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300yd Ladder is Revealing
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<blockquote data-quote="Tiny Tim" data-source="post: 1685057" data-attributes="member: 87887"><p>I recently replaced the stock on my Remington 700 243 Win and converted from ADL to BDL. I rarely get to do basic load development at longer ranges. I typically just do a ladder at 100 yds and use muzzle velocities to determine nodes and max pressure, and move on from there. This time I performed the ladder at 300 yds for a Berger 95 gr HVLD and H4350. What it revealed is that as powder charges became increasingly greater, my shots strung left to right horizontally. It is a light rifle that's a bit "jumpy". I have tried working on my position and form. As I shot, I constantly ensured that as the rifle settled back on top of the bags, it came back "on target". I am right handed and I don't typically hold the forearm down, but use my left hand to manipulate the rear bag. This horizontal stringing was approx. 5". Its a cheap early 2000's ADL that never shot particularly well with the "Tupperware" stock (1-1.5 MOA), so I never would have noticed this stringing at 100 yds. The vertical shot placement was consistent with the muzzle velocities and gave me the info I needed. I originally chalked it up to the left to right wind, but it soon was apparent that it was consistently more as charge weights increased. This "error" is unnoticeable once a load is developed because zeroing places it on target. All this to ask, Is this normal? or is it poor shooting form on my part?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tiny Tim, post: 1685057, member: 87887"] I recently replaced the stock on my Remington 700 243 Win and converted from ADL to BDL. I rarely get to do basic load development at longer ranges. I typically just do a ladder at 100 yds and use muzzle velocities to determine nodes and max pressure, and move on from there. This time I performed the ladder at 300 yds for a Berger 95 gr HVLD and H4350. What it revealed is that as powder charges became increasingly greater, my shots strung left to right horizontally. It is a light rifle that's a bit "jumpy". I have tried working on my position and form. As I shot, I constantly ensured that as the rifle settled back on top of the bags, it came back "on target". I am right handed and I don't typically hold the forearm down, but use my left hand to manipulate the rear bag. This horizontal stringing was approx. 5". Its a cheap early 2000's ADL that never shot particularly well with the "Tupperware" stock (1-1.5 MOA), so I never would have noticed this stringing at 100 yds. The vertical shot placement was consistent with the muzzle velocities and gave me the info I needed. I originally chalked it up to the left to right wind, but it soon was apparent that it was consistently more as charge weights increased. This "error" is unnoticeable once a load is developed because zeroing places it on target. All this to ask, Is this normal? or is it poor shooting form on my part? [/QUOTE]
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