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Budget rifle choices for long range elk
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<blockquote data-quote="Mike Matteson" data-source="post: 2991105" data-attributes="member: 101791"><p>Over the years I have pulled rifles out of the box, and within 150 rounds be shooting 1/2" or under 5 shot groups. Not that I or my brother didn't already had experience with same type of rifle in the same caliber. I been shooting centerfire rifles from age 12 and started reload at age 14. I also had rifle what wouldn't group under 2" @ 100yds. I have had people come to me over the years to shoot thei rifles, because they couldn't get their rifle to group. Most of the time it was them and not the rifle. I am talking about 3" or greater @ 100yds. Some people are happy with 3" groups @ 100yds. Times that by 5 you are somewhere around 15", and Missed a deer or wounded it. Generally would shoot theirs rifle and get grouping at about 1" @ 100yds. I have a Ruger 77, 22mag that didn't group under 3" @ hundred 100yds. Took obout 1/8" out of the forearm. Got it to about 1" @ 100yds. With that rifle it changed the POI about 15" to 18" at 100ydsI have found over the years that bedding an action was a good start, and floating the barrel did wonders in allowing the rifle to group better. I am no match shooter nor by any means a long range shooter either. Never felt I had the equipment to go beyond 500yds. </p><p>Now findly have acquired the equipment to stretch out that distance, I believe. The proof will be at the range in a few months or so and P. dogs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mike Matteson, post: 2991105, member: 101791"] Over the years I have pulled rifles out of the box, and within 150 rounds be shooting 1/2" or under 5 shot groups. Not that I or my brother didn't already had experience with same type of rifle in the same caliber. I been shooting centerfire rifles from age 12 and started reload at age 14. I also had rifle what wouldn't group under 2" @ 100yds. I have had people come to me over the years to shoot thei rifles, because they couldn't get their rifle to group. Most of the time it was them and not the rifle. I am talking about 3" or greater @ 100yds. Some people are happy with 3" groups @ 100yds. Times that by 5 you are somewhere around 15", and Missed a deer or wounded it. Generally would shoot theirs rifle and get grouping at about 1" @ 100yds. I have a Ruger 77, 22mag that didn't group under 3" @ hundred 100yds. Took obout 1/8" out of the forearm. Got it to about 1" @ 100yds. With that rifle it changed the POI about 15" to 18" at 100ydsI have found over the years that bedding an action was a good start, and floating the barrel did wonders in allowing the rifle to group better. I am no match shooter nor by any means a long range shooter either. Never felt I had the equipment to go beyond 500yds. Now findly have acquired the equipment to stretch out that distance, I believe. The proof will be at the range in a few months or so and P. dogs. [/QUOTE]
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