nhhunter
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Great info would love to see how they do at lower velocity's. Please do some testing on Barnes and compare
The two. Thanks for the good work keep it up
The two. Thanks for the good work keep it up
Testing Hornady's new CX bullet
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nhhunter has a good suggestion: let's compare mono bullets in ballistic gel, and at lower velocities.
Nomosendero
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I had a Number 1 in 7Mag years ago that did not shoot very well, I sent it down the road & have known of others that had the same problem, but some will shoot.
I have kept 2 Lipsey Number 1's, 1 in .264WM and the other in .257 Wea. which BTW came with a 28" barrel.
Both of these shoot very well.
Nomo:
You would think Ruger would try to find a fix for the problems No 1 owners have -- there are so many afflicted owners out there.
And two fixes seem to improve results on many No 1s: an aftermarket trigger and a pressure pad under the forearm. Why not just anticipate those "fixes" and put them in at the factory?
Oh well -- nice looking rifle, but common complaints about accuracy. I wonder if the replica of the Winchester '85 is any more accurate?
You would think Ruger would try to find a fix for the problems No 1 owners have -- there are so many afflicted owners out there.
And two fixes seem to improve results on many No 1s: an aftermarket trigger and a pressure pad under the forearm. Why not just anticipate those "fixes" and put them in at the factory?
Oh well -- nice looking rifle, but common complaints about accuracy. I wonder if the replica of the Winchester '85 is any more accurate?
Nomosendero
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The 2 I kept shoot so good I will not try to improve them, especially the .257. I do know that the newer black pad models "on average" shoot better than the older red pad. Accuracy improved when Ruger started making their own barrels instead of buying cheap tubes.
Do you know the source for their "cheap tubes"?
Nomosendero
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Nope, just got info back in the day about buying cheaper barrels from a good source. I didn't ask the brand because I didn't want to buy any for sure. But it was common back then for companies to buy lower cost barrels for production rifles.
I hear the stocks are very plain now. Some of the first builds had decent wood.
Makes me wonder if Ruger has replacement barrels that are better for those that have issues? The one I have shoots decent so it lives in the safe. I take her out now and then. Picked it up in a divorce sale many years ago, scoped with two boxes of Weatherby ammo.
ruby76
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How about those CX bullets ey. I'll wait and see how they do.
Just checked Midsouth the cx 190 .30 are out of stock. Probably several loaders are working up loads. Hopefully we will get first hand reviews. It would be good to have have other options since it appears Nosler 210 and Berger 215 are extinct at this time.
Majopikeras
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Thanks for posting… and good workI was able to buy some new Hornady 7mm, 150 grain CX bullets and try them on Ballistics Gel Blocks.. The link takes you to both the written article and to the video:
Regards, Guy
Looks like Hornady is (once again) reinventing the wheel?
As far as I understand is the GMX with heat tip? And they are selling it like a New product… Not blaming them… hornady selling/promotional Team seems like the best for me LOL… but I'm not into that hyp…
Cheers!
Guy M
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Heat Shield Tip, revised the pressure relief grooves, added some bullets to the lineup, believe the ogive was changed a bit. An improvement over the GMX, an evolution I'd say. Changed the way the BC's were obtained to doppler radar, for more accurate BC calculation.
Regards, Guy
