![]() You need an accurate rifle, and you have to have good ammo.and lots of it!Īs I've worked on my ammunition-and I'm doing that right now in preparation for my next prairie-dog shoot-I've done some thinking about bullets. As you know, a prairie dog can present a pretty small target, and extended ranges of 200 yards or more are the rule. While I no longer compete with a service rifle, in the last few years I've become hooked on prairie dogs. And he should know, he's won lots of 'em. Tossed them.īerry's were really good but last lead price panic buy price gouge era they jacked prices to be higher than jacketed bullets, and dont think they ever came down.Ĥ or 5 years ago I got a batch of 9mm 147 Everglades plated bullets and they were sized consistent and loaded and shot fine.According to him, that would take care of most accuracy issues and give you everything you needed to win matches. COuldnt ever get the crimp and sizing right, pulled a few out of the box and miked them and found them to vary widely in size. I tried Rainier and West coast which after a few name changes is now Xtreme. Your coateds are working with inconsistent coatings because the base bullet is larger than grove diameter and is being swagged down as it goes. Or maybe the plateing process somehow changed the diameter. I think alot of the plated folks were using jacketed diameter bullets instead of cast sized bullets. ![]() Coated are often some of the more accurate in my guns for that matter. But then I started shooting coated bullets, which are incredibly inconsistent in coating with globs and voids, but coated have shot great for me. I originally assumed the plating was inconsistent, causing inconsistent groups. ![]()
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