Canhunter35
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So...theoretically if you weigh 300lbs your gun will shoot faster than if you weigh 100lbs because you offer more resistance
So...theoretically if you weigh 300lbs your gun will shoot faster than if you weigh 100lbs because you offer more resistance
Going to require a 0 es load to get perfect data!Exactly! Just a bunch of malarkey!
If they really want to test it then get a lead sled and start with zero weight on it and continue adding weight until the rifle doesn't move at all.
Once the rifle doesn't move at all it should have CONSISTENTLY (key word) higher velocities over a string of shots than when it had zero weight added.
After seeing all the posts from reloaders stumped because they're chrony results don't match real world data(es/sd obsession) and now this I'm not sure chronographs aren't more of a hindrance than tool because so few seem to use the data appropriately.Exactly! Just a bunch of malarkey!
If they really want to test it then get a lead sled and start with zero weight on it and continue adding weight until the rifle doesn't move at all.
Once the rifle doesn't move at all it should have CONSISTENTLY (key word) higher velocities over a string of shots than when it had zero weight added.
Yep. If you weigh 500 lbs you will only need a .223 to hunt elk. The added velocity turns it into a .270. I am eating 10,000 calories a day, and not exercising so I can up the power on all my rifles.So...theoretically if you weigh 300lbs your gun will shoot faster than if you weigh 100lbs because you offer more resistance
I agree and can see were an e.s. in the low teens and this magical 20fps coupled with a cold bore long range shot could have a definite change on the POI. But was also wondering about the recoil taming rifle rests. We have a Caldwell Solo and it seems to help POI at 300 and beyond.Going to require a 0 es load to get perfect data!
In all seriousness there is probably something to this. The key is there is not much to it. How the rifle recoils effects many things. I do not think 20fps will change poi at 200y. How the gun moves will change poi.
My .02
To those who don't know how to properly run a chronograph, and to those that think it's actually physically possible to have a 0 ES/SD load, yes, the chrono is more of a hindrance. Those chasing perfection will constantly be pulling out their hair. But, for those of us who live in reality, we use it as a guide tool to help us. We know it will never zero-out.After seeing all the posts from reloaders stumped because they're chrony results don't match real world data(es/sd obsession) and now this I'm not sure chronographs aren't more of a hindrance than tool because so few seem to use the data appropriately.
Edited: there probably is slight difference but shooter error will negate any difference
Basic physics. There's a given amount of force created when the powder ignites. Some of that will be used to push the gun back, some to push the bullet forward. The less the gun is allowed to move, the more of that force remains to push the bullet.So...theoretically if you weigh 300lbs your gun will shoot faster than if you weigh 100lbs because you offer more resistance
Actually yes, its called physics. Remember from science class good ol mister Newton. Every action has an equal and opposite reaction.So...theoretically if you weigh 300lbs your gun will shoot faster than if you weigh 100lbs because you offer more resistance
The bullet has left the bore before recoil ever starts being strong enough to be felt. The gun might move a couple MM's before the bullet leaves the bore, but it's long gone and so are the gasses that propel it, before any felt recoil could cause this issue.
This is why I think it's all a matter of his eye relief and cheek weld position change from bench to prone that is causing the POI shift.