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The Basics, Starting Out
9 inches low on first shot!
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<blockquote data-quote="8andbait" data-source="post: 610612" data-attributes="member: 40850"><p>I actually shot these hand loads, hornady custom in 154 gr and hornady superformance in 162 grain yesterday. These handloads were the most accurate followed closely by the 154 hornady and a DISTANT third was the superformance (these were not good at all).</p><p> </p><p>I was ready for a couple foulers but 9" off at 200 seemed like alot and then losing accuracy after about 12 shots didn't seem right either. </p><p> </p><p>The recoil was very noticable, at first I thought wow it hardly kicks at all and by the last couple shots the muzzle was jumping again. </p><p> </p><p>I am confused, really want to get into this long range shooting and hunting but would not feel comfy shooting at an animal past 250 yards the way it is going now. I got the 7 mag for a good compromise between mild recoil and long range energy. If I am not able to get accuracy past 300 yards I might as well be shooting a 270 or 308.</p><p> </p><p>In theory a 1/2" gun at 100 yards should shoot 1 1/2 at 500 yards, I can give shooter error maybe 1/2-3/4 inch at 300 yards but I should still be under 2 inches for grouping, correct?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="8andbait, post: 610612, member: 40850"] I actually shot these hand loads, hornady custom in 154 gr and hornady superformance in 162 grain yesterday. These handloads were the most accurate followed closely by the 154 hornady and a DISTANT third was the superformance (these were not good at all). I was ready for a couple foulers but 9" off at 200 seemed like alot and then losing accuracy after about 12 shots didn't seem right either. The recoil was very noticable, at first I thought wow it hardly kicks at all and by the last couple shots the muzzle was jumping again. I am confused, really want to get into this long range shooting and hunting but would not feel comfy shooting at an animal past 250 yards the way it is going now. I got the 7 mag for a good compromise between mild recoil and long range energy. If I am not able to get accuracy past 300 yards I might as well be shooting a 270 or 308. In theory a 1/2" gun at 100 yards should shoot 1 1/2 at 500 yards, I can give shooter error maybe 1/2-3/4 inch at 300 yards but I should still be under 2 inches for grouping, correct? [/QUOTE]
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