Hey guys,,I loaded up about 50 Rd's with the New IMR 8028 & here are my results !! And my disclaimer is that these results are mine and are not to be confused with someone that can really shoot !!!!GI2 Over all I was happy,,,a little more pleased with some than others and the targets will reflect that. As you can see,,the Nosler 168s were outstanding & the 125 TNT bullets have potential,,for some reason my shots & groups with the SMK were lackluster at best,,Hmmmm,was it me,,(probably) was it the powder,,time will tell,,I will repeat the whole process in the weeks to come. I guess bottom line for me is,,I will burn through this can & even try some in my 223/5.56 and see what I come up with,,but over all once it is gone I will sit back and wait,,for more loading info,,,books,,charts,,etc before I try again. I guess I don't see enough of an improvement to go out and switch from my current powders,,(IMR4895,,AA2520,,AA2230,,etc) But on the other hand I applaud IMR/Hodgdon for innovation,,improvement and keeping a open mind to improving OUR sport & shooting in general !!!! GI6
My rifle was a Fulton Armory NM with a Krieger HVY BBL. I also took my time,,felt pretty good about most every shot,,I used sand bags and NM Iron sites,,shooting @ 115 yards (Yea I know weird,,but that's what our bench's are at on our range,GI8,)
All targets have all the info you should need,,,also I did cut back on the loads from what I got off the IMR website,,I figured better safe than sorry. All loads functioned fine,,although extraction was pretty weak,,nothing hung up,,but the brass just kind of flopped out of the gun,,,but like I said,,everything worked fine. I did use the 42 grns for the 125 TNT,,,that was the load listed on the web & they did fly out like a good normal load,,but still not a far or fast as my Standard 150grn FMJ load using AA2520. Well here are some targets,,feel free to ask any questions or post comments,,I'm always open to helping (trying anyways) & learning at the same time,,,GI6 GI6
First shots out of the rifle for the day,,,Cold BBL. (Base Group,different powder for comparison)
After a few min,,BBL was barely warm to the touch,,
Nothing special here,,probably me,,GI8
GI8GI8GI8 Hmmmmmm,what happened here ?
Hmmmmm,,Sierra who !!!!
I think it does like the lighter bullets,,,
This Concludes M1a_Scoutguys,,un scientific and un professional Test of IMR 8028 !!! GI6 GI6 (For Now)