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Interesting ladder test results. Ideas?
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<blockquote data-quote="Stgraves260" data-source="post: 2592758" data-attributes="member: 19988"><p>Were they dead nuts as you say accurate at 100 yards or at your longer distances? If you are talking 100 FPS spread at 100 yards you can still hold a tight group. If your talking a 100 FPS spread difference at say 1000 yards than there would be a substantial difference. I choose 700 yards to critique my powder charges and my seating depth. People use different methods to get sometimes the same results. Nothing wrong with using a chronograph if that's what you like. They are good for if you have access to say a 100 yard range. That way if you ever have a chance to shoot longer distances at least you know your velocity to plug into your range finder or what ever device you are using. I have a 12" steel target I shoot at with a 2 1/2 " circle in the center of it. I go back to my 700 yards and adjust my scope until I get 3 shots in the circle. I then plug those MOAs that were used on my scope into my range finder and it gives me my velocity. After that I verify my data at different yards. I use this method because it works for me. I've shot out to 2300 yards this way. When the bullets hit the target and you walk don't there and see the impact, no one can say you missed. If you use a chronograph to get your velocity and you know your exact FPS doesn't mean you can go out and hit a target at 1000 plus's yards. There is nothing more frustrating than going down to my shooting range in Mingus Texas TacPro ( 1000 yard range ) and the first thing people want to talk about is how fast their bullets are traveling, then they get bent all out of shape because they can hit that 36" target they have down range at 1000 yards.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Stgraves260, post: 2592758, member: 19988"] Were they dead nuts as you say accurate at 100 yards or at your longer distances? If you are talking 100 FPS spread at 100 yards you can still hold a tight group. If your talking a 100 FPS spread difference at say 1000 yards than there would be a substantial difference. I choose 700 yards to critique my powder charges and my seating depth. People use different methods to get sometimes the same results. Nothing wrong with using a chronograph if that’s what you like. They are good for if you have access to say a 100 yard range. That way if you ever have a chance to shoot longer distances at least you know your velocity to plug into your range finder or what ever device you are using. I have a 12” steel target I shoot at with a 2 1/2 “ circle in the center of it. I go back to my 700 yards and adjust my scope until I get 3 shots in the circle. I then plug those MOAs that were used on my scope into my range finder and it gives me my velocity. After that I verify my data at different yards. I use this method because it works for me. I’ve shot out to 2300 yards this way. When the bullets hit the target and you walk don’t there and see the impact, no one can say you missed. If you use a chronograph to get your velocity and you know your exact FPS doesn’t mean you can go out and hit a target at 1000 plus’s yards. There is nothing more frustrating than going down to my shooting range in Mingus Texas TacPro ( 1000 yard range ) and the first thing people want to talk about is how fast their bullets are traveling, then they get bent all out of shape because they can hit that 36” target they have down range at 1000 yards. [/QUOTE]
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