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Re: Mag Tech 230 Gr. FMJ testing.

Postby wildcatter » Fri Jan 13, 2012 1:00 am

Texas Sheepdawg wrote:Take my Chrony data and run it through this calculation, the Taylor KO factor.
http://www.beartoothbullets.com/rescour ... 4&cal=.451

A Taylor KO Value of 36 with a bullet that weighs 230 grains, a velocity of 2450, and a diameter of .451.


Hey Dawg 36 TKO, .223/SS109 ammo is "6" - 308 M855 ammo is 18.2 adjusted for a 20" barrel, using match 168gr and and finally a 375 H&H adjusted for a 20" barrel is 37.3 w/270gr bullet . Hummmm, if you can SAFELY up the speeds on those 230's, just a little, you'll soon surpass an elephant gun..

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Re: Mag Tech 230 Gr. FMJ testing.

Postby Texas Sheepdawg » Fri Jan 13, 2012 1:14 am

My next run, I will be starting around 41.5 Gr LilGun and will use the side crimp. I'm just waiting for the Weather to improve.
Gunny just shipped a new A2 prototype stock to me and I also need to sight in my new Nikko Stirling scope so I have several projects in front of me.
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Re: Mag Tech 230 Gr. FMJ testing.

Postby Texas Sheepdawg » Sun Apr 08, 2012 9:51 pm

Okay next batch for testing is ready to roll.
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MagTech 230 Grain FMJs
WSR primers
Hornady factory new brass
COAL 2.125
Powder is LilGun
Charges- five rounds each at:
44.0 grains
44.3 grains
44.5 grains
45.0 grains
LeGender side crimped .025" from case mouth. Followed by a taper crimp to .476".
Range report will follow as soon as possible.
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Re: Mag Tech 230 Gr. FMJ testing.

Postby Texas Sheepdawg » Sat Apr 14, 2012 4:04 am

The setup. 450 Bushmaster 20". Nikko Stirling scope, Ross Brake, Recoil-less A1 Stock. Chronograph is a Chrony F1 with the remote head and home brew recall switch set approximately ten feet in front of muzzle.
Distance for these tests is 50 yards.
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All powder charges were individually hand measured on digital scales with a powder trickler and confirmed on a beam scale. Bullets were seated to Thunk in my chamber. Also all loads were Legendre Side crimped, then Taper Crimped. Now that we have that out of the way, Here we go...
MagTech 230 Grain FMJs
WSR primers
Hornady factory new brass
COAL 2.125
Powder is LilGun
Charges- five rounds each at:
44.0 grains
44.3 grains
44.5 grains
45.0 grains
LeGender side crimped .025" from case mouth. Followed by a taper crimp to .476".
76 deg
71% humid
Wind S @ 12-20

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First string 44 grains
2472 FPS
2419
2444
2499
Avg 2459fps
ES 80.45
SD 34.59
No sooting and all shells ejected @ 3 O'clock.
Measured fired cases
.497" - 1.692"
.498" - 1.688"
.498" - 1.692"
.498" - 1.688"
*.498" - 1.689"* steel plate/far left-negative
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Second String 44.3 Grains
2509FPS
2493
2447
2501
2519
Avg 2494 FPS
ES 71.82
SD 27.87
No soot higher velocity shells ejected @ 2&3 O'clock while lower velocities ejected closer to 1 o'clock.
.498"- 1.688"
.498"- 1.686"
.498"- 1.688"
.497"- 1.686"
.498- 1.688"
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Third String
44.5 Grains
2504 FPS
2491
2529
2506
Avg 2507fps
ES 37.48
SD 15.77
no sooting and higher velocity shells ejected @ 2 O Clock lower velocities @ 1 Oclock.
.497"- 1.690"
.498"- 1.688"
.497"- 1.689"
.497"- 1.689"
*.497"- 1.689"* steel plate/ center placement-positive :twisted:
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Fourth String
45.0 Grains
2515 FPS
2540
2490
2530
Avg 2515fps
ES 50.70
SD 21.74
No sooting- Ejection @ 2 Oclock and a bit of muzzle flash.
.498"- 1.690"
.497"- 1.688"
.497"- 1.689"
.497"-1.690"
*.497"- 1.689"* steel plate/ under old tests' I & II strikes- positive :twisted:
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Re: Mag Tech 230 Gr. FMJ testing.

Postby commander faschisto » Sat Apr 14, 2012 8:28 am

Looks like your rig really likes eating 45gr of LG! Nice target... :)

How's the Chrony doing?
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Re: Mag Tech 230 Gr. FMJ testing.

Postby Texas Sheepdawg » Sat Apr 14, 2012 10:30 am

Works fine.....considering it spent several hours in the refridgerator.
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Re: Mag Tech 230 Gr. FMJ testing.

Postby wildcatter » Sat Apr 14, 2012 3:43 pm

How are the pressure signs? Did you get a before and after, case expansion numbers? At some point soon now, you'll hit the wall, where the bolt is trying to extract the case, when the case is still sealed in the chamber. Those marks on the case wont be from over-pressure, but as I said, from premature extraction. At 2500fps, I bet you didn't have much trouble did you??

Let's see now, this 1.451MOA group equates to 5.8" at 400yds...Humm, and how big is the kill area of an Elk??

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Where T2 is a 308 150gr SPBT @ 2800fps
And T3 is Dawg’s 450b @2500fps

Is there any among us, that would or could suggest that this 308 loading isn’t an already Well Proven, Elk Killer at 400yds???


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For all practical purposes they both fly similarly to 400 yds, where in the 308 and its superior BC, starts to pull ahead. BUUTTT, look at how well the 450b stands up to Out-Killing the proven, venerable 308, even at ranges of 400yds to 1000yds..t




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Of course you're going to have to play the Wind Game and you'd better know the exact distances, but today these shots, with today's Technology, well, it aint so hard to do any more and now you've got the power to decide any issue, at these ranges. How much better/easier, would killing Elk be, at these ranges, if a Barnes 200/275gr were used, with the Dawgs leed here?..t
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Re: Mag Tech 230 Gr. FMJ testing.

Postby Texas Sheepdawg » Sat Apr 14, 2012 4:10 pm

And here's the stinger.
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The 7/16 Inch Plate has very nice vents in it now.
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Re: Mag Tech 230 Gr. FMJ testing.

Postby gunnut » Sat Apr 14, 2012 5:39 pm

Looks like ya found a sweet spot! :D
Beginning to look like the 450B was build with the 230 FMJs in mind.
Cheap and readily available to get the job Done. ;)
Great for Junk Yard Hogs! :lol:
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Re: Mag Tech 230 Gr. FMJ testing.

Postby Texas Sheepdawg » Sat Apr 14, 2012 5:45 pm

Video in production as we speak.
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