Ok so the order finally arrived. Got 500 rounds. I'm in the process of weighing them now. This is something I do with with all the ammo I test (except for the match grade stuff because of price I didn't buy enough of each for statistical measurement) I'm about half done with the brick and it is looking pretty good. The median is 51.7 grains (total weight of case, primer, bullet and powder) . Here is the theory here. These rounds are Eley primed, so we are going to assume the primer loads and brass are consistent. If the bullets are consistent than the weigh difference from one to another would be powder which would translate to speed differences. It's as close an estimation as I can make and still fire the bullets.
So far the spread on these rounds is from 51.3 grains to 52.1 grains (and so far only one of those) . The vast majority are running from 51.6 grains to 51.8 grains which is fairly typical. For my favorive AR Tacticals the median is 51.3 grains with most of them running 51.2 to 51.5 grains. For shooting purposes what I normally do is shoot the more common weights as they are separated and use the less common weights on either end as pistol rounds.
I'll finish weighing these out tonight and weather permitting get some downrange tomorrow after church.
So far the spread on these rounds is from 51.3 grains to 52.1 grains (and so far only one of those) . The vast majority are running from 51.6 grains to 51.8 grains which is fairly typical. For my favorive AR Tacticals the median is 51.3 grains with most of them running 51.2 to 51.5 grains. For shooting purposes what I normally do is shoot the more common weights as they are separated and use the less common weights on either end as pistol rounds.
I'll finish weighing these out tonight and weather permitting get some downrange tomorrow after church.
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