Footmobile - Thanks and yes it is Rocket, was shooting at the destroyer turret at the 1200 meter mark on the right limit of the range. Hit it three of five times.
Of course that sucker is what, 12 feet by 15 feet in size, kinda hard to miss.
Had a 'group' try downloading the Chey Tec ammo to make it safer and it shot like crap.
Gene, you know the dude. I refused to be there becasue I knew there would be an arguement. Of course there was one anyway, but when I get "It would have been a .5 moa group if it had hit" then it is time to hang it up. When I get six shots with only two within measureing distance and they want to measure the group off of those two shots, I call BS. This too has happened at other shots. Of course the guys came back and originally said it had done great trying to get to me, but all I care about is getting a good piece of equipment in the hands of the shooter, I don't care who lmakes it. My problem is when junk is bought because someone has an unholy relationship with the manufacturer or it "appears to be" that way.
Hollis - We teach reloading at SOTIC. It was done originally because when we started the Air Land Battle 2000 doctrine stated that we would be behind the lines, read Soviet, for however long without resupply. We worked up loads so that the shooter could take in only primers, Lee hand press, and bullets. Then using powder from the 7.62x 54R ammo load up to continue the mission. The problem is the legality of shooting hand loads. The XM118LR says not for combat as it had not been cleared to use in combat when it was first manufactured, the same is the reason why M852 ammo states the same thing.. You can run into a problem by handloading bullets not approved by JAG as a combat round. ie, the plastic ballistic tip rounds guys love is a no no as the plastic tip does not show up in xrays. Could be a problem. Reaper could probably talk much more intelligently about this then I can.
Bill - I have heard good and bad things about cryoing a barrel. I don't see how it would hurt and if it stress relieves it the way it claims it should stop some of the POI shift caused by hot barrels. The Chey Tec, I don't think that is the problem. They test their ammo in the north moutain region and it is cold. They can get away with the hot loads. but the military can't take that chance.
Hollis - As far as cooling, you would have to have a set of charts for your ammo and keep a thermometer on the ammo all the time to monitor the temp as it woudl shift during the day as the ice melted an the inside of the container increased in temp. At those temps, the POI shift would be dramatic if not monitered and could be detrimental to the overall mission.
The problem really isn't that the Ord people do not want change, they change on the wrong whim. For an Ord officer to decide to buy a shit load of Barretts based on "hey that one is neat" is rather stupid. They also listen to only one side and if he talks loud enough then he is heard. Could be loud bad advice, and many times it is.
Reaper, the repeater on is the best and was the augrement against the M1 as well, waste of ammo. The soldiers will just shoot it up. Well, unfortunately that one has proven almost prophetic for full auto when you see the full auto spray and pray shooting done at times.
Well time to run off and hide.
Rick