I know this has been tried before- but I've never seen it photo-documented. (NOW EDITED FOR BETTER IMAGE/ ADDED HORNADY .308)
Left: out-of the box Privi Partisan .308 168 gr match
Left Center: modified "
Right Center: Hornady .308 168 gr match
Right: Black Hills .223 68 gr match- new brass
The stock Privi shoots about 2 MOA for me @ 200 yards.
I modified 10 rounds with a little drill bit and a hand file to open up the tip a bit.
The Black Hills is insanely accurate- I've shot cloverleaf groups with it @ 200 yards. I also have some Hornady .308 168 grain match- it's about 1 MOA ammo at 200 yards. They both seem to have larger, cleaner open tips than the stock Privi. The may also be loaded more consistently.
So, hopefully tomorrow I'm shooting 10 rounds of each for comparison and will post the results. If I shave .5 MOA off of the Privi with this mod I'd consider it a worthwhile activity.
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