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Offline Ditchdigger

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« on: September 26, 2004, 03:39:55 PM »
I dropped by the old gravel pit this evening,and there was a guy shooting a model 70 Win. in 243 WSM. He was shooting the 55 gr. BT's so I asked him if he would like to chrono the ammo. He said sure,so 1 shot read 4170 fps .   Makes me kinda want one now.  Digger
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« Reply #1 on: September 26, 2004, 04:21:48 PM »
Published max for .243 is 4058 with 44.5gr of H4895. It's possible that you could come close enough to the WSSM with a 24" Ultra Varmint that only the chrono would know the difference.
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« Reply #2 on: September 26, 2004, 04:47:04 PM »
This was factory ammo he was using,with nickle plated brass and I think it may have been Hornady but I'm not sure.  Digger
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« Reply #3 on: September 26, 2004, 06:57:19 PM »
Digger,
Come on now, you know that speed is not everything.  You still got to hit what you are aiming at.  How did it shoot, other than velocity.  Did it do 1 MOA?  Prob. not.  That does sound like fun though..
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« Reply #4 on: September 27, 2004, 07:19:26 AM »
He had fired 4 shots before I got there,and he said that they were within 1/2" .  So it sounds like a winner if they were that close.
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A rechamber project?
« Reply #5 on: October 04, 2004, 02:16:54 PM »
I wonder if the action will take the pressure?

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