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<blockquote data-quote="gillettehunter" data-source="post: 677418" data-attributes="member: 25760"><p>Not that I've got a lot of long range experience.... Seems to me that the wind is probably 2/3 of your problem. 5 to 11 o clock? That means no value when at 6 and full value at 9 o clock. That 80 gr. bullet is going to drift a bit, especially when the wind is gusting like you said. Clean the barrel good. Get a good calm AM or PM and try again. Another problem could the barrel "walking" as it heats up. Your barrel isn't going to cool very fast when its over 90 degrees. Barrel/ action may need bedded and floated. Try w/o the wind and time to cool between shots and report back. Also get some 115 or 105 gr Bergers depending on your barrel twist and start reloading. Best of luck. Bruce</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gillettehunter, post: 677418, member: 25760"] Not that I've got a lot of long range experience.... Seems to me that the wind is probably 2/3 of your problem. 5 to 11 o clock? That means no value when at 6 and full value at 9 o clock. That 80 gr. bullet is going to drift a bit, especially when the wind is gusting like you said. Clean the barrel good. Get a good calm AM or PM and try again. Another problem could the barrel "walking" as it heats up. Your barrel isn't going to cool very fast when its over 90 degrees. Barrel/ action may need bedded and floated. Try w/o the wind and time to cool between shots and report back. Also get some 115 or 105 gr Bergers depending on your barrel twist and start reloading. Best of luck. Bruce [/QUOTE]
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