PPU ammo

TriggerPL

Tommy87 wrote: »

No, I only had an hour spare after work this evening. I'll take it out farther tomorow maybe if I get a chance. Norma ammo works well in it alright!

Cheers lad would be great to see what try really can do

cookimonster

Bought theses a good while back @ €18.00 per 20. At the time I was zeroed in with Remi Core Lokt (spelling ?) €35 per 20. They grouped well on paper but where a disaster to chamber, as if they where the wrong size. I had previously tried out various brands and grains with no problems. Now I hate to part with things but 22 of these where gifted to my mate for his .243.
Today my medicines are Federal 100gr SP (the Remi's where great but not consistently stocked)

Dian Cecht

cookimonster wrote: »

Bought theses a good while back @ €18.00 per 20. At the time I was zeroed in with Remi Core Lokt (spelling ?) €35 per 20. They grouped well on paper but where a disaster to chamber, as if they where the wrong size. I had previously tried out various brands and grains with no problems. Now I hate to part with things but 22 of these where gifted to my mate for his .243.
Today my medicines are Federal 100gr SP (the Remi's where great but not consistently stocked)

Was it a factory or a custom barrel?

cookimonster

It's a Marlin Xs7 with factory barrel, never happened before or since. To be honest unless someone gifted me a few rounds I am in no hurry to try them again even at the current price.

One shot on kill

What's the size of the target for the hcap at 100 yards and 200yards.

cookimonster

As per web site:
The Range Test requires the candidate to group three shots within a four-inch bull target from the prone position at 100 metres. If successful at the grouping stage, candidates proceed to fire six shots on a deer-shaped target – two rounds in the prone position at 100 metres, two rounds sitting or kneeling at 60 metres and two rounds standing at 40 metres.

The deer shape target I got hold of has a vitals area indicated over the boiler room which fits just into a A4 sheet of paper in landscape (wider than height)

One shot on kill

Any idea where I'm going with this.

cookimonster

This is an actual HCAP target trimed and mounted on board. You can see the outline of the target area marked around the vitals.

One shot on kill

Lads I'm not on either side. But I see where Dian cecht is coming for with the ammo and informal plinking.

And I can also see were every one else is coming from as regards accuracy. To be honest I like the best of both worlds. Use good ammo when hunting but when just looking for practice then cheaper stuff is ok for fundamentals. I personally would like more trigger time but hornady which I use is a bit expensive for sticking in paper. But it has to be used and tested and its preformance recorded.

But if the ppu is used and can group in 2 inch on a 4 inch plate for hcap then why not use it. Because 4inch is the acceptable level at 100 which is 4moa (I think ).

I personally like my rounds to bit where I'm pointing not a couple of inchs away for hunting definitly. I always told my self if I can hit a clay pidgeon at 1-2-300 yards then I'm laughing.

Dian Cecht

cookimonster wrote: »

It's a Marlin Xs7 with factory barrel, never happened before or since. To be honest unless someone gifted me a few rounds I am in no hurry to try them again even at the current price.

Interesting.

Never seen one of those. Sometimes American rifles & European ammo & vice versa don't like each other, for want of a better way of putting it.

meathstevie

On a side note, are Marlin full bore barrels and actions not Japanese made ?

wexfordman2

cookimonster wrote: »

As per web site:
The Range Test requires the candidate to group three shots within a four-inch bull target from the prone position at 100 metres. If successful at the grouping stage, candidates proceed to fire six shots on a deer-shaped target – two rounds in the prone position at 100 metres, two rounds sitting or kneeling at 60 metres and two rounds standing at 40 metres.

The deer shape target I got hold of has a vitals area indicated over the boiler room which fits just into a A4 sheet of paper in landscape (wider than height)

The deer target shot so, its just to ensure you hit within the area marked, or do they expect similar grouping ?

Thinking of going for hcp this year, so need to get a bit of practice in, I hardly ever take a standing or kneeling shot at deer.

cookimonster

meathstevie wrote: »

On a side note, are Marlin full bore barrels and actions not Japanese made ?

Not sure on that, reputed to be American through & through, now owned by Remi.

"Thinking of going for hcp this year, so need to get a bit of practice in, I hardly ever take a standing or kneeling shot at deer."


Going to give it a go myself. The standing and kneeling shots can be done off sticks while the prone shot can be done with bipods, bags etc.

"US rifles & Euro ammunition"

Could be, but US shooters aren't adverse to using Eastern bloc ammo and many forum discussions rate PPU brass both on quality and cost for reloading.

Vulture 1

I mostily go for neck shoots and found them grand. Max range would be 150.

I shot two fallow males last year with them had to take a chest shot as my shooting position was not as steady as i like. I found them great to kill comparied to 100 g federal power shok. Hear they have softer lead or thinner jacket than federal so they perform better on fallow size animals when taking chest shots.

My guns a .243 tikka and i did experience tight chambering. They were hold a inch group for 3 shots at 100yards