All the bullets listed are longer than mine which is .996” OAL with bands taking up .717” of that. Any ideas on how long a bullet will reduce the tipping at 1400 fps? I'm shooting 14.25 4227 in a Ballard which should be plenty in a Ballard, eh?
I noticed today shooting CBA there didn't seem to be any tipping at 100 yards, most shots held the 10 ring with new lube. That wasn't possible at 200 in better conditions.
I'm beginning to think the tipping makes the lube issue more critical. Too bad I never shot 100 ASSRA
Edit: I have a target on lighter paper I just examined that was shot a couple months ago with slightly darker lube than was shot today. There is evidence of tipping. 10 shots at 100 yds produced 9 shots in a single hole .538" wide and .274" high with a wide single bullet flyer centered .290" from the edge of the 9 shot hole.
At 200 yds the next 10 shots were 9 in about 1.75" with a flyer opening to 3". The next 10 shots were about 4" at 200 yds and less concentrated in the center. This is typical of the lube issues. With good year old lube, this rifle has shot quite a few 10 shot groups under 1" at 200 yds.
I calculated the angles. At 100 yds, the tipping is approximately 2.5 degrees. At 200 yards, it is just under 5 degrees. I only had one hole to measure at 100, but most of the shots at 200 were individual hits and the measurement was consistent. The angle originated around the clock face without a predominate entrance direction.