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First scope with turrets, help needed
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<blockquote data-quote="westcliffe01" data-source="post: 860030" data-attributes="member: 35183"><p>243 AI Savage 12 stainless with laminate stock (4-16x50 PST FFP) shooting 95gr Berger fireforming loads and 105gr berger primary loads. 1/2MOA with the 95gr and in load development on the 105's.</p><p></p><p>8x57 Mauser (Savage 110 re-incarnation) Shilen custom 26" select match barrel 6-24x50 PST FFP Have not shot it enough to have an opinion on the accuracy. I did hit my 12" plate at 160 yards on the first shot after bore sighting it, which is the longest distance I have ever used for bore sighting...</p><p></p><p>6.5x284 (Savage 116 build) waiting on the Shilen barrel and will be future home of the 6-24x50 scope</p><p></p><p>308 Win Savage 10 action, Shilen 26" varmint barrel 1:10 shooting 175SMK and Berger 185g VLD's has my 4-16x50 Nikon Monarch 2 scope and is regularly shooting 1/2MOA</p><p></p><p>Savage 10PC 20" factory barrel 223 shooting 75gr HPBT match bullets. Nikon 3-12x42 Monarch 2. This rifle has been a permanent 1/2 MOA rifle from the first time I took it to the range. 3 different non shooters have shot 3-4" groups on steel at 320 yards the first time they ever fired a rifle. This is from a bipod and rear bag in field conditions. I find the 75gr bullets a huge improvement in killing power past 300 yards and with much reduced wind drift, but the 243 is more effective by an order of magnitude at least. So this one is retired as of now.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="westcliffe01, post: 860030, member: 35183"] 243 AI Savage 12 stainless with laminate stock (4-16x50 PST FFP) shooting 95gr Berger fireforming loads and 105gr berger primary loads. 1/2MOA with the 95gr and in load development on the 105's. 8x57 Mauser (Savage 110 re-incarnation) Shilen custom 26" select match barrel 6-24x50 PST FFP Have not shot it enough to have an opinion on the accuracy. I did hit my 12" plate at 160 yards on the first shot after bore sighting it, which is the longest distance I have ever used for bore sighting... 6.5x284 (Savage 116 build) waiting on the Shilen barrel and will be future home of the 6-24x50 scope 308 Win Savage 10 action, Shilen 26" varmint barrel 1:10 shooting 175SMK and Berger 185g VLD's has my 4-16x50 Nikon Monarch 2 scope and is regularly shooting 1/2MOA Savage 10PC 20" factory barrel 223 shooting 75gr HPBT match bullets. Nikon 3-12x42 Monarch 2. This rifle has been a permanent 1/2 MOA rifle from the first time I took it to the range. 3 different non shooters have shot 3-4" groups on steel at 320 yards the first time they ever fired a rifle. This is from a bipod and rear bag in field conditions. I find the 75gr bullets a huge improvement in killing power past 300 yards and with much reduced wind drift, but the 243 is more effective by an order of magnitude at least. So this one is retired as of now. [/QUOTE]
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