New 6XC barrel

[petey]

I've been waiting about a week and a half to shoot bc conditions just weren't ideal for groups. I stepped out last night and had a lot of mirage. I normally shoot 50x but I had to run about 25x and the target still danced. Against my better judgement I shot for group anyhow, resulting in some sub par 1.75" groups from both the 38.8 and 38.6gr load.

Tonight it was dreary, no sun and I had the bug knowing that barrel could do much better. I loaded up two more sets of 5 rounds loaded at -.003 and -.006 seating depth at my mid node 38.8. Perfect conditions and both mic'd in right at 1". That'll put me in the 3.5" range at 1000.

Next is load up all these cases to get one firing on them and do some last minute practice and any tinkering needed before the first match in early May. Took about 34 rounds to verify the load I'll start with. Not too much tinkering.. Looks like another good barrel.

I'm not done yet, but it's good enough to be a contender