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The Basics, Starting Out
9 inches low on first shot!
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<blockquote data-quote="Dr. Vette" data-source="post: 610917" data-attributes="member: 22335"><p>To comment first on something you said previous page, the 308 or 270 are no more - or less - accurate than the caliber you're shooting now. </p><p> </p><p>Also, is not correct. 1/2 inch at 100 is 2 1/2 inches at 500.</p><p> </p><p>Having said that...</p><p> </p><p>Yes, you can have ammo shoot an inch at 100 and then do whatever it likes at 200 or 300. 18 mos ago we were preparing my uncle's 30-06 for an antelope hunt he and my Dad took to Wyoming. We tried several different brands/types of factory ammo at 100 yards, and narrowed it down to the best 4 at 100 yards. Each shot just over an inch or so at that distance, and there was no clear cut winner on that day.</p><p> </p><p>A few weeks later we went to the 200 yard range. At this distance these same 4 boxes now shot anywhere from just under an inch (!) to 6 inches at 200 yards. And, it was repeatable on a different day. Needless to say he used the one that grouped under an inch at 200, and the rest are in my basement cupboard. I have no idea how 4 that were so similar at 100 could be so different at 200, but I've seen it with my own eyes.</p><p> </p><p>Also, I'd recommend bedding the action to that stock before you go too much further.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dr. Vette, post: 610917, member: 22335"] To comment first on something you said previous page, the 308 or 270 are no more - or less - accurate than the caliber you're shooting now. Also, is not correct. 1/2 inch at 100 is 2 1/2 inches at 500. Having said that... Yes, you can have ammo shoot an inch at 100 and then do whatever it likes at 200 or 300. 18 mos ago we were preparing my uncle's 30-06 for an antelope hunt he and my Dad took to Wyoming. We tried several different brands/types of factory ammo at 100 yards, and narrowed it down to the best 4 at 100 yards. Each shot just over an inch or so at that distance, and there was no clear cut winner on that day. A few weeks later we went to the 200 yard range. At this distance these same 4 boxes now shot anywhere from just under an inch (!) to 6 inches at 200 yards. And, it was repeatable on a different day. Needless to say he used the one that grouped under an inch at 200, and the rest are in my basement cupboard. I have no idea how 4 that were so similar at 100 could be so different at 200, but I've seen it with my own eyes. Also, I'd recommend bedding the action to that stock before you go too much further. [/QUOTE]
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