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Load development for ruger American 22-250
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<blockquote data-quote="Lenny Foffa" data-source="post: 3013185" data-attributes="member: 100742"><p><span style="font-size: 18px">You have received numerous excellent response to your issue, from some truly knowledgeable rifleman. I'm sure you appreciate their input. If it were me, I would START the process of correcting your Accuracy/ Precision issue by having the rifle professionally bedded. That would Step one for me. In this way, no matter what new load, new bullet , new cases , you may develop going forward, it will shoot its best in a properly bedded rifle. Second, I would stop using the Lead Sled. Its not helping . You can get a good cast Iron front rest and rear support bag . Sometimes, you can find good used rests. {Becnh rest guys are constantly upgrading stuff. } and lastly increase /decrease powder charges by 2/10th to 3/10ths of a grain. Increase COAL AND OGIVE lengths by 3/1000 th. to 5 /1000 th at a time. You will find the sweet spot your rifle likes the best. Listen to your Rifle. </span><strong><span style="font-size: 18px">Just a parting thought</span></strong> <strong><span style="font-size: 18px">here, </span></strong><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>but respectfully</strong></span><strong><span style="font-size: 18px"> you should not set performance expectations far beyond what your factory rifle was ever designed for. </span></strong><span style="font-size: 18px"> We all have rifles that shoot SUB MOA, and we all have rifles that shoot 1 inch to 1 and 1/8th inch and in their present stock form will never be a 1/2 or 3/4 MOA rifles. </span><em><span style="font-size: 18px">At some point you must come to accept that fact. </span></em><span style="font-size: 18px"> </span><em><span style="font-size: 18px">If</span></em> <em><span style="font-size: 18px">it's your 150 yard Whitetail deer rifle, that may be just fine for its primary use. Shoot it and Enjoy it. </span></em><span style="font-size: 18px"> However, you do still have two choices. #1. Modify and customize that rifle until its everything you want/wish it to be ,( Ex: Blue Print the Receiver and Bolt, New barrel, New trigger ,ect) or # 2. buy a new rifle that is Guaranteed to shoot Sub MOA top it off with a great scope and enjoy that. Welcome to the rabbit Hole!! Good Shooting Buddy!!!</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lenny Foffa, post: 3013185, member: 100742"] [SIZE=5]You have received numerous excellent response to your issue, from some truly knowledgeable rifleman. I'm sure you appreciate their input. If it were me, I would START the process of correcting your Accuracy/ Precision issue by having the rifle professionally bedded. That would Step one for me. In this way, no matter what new load, new bullet , new cases , you may develop going forward, it will shoot its best in a properly bedded rifle. Second, I would stop using the Lead Sled. Its not helping . You can get a good cast Iron front rest and rear support bag . Sometimes, you can find good used rests. {Becnh rest guys are constantly upgrading stuff. } and lastly increase /decrease powder charges by 2/10th to 3/10ths of a grain. Increase COAL AND OGIVE lengths by 3/1000 th. to 5 /1000 th at a time. You will find the sweet spot your rifle likes the best. Listen to your Rifle. [/SIZE][B][SIZE=5]Just a parting thought[/SIZE][/B] [B][SIZE=5]here, [/SIZE][/B][SIZE=5][B]but respectfully[/B][/SIZE][B][SIZE=5] you should not set performance expectations far beyond what your factory rifle was ever designed for. [/SIZE][/B][SIZE=5] We all have rifles that shoot SUB MOA, and we all have rifles that shoot 1 inch to 1 and 1/8th inch and in their present stock form will never be a 1/2 or 3/4 MOA rifles. [/SIZE][I][SIZE=5]At some point you must come to accept that fact. [/SIZE][/I][SIZE=5] [/SIZE][I][SIZE=5]If[/SIZE][/I] [I][SIZE=5]it's your 150 yard Whitetail deer rifle, that may be just fine for its primary use. Shoot it and Enjoy it. [/SIZE][/I][SIZE=5] However, you do still have two choices. #1. Modify and customize that rifle until its everything you want/wish it to be ,( Ex: Blue Print the Receiver and Bolt, New barrel, New trigger ,ect) or # 2. buy a new rifle that is Guaranteed to shoot Sub MOA top it off with a great scope and enjoy that. Welcome to the rabbit Hole!! Good Shooting Buddy!!![/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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