The Corn Field Crusher

My Hankins 45 SPML:  

-Remington 700 SA
-Brux Barrel, 20 tw, finished at 26", Hankins Contour
-Manners MCS-T stock
-Timeny 510 trigger
-BAT Trigger Guard
-Talley LW rings 
-Nightforce NXS Compact 2.5-10x32 with IHR reticle 

I have noticed a few people naming their guns.  I purposely had his ML built to hunt cut grain fields.  So, I thought the Corn Field Crusher was very fitting.  I hope I haven't stolen someone's name.  

Anyway, I have only had it for a week now.  I need it for an upcoming hunt, so I don't have much time for experimenting.  I went right to 78 gr. of H4198 with a 275 Parker BE or 270 Parker Emax.  This is my third smoKeless ML, but first time going sabotless.  I am not sure I have the smooth bullet sizing down yet either.  

The gun has been very impressive, so far, to say the least.



This is from my first range session zeroing the gun.  I shot three rounds to get zeroed in.  Then my neighbor and I rotated shots until each had shot a 3 shot group.  The ML seems to be very consistent.



The next day I went out to 200 yards to confirm the zero.  These are my two targets.  Target on the left is 275 BE and the target on the right is 270 EMax.  Tomorrow I will try out to 300 yards and next week run it out to 500 yards to confirm my drop chart.  

I also chronographed three shots using 275 BE and three shots using 270 EMax.  Both bullets were shot with 78 gr of H4198 and a Fed215 primer using the Magnetospeed V3.

The results:

-275 BE (2950fps, 2926fps, 2951fps)

-270 EMax (3015fps, 3024fps, 2950fps)

With both bullets, I got a lower fps reading (2926 w/ BE and 2950 w/ EMax) with a bullet that loaded easier than the rest of my bullets.  I am not sure if the lighter loading pressure effects velocity.  Like I said in the beginning, I am very new to smooth forming bullets. 

In conclusion, the Hankins SPML has more than met my expectations.  Accuracy has been outstanding so far.  And, loading and priming of the ML is very easy.