Re: Oh Boy, Gonna Get Busy With the Lee Slugs
Posted: 03 Nov 2018 06:41
Fired 12 more rounds yesterday afternoon. Punched three through the bullseye at 50 yards. Shot nine at 75 -yards, only two hit the target backing, not the target. Just kill me
With the little bit more distance, the three power scope let me see some of the components separate in flight. I actually saw the slug on the final shot. It became unstable passing the 50-yard berm, it's flight became an ever-increasing helical that disappeared in the thick brush surrounding the berm.
I'm kidding myself in thinking that any amount of load work can cure the poor design relationship of the center of lift/pressure being aft of the center of gravity.
This is simply a no/no in cast bullet design. It is said that the 7/8 ounce slug shoots better but I'm not going to mess with it either as it suffers the same ill. What a rabbit hole.
So, I will hunt with the factory ammo as NOEs shuttlecock design will not be in hand in time.
With the little bit more distance, the three power scope let me see some of the components separate in flight. I actually saw the slug on the final shot. It became unstable passing the 50-yard berm, it's flight became an ever-increasing helical that disappeared in the thick brush surrounding the berm.
I'm kidding myself in thinking that any amount of load work can cure the poor design relationship of the center of lift/pressure being aft of the center of gravity.
This is simply a no/no in cast bullet design. It is said that the 7/8 ounce slug shoots better but I'm not going to mess with it either as it suffers the same ill. What a rabbit hole.
So, I will hunt with the factory ammo as NOEs shuttlecock design will not be in hand in time.