75 yards with the .30 Bottled M-rod

[ajshoots]

It is 57degrees, winds out of the South at 18mph, and gusting with a steady light rain when I shot these 14 shots(2 clips) at 75 yards with my bottled .30 Marauder about 20 minutes ago. The 2 shots on the left edge were not from today as you notice the oxidation compared to the 13 hits that are towards the center and the one on the right edge. Would have repainted prior to shooting, but it is raining and on 10 power, I never noticed and thought I had untainted paint on that paddle. I did have one miss that went just off the right lower edge. I was shooting to the West, so winds were left to right at almost 90 degrees. Not the greatest group, but I was rather happy with the .30's performance in windy conditions. This group was shot from a standing position using a single sandbag rested off my laundry room window sill. Here is an older picture to illustrate my shooting position

 

[ajshoots]

For reference, the paddle is 2.5" diameter. I have calculated BC for my .30 with 44gr jsb's both with chronographs and by calculating drop and drift at given yardages. I am getting a BC right at .05 with the 44gr jsb's shot thru my 1:26 twist unchoked TJ's barrel.

 

[iride]

I would like to see the 30 cal shoot some sparrows and see if it makes good clean kills, LOL, Just kidding
I bet it makes a good ding sound hitting the paddle.
Mike

 

[ajshoots]

It blows sparrows apart!! It really is overkill on squirrels as well. The paddle I shot today is actually the reset paddle of my .22lr Do All paddle target. Even at 75 yards the .30 will flip the lower paddles.

 

[NMshooter]

Nice shootin Aaron!

Doc

 

[jimreed1948]

Lets see some good photos of your rifle.

 

[ajshoots]

Here are the only pictures I could find. Just a bottled marauder on the outside.

 

[John "spysir" Blount]

With real life conditions & position & such, excellent shooting.
I missed the fps/fpe.

It can be a lot of fun customizing you personal rifle's. I have a Bam51 with a 25" HW .22 barrel ( and a lot of internal mods) that is a true sub MOA rifle.
Hope you get a lot of good shooting time in in the coming new year.


John

 

[ajshoots]

It is currently shooting 860fps/73fpe with the 44gr pellets.

 

[John "spysir" Blount]

Not bad at all. Thank you.

John

 

[NMshooter]

Bet it hits with authority! Probably turns sparrows inside out. LOL

Doc

 

[linsfreak]

Cool is hell that you have it bottled. Nice shooting as well.

 

[ajshoots]

After bottling this .30, if it weren't so expensive I would bottle all my marauders!!

 

[CampFussell]

Nice shootin' AJ. Where can I git me some shootin' droors like dat? ;-)
Merry Christmas brother!

Camp Fuss

 

[ajshoots]

Jealousy will get you no where Jimmy!! Lol!! Those are top secret shootin britches. Merry Christmas brother Fussell!!