P.E. Islander
08-23-2008, 09:56 AM
I had my "1903 Springfield" rifle out to the range the the other day. This rifle is a Rock Island Arsenal with a WWII High Standard barrel on it.
I was shooting bullets cast from wheel weight metal. Lyman mold #311284, 223 grains was used. Bullets were water dropped from the mold and were sized .311". Hornady gas checks were used, the bullet lube was a "home brewed" mixture. 16 grains of Alliant 2400 powder were used, in Winchester cases and Winchester large rifle primers.
http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/4636/20080817002dt1.th.jpg (http://img169.imageshack.us/my.php?image=20080817002dt1.jpg)
Group was fired at 100 yards. As you can see from the patches the previous group was bigger. While I've heard some complaints about the sights on the 1903 Springfield, I find them to be pretty decent.
I was shooting bullets cast from wheel weight metal. Lyman mold #311284, 223 grains was used. Bullets were water dropped from the mold and were sized .311". Hornady gas checks were used, the bullet lube was a "home brewed" mixture. 16 grains of Alliant 2400 powder were used, in Winchester cases and Winchester large rifle primers.
http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/4636/20080817002dt1.th.jpg (http://img169.imageshack.us/my.php?image=20080817002dt1.jpg)
Group was fired at 100 yards. As you can see from the patches the previous group was bigger. While I've heard some complaints about the sights on the 1903 Springfield, I find them to be pretty decent.