Got out to the range this weekend and did some break in and load testing. The Deadshot barrel broke in really easy and you could really feel the difference in smoothness after only 10 rounds of shoot, clean, shoot, clean. I do like a barrel that breaks in easily!
I fired 3 rounds for group and then one through the chrony for speed. I loaded 12 different test loads with 2 different 85 grain bullets (speer and sierra) with 3 different powders (BL-C(2), H335, and H4895). The H4895 was the powder that the barrel and bullets preferred printing all 4 groups of 3 under 3/4" @ 100 yards. The other powders were pretty good at 1 1/4" to 1 1/2" @ 100 yards.
Sierra 85 Grain BTHP Gameking seated to 2.250" OAL using CCI BR-4 primers.
26.5 Grains BL-C(2) Velocity 2617 FPS 3 Shot group 1.298"
27.5 Grains BL-C(2) Velocity 2707 FPS 3 Shot group 1.195"
24.5 Grains H335 Velocity 2661 FPS 3 Shot group 1.405"
25.5 Grains H335 Velocity 2782 FPS 3 Shot group 1.302"
25.0 Grains H4895 Velocity 2740 FPS 3 Shot group .705"
26.0 Grains H4895 Velocity 2813 FPS 3 Shot group .589"
Speer 85 Grain BTSP seated 2.250" OAL using CCI BR-4 primers.
26.5 Grains BL-C(2) Velocity 2567 FPS 3 Shot group 1.243"
27.5 Grains BL-C(2) Velocity 2657 FPS 3 Shot group 1.097"
24.5 Grains H335 Velocity 2675 FPS 3 Shot group 1.106"
25.5 Grains H335 Velocity 2747 FPS 3 Shot group .986"
25.0 Grains H4895 Velocity 2707 FPS 3 Shot group .743"
26.0 Grains H4895 Velocity 2822 FPS 3 Shot group .729"
Sorry I didn't post any pics, you can use your imagination on what the gun looks like....
It's a 20" barreled AR with a 15" free floating fore end and an A2 stock with a scope on it.... You have probably seen many like it.
I fired 3 rounds for group and then one through the chrony for speed. I loaded 12 different test loads with 2 different 85 grain bullets (speer and sierra) with 3 different powders (BL-C(2), H335, and H4895). The H4895 was the powder that the barrel and bullets preferred printing all 4 groups of 3 under 3/4" @ 100 yards. The other powders were pretty good at 1 1/4" to 1 1/2" @ 100 yards.
Sierra 85 Grain BTHP Gameking seated to 2.250" OAL using CCI BR-4 primers.
26.5 Grains BL-C(2) Velocity 2617 FPS 3 Shot group 1.298"
27.5 Grains BL-C(2) Velocity 2707 FPS 3 Shot group 1.195"
24.5 Grains H335 Velocity 2661 FPS 3 Shot group 1.405"
25.5 Grains H335 Velocity 2782 FPS 3 Shot group 1.302"
25.0 Grains H4895 Velocity 2740 FPS 3 Shot group .705"
26.0 Grains H4895 Velocity 2813 FPS 3 Shot group .589"
Speer 85 Grain BTSP seated 2.250" OAL using CCI BR-4 primers.
26.5 Grains BL-C(2) Velocity 2567 FPS 3 Shot group 1.243"
27.5 Grains BL-C(2) Velocity 2657 FPS 3 Shot group 1.097"
24.5 Grains H335 Velocity 2675 FPS 3 Shot group 1.106"
25.5 Grains H335 Velocity 2747 FPS 3 Shot group .986"
25.0 Grains H4895 Velocity 2707 FPS 3 Shot group .743"
26.0 Grains H4895 Velocity 2822 FPS 3 Shot group .729"
Sorry I didn't post any pics, you can use your imagination on what the gun looks like....
It's a 20" barreled AR with a 15" free floating fore end and an A2 stock with a scope on it.... You have probably seen many like it.