Post by hillbill on Nov 3, 2021 20:33:52 GMT -5
OK so it has long been time to stick a new 5 port gill brake on the Rock Creek barreled Apex to help some with recoil.
It does help a LOT!
yesterday I zeroed with 105 grains of RL-16, DI and a full formed 297 Hammer, it's not a girl load but I'm sure my wife can and will shoot it.
Anyway accuracy was very good and tonight I fired a shot across the Lab Radar to check the speed so I can do a drop chart, 3001 FPS, I was surprised as the recoil would lead you to believe it's not that fast. a couple of years back that same load from my CF action with the same barrel yielded 2870 or so, DI made a big difference in the speed.
RL-16 and a full form bullet of this weight works very well, it's clean, accurate and will flat stomp MR. or Mrs. deer.
For those that question my sanity this gun is built to shoot such loads, the barrel is 1.550 for 6" then straight tapers to .800 @ 28". the factory Apex barrel is 1.1"
My barrel also has no holes drilled anywhere, the pic rail is tig welded to the barrel as well as the forearm thimbles, it wears a 9/16 Hankins plug for the DI ignition.
This load is safe in my gun but may not be in others so proceed accordingly, just putting this out there for more .40 information.
