holescreek
06-12-2016, 08:11 PM
I found a dealer with a good price on 69gr PPU manufactured BTHP bullets a few weeks ago and just got around to trying them out this morning. I typically shoot 69gr SMK's through my Model 12FV and was looking for a cheaper alternative, these held some promise for the price I paid.
The shape was slightly different which led me to weigh a few. The differences were so drastic I ended up weighing 200 of them.
Resluts:
68.6gr -1
68.7gr -2
68.8gr -4
68.9gr-12
69.0 to69.1gr -87
69.2gr- 51
69.3gr-25
69.4gr-12
69.5gr-3
69.6gr-3
I loaded 50 of the 69/69.1gr bullets in front of 24.5gr of Varget and fired ten 5 shot groups. Most of the groups measured .75" to .875", the last and worst group was 1.125". After firing the 50 shots with the PPU bullets I fired 3 more 5 shot groups with 69gr SMK's (and a smoking hot barrel) which measured .479", .577" and .500".
I guess the end result is the PPU's are good for trigger time but are not in the same league as SMK's.
The shape was slightly different which led me to weigh a few. The differences were so drastic I ended up weighing 200 of them.
Resluts:
68.6gr -1
68.7gr -2
68.8gr -4
68.9gr-12
69.0 to69.1gr -87
69.2gr- 51
69.3gr-25
69.4gr-12
69.5gr-3
69.6gr-3
I loaded 50 of the 69/69.1gr bullets in front of 24.5gr of Varget and fired ten 5 shot groups. Most of the groups measured .75" to .875", the last and worst group was 1.125". After firing the 50 shots with the PPU bullets I fired 3 more 5 shot groups with 69gr SMK's (and a smoking hot barrel) which measured .479", .577" and .500".
I guess the end result is the PPU's are good for trigger time but are not in the same league as SMK's.