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Finally got it all up and running
Got my rear sight all fixed up nice and snug and in the meantime my good friend liked the .45 acp conversion so well that he got a green mountain 45 blank for his rem 700 target rifle and chambered it just for fun. Today I set up my chronograph and shot a few groups with the mauser. Best group was 1 1/4 inch at 40yds. Avg velocity with winchester ammunition was 863 fps from my 23 1/2 inch barrel. Box lists 850 fps from 5" barrel. Also tried an experiment with some hand loads of 255gr lee cast over 8.5 gr of 2400 which shot for crap with velocity all over the place. I will be trying some different powders, in fact I am having someone pick up a can of bullseye as I type.
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