A better range trip

[King carp]

My last trip to the range was not very good. It was so bad i did not take pics of the "patterns". After working on some new loads things are looking up. Not great groups but way better than the last outing. With N.O.E. 220 gr. cast plain base bullets had acceptable groups at 50 yards. The surprise was some 178 gr. gas check pills i had left over that i use in my 03A3. I loaded them for the Krag and might be on to something. I had to aim about a foot low to get in the rings. For this Krag maybe lighter is better.

[Olpeddler]

King Carp, I agree, lighter is also better in my Krag. I am getter better groups with Hornady 180 gr. Spitzer & RN Interlock bullets than with Hornady 220 gr. RN bullets. A 170 -180 bullet at velocities over 2,000 fps is adequate for most North American large game animals except Grizzley and Polar Bears, but to include moose. What powder are you using with the 178 gr. cast bullets?

[King carp]

With the 178gr. bullets i was using some older hercules 2400. The 220gr. N.O.E. bullets were loaded with IMR 4198. The 178gr. rounds averaged 1940 fps. The 220gr. rounds had an average of 1720 fps.