 FPS
Extreme Spread of 42 FPS, SD of 15
Comments on any of this????