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Bill K wrote:

32dgrz wrote: If it takes off, I'd imagine HSM will offer plastic-tipped offerings eventually as they do with the other 223 family of varmint cartridges.

They do http://store.iqmetals.com/20vartarg32gr ... v-max.aspx

That would make this ammo about $1.00 or a little over, per round.. Think I would stick to reloading it. Unless, of course, I did not reload. Bill K

I'm with you.
Just got done prepping 500 pieces of brass

My recollection, based on what I'm not sure , was that the Cooper test targets were shot at 60 yards....

Good point, I had forgotten to consider multiplying their target group size by 2 for distance, plus I am not shooting a 36x Leupold indoors.

Yes, 1/2" is good enough, I just hoped to do at least one small bughole group before quitting wasting paper and use it on vermin.


32, did you clean those with stainless pins, and are those 223 reformed or 221 fb brass?

Allen

hemiallen wrote:Good point, I had forgotten to consider multiplying their target group size by 2 for distance, plus I am not shooting a 36x Leupold indoors.

Yes, 1/2" is good enough, I just hoped to do at least one small bughole group before quitting wasting paper and use it on vermin.


32, did you clean those with stainless pins, and are those 223 reformed or 221 fb brass?

Allen

221FB Brass.
I cleaned them with cob.
Here is the target I got with my 20 VT


5 Shot group


Here's my best 3 shot group

RL 7
32G SBK
7 1/2 primer

Nice groups.

The 2 test targets my 17 rem came back with look like your test target. I am surprised your "7 of 12" fired ammo didn't use HSM as it looks like it was loads with H-335?

I asked Cooper, as their and HSM's address is I believe on the same road, if they were partners ( assuming Cooper decided to start making good ammo since they make their own to test their guns with) but they said nope, no relation .


I got a 0.318" 3 shot shooting IMR-4198 and 20 grain Varmegeddon's.


Allen