I ordered recommended slugs from Dale Riggert over the weekend and they arrived perfectly packaged on Wednesday. Fabulous service and very personal, too. Highly recommend Dale if you have similar interests.
Dale sent me the 32.80 large hollow points and the 33.00 S-2 nose. This morning, after adjusting the zero for each slug, at 50 yards and with only a very slight breeze, the best the rifle would do with each of these slugs was about a 2" group. The same rifle shoots the JSB King Heavy pellets into one large hole at 50 yards, typically no more than 1/2" in size. The Nielsen slugs I shot a few weeks ago did better, but none of the "typically" best slugs sent to me by either party performs as well out to 100 yards as do the JSB King Heavy 33.95s in terms of consistent grouping and accuracy.
There is no doubt in my mind that the VK and/or Nielsen slugs very likely hit with more energy and killing authority, but accuracy is always my number one priority. So, from here on out, it is pellets only for me and my applications.
None of this is meant to be negative toward D-Rig or Nielsen - both gave fabulous service and delivered a perfectly consistent high-quality product. My rifle was just designed for something different, and it shows....
Just FYI...
Dale sent me the 32.80 large hollow points and the 33.00 S-2 nose. This morning, after adjusting the zero for each slug, at 50 yards and with only a very slight breeze, the best the rifle would do with each of these slugs was about a 2" group. The same rifle shoots the JSB King Heavy pellets into one large hole at 50 yards, typically no more than 1/2" in size. The Nielsen slugs I shot a few weeks ago did better, but none of the "typically" best slugs sent to me by either party performs as well out to 100 yards as do the JSB King Heavy 33.95s in terms of consistent grouping and accuracy.
There is no doubt in my mind that the VK and/or Nielsen slugs very likely hit with more energy and killing authority, but accuracy is always my number one priority. So, from here on out, it is pellets only for me and my applications.
None of this is meant to be negative toward D-Rig or Nielsen - both gave fabulous service and delivered a perfectly consistent high-quality product. My rifle was just designed for something different, and it shows....
Just FYI...
