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I thought you were trying to get INTO shape. Besides, you'd probably end up spending more than $100 after a visit to the ER.Quote:
Originally Posted by mcjhr
And about my candle idea, since I *think* bacon grease is flammable, you probably don't need a wick. [Awesom]
Getting in shape sucks! Rather suckle from the Obama teet. ;)
What happened to your knee BC?
I had surgery in August, tore my meniscus (for the second time) but during work. Thankfully, workers comp paid for the entire surgery and physical therapy.
That knee has had the medial meniscus torn twice, torn ACL (minor), torn MCL (minor), stretched LCL, bone grafting on femur after tumor removal.
If I climb too many stairs, bend down awkwardly with knee out to the side (like doing squats instead of keeping knees pointed straight out), it'll start getting painful. Kneeling while working in the attic was too much for it.
It puts the bacon grease on its skin.Quote:
Originally Posted by mcjhr
WinQuote:
Originally Posted by BuffCyclist
Except they'd probably go rancid unless you burned them completely and that's nasty.
I'm sitting here in my chair, icing my knee after therapy, reading this forum and watching the Supercross from TX that I DVR;d last night and my foot has gone numb. Damn it, now I have to go walk around to wake it up. Off line for a few.
TEA
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stick in frige and save for important things, like cooking potatoEs, eggs, green chili, . it makes a nice base in baking dishes for skinless chicken breast, Use in mexican rice, FRIED rice. on & on. Use your imagination.Quote:
Originally Posted by mcjhr
WORSE CASE SCENARIO: hand out to kids in neighborhoods where people let their dogs loose.
Yes, No complaints. Works as expected.Quote:
Originally Posted by bogie
I went and shot guns. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by bogie
Naps rule!
I tested some of my first reloads and came to the bittersweet conclusion that nothing I did made any difference.
I worked up in .5gr increments of H335 from 23gr up to 25gr and I was shooting approximately 1.2" groups or better with each combination. Case length was 1.750" and OAL was 2.230" for every round. Dogtown 55gr FMJs
I also conducted another test:
I made up 10 rounds with identical brass: same stamp, same year, same weight. Each round had 24.5gr of H335 hand measured and then re-measured. Case length was 1.750" and OAL was 2.230" for all ten rounds. MidwayUSA "Dogtown" 55gr FMJ bullets. (Group A)
Then I made up another 10 rounds with mixed brass (FC, PMC, AD, REM etc headstamps from different years). These rounds were 24.8gr of H335 as measured by the Lee AutoDisk Powder Measure. Case length was between 1.748 and 1.7515 and OAL was between 2.226 and 2.24 Both of these measurements were intentionally but randomly varied so I could measure their effects. (Group B) I wanted to see if it was worth the extra time and effort to make sure everything was "perfect".
Methodology:
I used a 10rd Magpul PMag for all tests. I sat at a wooden bench and used sandbags to support the rifle. All rounds were fired from a 14.7" 1:7 twist barrel of unknown manufacture. 5.56 chamber with approximately 2k fmj rounds through it.
Temp was 57F with 0-5kt variable breeze. Humidity was <20%. Sun was out and Prairie Dogs were hiding. ;D
I started by firing 10 rounds of PMC X-Tac 5.56 to practice my fundamentals and warm up the gun.
Immediately following the fundamentals review, I fired 5 rounds from Group A at the center of the paper plate. Then I loaded the magazine with 5 rounds from Group B and fired them two ticks (approximately 2 inches) up from the center of the plate. It was when I examined the paper plate that I figured I probably should have fixed my zero before the test. [facepalm]
Results:
Group A may have produced slightly better results with 1 "flier", but it's impossible to say from this test if the extra effort at the reloading bench was worth it. More testing is necessary. :D [AR15]
Conclusion:
The results of this test are 100% dependent on my shooting abilities, which are mediocre at best. Maybe a better shooter with a better gun could have given more impressive results.
"Group A"
http://i.imgur.com/nup7WQQl.png
"Group B"
http://i.imgur.com/I87sJyvl.png
If the difference it that negligible group wise. use the low end of your powder measure. Why waste .5 gr per round when it's not that much different. 23gr works as well as 25. keep it @ 23Quote:
Originally Posted by HoneyBadger
Those two groups had the same amount of powder for this test, but my groups with 23gr were just as good (as far as my shooting abilities go) as the 25gr groups.
I forgot to mention it, so I added it to the original post: For "Group B" I used the Lee AutoDisk powder measure instead of hand-measuring the powder for each round.
Thanks for the info buddy! Ima buy me one.Quote:
Originally Posted by HoneyBadger
/gasp!Quote:
Originally Posted by HoneyBadger
HB, was your distance 100 yards? I didn't see that in the post.
Also, are you using stock trigger and is your rifle freefloated?
HB, nice science fair writeup [Poke]
On a more serious note, if you didn't see any difference in accuracy, go with the lower end of the powder charge. Or, if your auto-dropper measurements were slightly less accurate than the hand weighed, decide if you really want to weigh each charge for 55gr 223 plinker rounds.
