Hi All,
Just thought I'd share my experience on a box of FP TNT (Speer HP) 17gr. Some questions for the experts too, as this is starting to drive me crazy!
Type: Speer TNT HP
Weight: 17GR
CCI Date Code: F29X19
Rifle: Savage B17FVSS
In my quest to find something that shoots half decent in my Savage (B17FVSS), I purchased some FP TNT from my regular local gun store. Ammo was purchased a week or so ago.
CCI VNT was shot before this ammo. 20 FP TNT then shot. Some more CCI VNT was then shot. Out of 20 cartridges of FP shot - 10 out of 20 ended up with split cases. No splits at all from the CCI VNT - it was all checked - ONLY the FP split @ 50% of the rounds fired!
Any help or suggestions appreciated. I will check the date codes on the other ammo I have already purchased - all from the same gun shop - and potentially look to purchase elsewhere from a bigger store to ensure that the stock is 'fresher'.
Just thought I'd share my experience on a box of FP TNT (Speer HP) 17gr. Some questions for the experts too, as this is starting to drive me crazy!
Type: Speer TNT HP
Weight: 17GR
CCI Date Code: F29X19
Rifle: Savage B17FVSS
In my quest to find something that shoots half decent in my Savage (B17FVSS), I purchased some FP TNT from my regular local gun store. Ammo was purchased a week or so ago.
CCI VNT was shot before this ammo. 20 FP TNT then shot. Some more CCI VNT was then shot. Out of 20 cartridges of FP shot - 10 out of 20 ended up with split cases. No splits at all from the CCI VNT - it was all checked - ONLY the FP split @ 50% of the rounds fired!
- The CCI date code is F29X19- does this mean it was manufactured over three years ago? (I believe the 'X' indicates 2016)
- Could it be that the case splits and accuracy are suffering due to the age of the ammo? (The gun store is a very small one and doesn't sell much 17HMR, given the age of the FP ammo - looks like it may have been on the shelf a while)
- At 50 meters, I am finding that if I take 3 shots, typically two will be very close (if not touching) but there will always be a flier between 0.5-1.0 inch away - this seems to be occurring for all ammo types (obviously all CCI variants), all bought from the same store. As per my statement above, could this be the due to older ammo that has sat in the gun shop for 2-4 years?
Any help or suggestions appreciated. I will check the date codes on the other ammo I have already purchased - all from the same gun shop - and potentially look to purchase elsewhere from a bigger store to ensure that the stock is 'fresher'.