[William T. Watts]

Today I used my chrony to ckeck the velocity of the Factory Federal 170 gr (3 boxes same lot number) The first round thru a clean cold barrel produced 2469 FPS, 2nd round 2261 FPS. I considered calling Federal and suppling the lot number of the three boxes I have but didn't. I shot (2) rounds with Partition bullets loaded previously in W-W cases 30.5gr of IMR4895 that produced 2108 & 2104FPS in that order. I loaded fifteen rounds in W-W cases CCI LR primers 5 each 31.7 gr of IMR4895 (velocity 2179FPS) 5 each 31.7 gr with IMR4064 (velocity 2174FPS) , 5 each with 29.2 gr of IMR3031 (velocity 2153FPS). I shot one round only out of each group of 5 rounds loaded, they were remarkably uniform and which ever of the five groups the best is what I will use this fall loaded as is!! The first factory Federal round shot baffles me, I cannot explain away the 208FPS difference between the first and 2nd factory round shot!! William