jonk
08-05-2013, 07:39 PM
So after two of my teammates bad mouthed my Schutzen, I got to wondering about how they actually performed side by side. All tests involved 10 shots fired over a chronograph set up 6 feet from the muzzle. All bullets were weighed to within +/-3 grains.
Results:
2FG
Sharps .54
39 gr charge
Rapine 544475 sized to .5405"
Schutzen:
Average velocity: 794.08 fps
Standard Deviation: 21.04 fps.
Goex:
Average velocity 834.35 fps
Standard Deviation 21.72 fps.
3FG
Enfield by Euroarms with Hoyt re-cut barrel
40 gr charge
315 gr Moose Minie sized to .576"
Crisco/Beeswax/Olive oil lube with lithium grease in the base
All rounds loaded to seat to the powder, with a light toss of the rod to ensure uniform compression
Schutzen:
Average Velocity: 857
Standard Deviation: 73.05 fps
Goex:
Average velocity: 1005.41 fps
Standard deviation: 22.79 fps
Just for kicks, I fired some Lee 470 gr trashcans too. Not weighed individually, I had these done up already. All with Schutzen, I didn't have any loaded with Goex.
Average velocity with 45 gr powder: 846.36 FPS
Standard Deviation: 76.04 fps.
Conclusions: As expected, the Schutzen was about 5% slower on average for the same charge weight.
The 2F Schutzen was as consistent as the Goex. Groups reflected this.
The 3F Schutzen however, is utter junk. Consistency was abysmal; group size at 50 yards was noticeably worse with the Schutzen.
Ergo, I will be switching to Goex for musket and smoothbore, but will feel fine about using up my existing Schutzen stock for the Sharps.
Theory: since the sharps sizes down on firing, and a Minie naturally has to bump up, the slower Schutzen just doesn't have the oomph to expand the skirt reliably, but is fine with standard bullets. I bet that it would be fine with smoothbore and revolver as well, given that the revolver is a little over bore size as well and the smoothbore isn't going to bump up much of to speak. I'll test these later this month.
Results:
2FG
Sharps .54
39 gr charge
Rapine 544475 sized to .5405"
Schutzen:
Average velocity: 794.08 fps
Standard Deviation: 21.04 fps.
Goex:
Average velocity 834.35 fps
Standard Deviation 21.72 fps.
3FG
Enfield by Euroarms with Hoyt re-cut barrel
40 gr charge
315 gr Moose Minie sized to .576"
Crisco/Beeswax/Olive oil lube with lithium grease in the base
All rounds loaded to seat to the powder, with a light toss of the rod to ensure uniform compression
Schutzen:
Average Velocity: 857
Standard Deviation: 73.05 fps
Goex:
Average velocity: 1005.41 fps
Standard deviation: 22.79 fps
Just for kicks, I fired some Lee 470 gr trashcans too. Not weighed individually, I had these done up already. All with Schutzen, I didn't have any loaded with Goex.
Average velocity with 45 gr powder: 846.36 FPS
Standard Deviation: 76.04 fps.
Conclusions: As expected, the Schutzen was about 5% slower on average for the same charge weight.
The 2F Schutzen was as consistent as the Goex. Groups reflected this.
The 3F Schutzen however, is utter junk. Consistency was abysmal; group size at 50 yards was noticeably worse with the Schutzen.
Ergo, I will be switching to Goex for musket and smoothbore, but will feel fine about using up my existing Schutzen stock for the Sharps.
Theory: since the sharps sizes down on firing, and a Minie naturally has to bump up, the slower Schutzen just doesn't have the oomph to expand the skirt reliably, but is fine with standard bullets. I bet that it would be fine with smoothbore and revolver as well, given that the revolver is a little over bore size as well and the smoothbore isn't going to bump up much of to speak. I'll test these later this month.