CORSAIR+ 7mm: Intro and 1st Range Session

     Well, the time has come that my 7mm is complete.  Ummm, complete as in it's in its infant stages and will be modified at a later date with a few upgrades.  But for now, It's off to the range for its Maiden Voyage into Air Gun history....lol!  Seriously though, this is the Corsair 7mm's 1st outing/testing session and the purpose is not only to introduce you the reader to the gun but for me to see if one of my chosen bullets has any accuracy potential and to verify its Ballistics Coefficient with said bullet.  The bullet that I cast and use in this video is the LEE 285-130 bullet and it comes in weighing 132 grain with pure lead.  The 2nd bullet that I use with LESS success is the LEE 7mm SOUPCAN bullet at it comes in weighing 135 grs.  The 3rd bullet that I have yet to receive comes from LBT molds and it is supposed to weigh roughly 130 grs also and is of the FP nose profile.  So there is more testing and long range shooting to be done.  Below is a picture of the Soupcan and the RN bullet in this video:

LEE 285-130

LEE Soup Can

 

 

Hear are some stats on the rifle:

Corsair+ Based (air tube, receiver, trigger group, misc. parts)

TJ Enterprises barrel liner with 1-14 twist @ 30.25" long and threaded 1/2x28 tpi

QB Trigger assembly set @ 1.5lbs pull

Micheal Chavka Maple Stock

SWFA 12x42 SS MRAD scope with 110 MOA

Burris Signature 30mm rings with +10 MOA inserts

Standard Weaver Based milled to fit receiver

Receiver is drilled and tapped for multiple positions of the scope base (s)

220 FPE current setting but can go over 250 FPE!

Fill pressure is 3600 psi (capable of 4000 psi)

Bolt Action Single Shot

Ninja Paintball Fill Nipple Magnetic Cap

Custom Bolt Handle (bigger O.D.)

Harris Bi-Pod

Butler Creek Scope Covers

 

 

PICTURES of the CORSAIR+ 7mm

 

 Corsair+ Receiver and lower tube assembly

 





Muzzle Brake

 

SWFA 12x42 SS MRAD 30mm scope

 

FULL VIEWS OF THE COMPLETE GUN

 

 

PURPOSE OF THE RIFLE:  Well by now, if I have to explain that then, you aren't paying too much attention....lol!  Just joking.  The gun is built to not only hunt small to medium game such as Jack Rabbits, Coyotes and Prairie Dogs, it's also built to mostly shoot extremely long air gun ranges at various targets.  It might even take the occasional HOG (plans this summer...possibly).  This gun will be able to shoot pretty far.

 

BALLISTICS:  Using the Lyman 258-130 (BC of .305) bullets in particular, this gun and scope combo should be capable of making 500 yard shots.  At 870 FPS and a ZERO of 75 yards, the bullet drops some 560" or 46.6 FEET or 15 yards or 107 MOA in which I have a total of 120 MOA.  So 500 yards+ is DEFINITELY doable in this gun.  Plus, that's using the crosshairs as the aiming point.  If I use just about all the MOA or clicks in the scope PLUS the MRAD hash marks, im good for another 100 yards EASY.  Increasing the FPS will only make the gun shoot flatter and provide me with even MORE range.  Hell, you just might see a video of this gun vs my TIKKA T3 in 6.5x55 Swede which is a long range machine in its own right.  More info to come on the SWFA scope and its full potential as well as the ballistics program and projectiles of choice.  The Ballistics program I use for my cast bullets is by GSEVEN. It's accurate!









 

ACCURACY:  While my standards so far are lenient, I currently expect about 1" @ 100 yards as a minimum standard.  But that is NOT all I want.  For now, and until I learn the gun/caliber more, my standards will become more strict as too what I expect from it.  So far and with only a handful of bullets down the bore, my groups are decent and acceptable to my standards so far.  I don't have a multitude of groups thus far with this gun but the groups I do have give me some insight into what the future (mods) of this gun will hold.  What I love about this gun so far is that the bullets hit just were I aim time after time and that in itself is so reassuring.  Here is what I have so far but these groups were repeated 3 times during the range session.  HOLE FOR HOLE, SHOT FOR SHOT.

 

 

Here is a video of the INTRO to the Corsair as well as its 1st range session:



 

INITIAL THOUGHTS:  To say that I'm impressed with how this gun turned out is an understatement.  I'm ecstatic and I still have more changes to make to her.  And I can't wait for that day when all the upgrades are done.  I love this gun so far.  From muzzle brake all the way back to the butt pad.  Its beautiful, light, it's not really loud due to the long barrel, it handles and points very well and shooting it offhand is so far a dream.  It's OAL is pretty long but it doesn't really feel like it.  I'm getting used to that long barrel and muzzle brake.





 

 

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