I ran a similar test with my 223, IMR-4895 (all I could find locally), and Xtreme 55gr FMJ's. Started at 18 up to 24.5, and 22 ended up being the sweet spot. Went back and ran up and down in .1gr increments, 22.0 was the most accurate of those and I can easily drop those from my powder dropper, so that is what won out.
Yes, yes, and yes.Quote:
Originally Posted by bogie
Oh God YES!Quote:
Originally Posted by HoneyBadger
https://sp1.yimg.com/ib/th?id=H.4671...05865&pid=15.1
lmaoQuote:
Originally Posted by brutal
BC, that video is funny.......but if that's really you, man, that's hilarious.
Howdy fellers.
I've only had 6 cigarettes so far today, and that's really good for me. Prolly have 1 or 2 more before bed, but under 10 in roughly 18 hours would be outstanding for me. I'm proud of that, and I'll try for less tomorrow and on down that road.
Yup, thats my mug and my minty flavored house [LOL]Quote:
Originally Posted by Otterbatcat
BC, that's awesome, your turn and glance to the camera was perfectly timed, and I LOVE the headband flashlight. Nice idea, and thanks for doin' that, cracked me up.
[ROFL1]
Ha! I expected as much outta you! [LOL]Quote:
Originally Posted by BuffCyclist
yeah, I might go down a little more and see how low I can go. 23gr was the "starting point" in my Lyman reloading manual, so I went with that. If I can get it down to 22 without losing any accuracy, I'll be really happy because that will save a significant amount of powder over 25gr in the long haul.
I am not a good enough shooter to notice a difference between hand measured and using the Lee AutoDisk powder measure. I would like to get to the point where I am a good enough shooter to notice the difference, but I think I need to invest in a better gun and reloading components eventually.
Awesome! It's been 6 years and change since I had my last cigarette, but I wasn't that heavily invested. I was only have 3-4 every day.Quote:
Originally Posted by Otterbatcat
Good for you.
Heya HB...we haven't gleaned all that much from messing with different powders and projectile weights ourselves yet... but it's comin' along, still learning.
Biggest damn hold up lately is the shitty weather mucking up the places to shoot at.
Thanks, and congrats to your success. If I can keep whittling it down to where you were, then I can just quit altogether.Quote:
Originally Posted by HoneyBadger
Yeah, I'm still very new at this game. I planned on shooting those reloads back in December but then the weather has been garbage ever since.Quote:
Originally Posted by Otterbatcat
I know a good back stop in Calhan.Quote:
Originally Posted by HoneyBadger
Yea, I know the starting amounts exist for a reason, but I still don't quite trust them and would rather start lower. Just the other day I was going to load some according to my manual, but my manual maxed out where IMR load data from their website STARTED. So if I had only checked the IMR load data website, if I started below their starting, I wouldn't have had problems.Quote:
Originally Posted by HoneyBadger
And I was the same way. My AR load is at 100yds with open sights. If I recall, I was shooting pretty dang close to 1", maybe 1.5", which was pretty good. If I was using a scoped AR, I'm sure I could have noticed a difference with the loads. But I was looking for something that would cycle my rifle, have decent accuracy and just a default load. I'm sure I could notice a difference at 200yds, but I don't have a scoped AR and while I could use irons at that distance, I just don't enjoy it all that much. We'll see though if I enjoy it once I get into long distance shooting though.
NOT THE WINDOWS!!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Great-Kazoo
[ROFL3][ROFL3][ROFL3]
My wife was taking pictures, didn't realize until later she got a video of it which was perfectly timed! And thanks, thats my observing headlight. It has a flip-down red filter to not destroy my night vision, but I can only use it with one instrument because the other is more sensitive in the red.Quote:
Originally Posted by Otterbatcat
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Originally Posted by HoneyBadger
To date, that is till one of the funniest moments shooting guns i have ever been a part of.
But HB, OBC, whatever you do with reloading, make sure you take GOOD NOTES!
I have pages upon pages of notes in my computer (text files) where I write down everything that I do, test out, etc. Because a negative result is still a result. And if I get that combo power/bullet again down the road and need to know where to start, at least I have bad data and know what doesn't work.
But I'm sure you both do that already.
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Originally Posted by HoneyBadger
IMHO, if you want better than 1MOA accuracy from 55gr boolits, you need a slower twist. 55gr is at the ragged edge of stabilization for 1:7 short barrel.
Actually, most of you guys are way ahead of where we're at, at this point. We have notes placed on bullet holders of what stuff is, but it's not kept in a master log anywhere yet. Then again, we've only tested 3 calibers with only three powders, and three different projectile weights.
We still don't know wtf we're doing yet anyways. But, we are safe about it, and we measure everything.
I'm guessing you didn't mean to quote McJunior's post about naps...Quote:
Originally Posted by brutalIMHO, if you want better than 1MOA accuracy from 55gr boolits, you need a slower twist. 55gr is at the ragged edge of stabilization for 1:7 short barrel.Quote:
Originally Posted by mcjhr
Yo Brutal
It's all a giant mind fuck OBC. You can do it!Quote:
Originally Posted by Otterbatcat
I quit 5 years ago Jan 5. Nearly 2-packs a day. My migraines have lessened significantly and are few, far between, and less severe.