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<blockquote data-quote="Idaho Shooter" data-source="post: 343285" data-attributes="member: 22303"><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Hello from Idaho,</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px">A couple of years back I started load testing for my S&W AR15T, mostly for therapeutic reasons, and was shocked with the results. After some months of experimenting I was able to shoot a five shot group measuring 3/8 of an inch. With a new level of confidence, I determined to use it for deer and was fortunate enough to take nice three point mule deer at 316 yards.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Through a series of events, I had to sight in the rifle again and found myself shooting at a paper plate at 595 yards. How I ended up shooting at this range is a mystery…I must have had a weak moment. Trying factory and handloads out of my range bag, I could not hit 2'x4' panel even if my life depended on it. Then I found ten rounds of the handloads that produced the 3/8 inch group from the year before. The first five shot group measured 3.5 inches while the second measured 4.5 inches. Now that was exciting!</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px">More recently I built my first AR15 using an 18-inch barrel with a 1:8 twist…starting the loading process all over again using Berger 70gr VLDs I was able to drop a couple a dastardly looking milk jugs at 756 yards. Later I tried to stretch the distance to 940 yards but did little more than scare those poor little milk jugs to death. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Finally, this spring I found myself laying behind a 408 Cheytec shooting 1275 yards marking the 15-inch plate five out of six times. I love the sound of metal.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px">So why am I joining this forum? Addiction! I want to learn more and do more breaking personal paradigms wherever possible.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Way to much info I know but it's good to be aboard. </span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Idaho Shooter, post: 343285, member: 22303"] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]Hello from Idaho,[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]A couple of years back I started load testing for my S&W AR15T, mostly for therapeutic reasons, and was shocked with the results. After some months of experimenting I was able to shoot a five shot group measuring 3/8 of an inch. With a new level of confidence, I determined to use it for deer and was fortunate enough to take nice three point mule deer at 316 yards.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]Through a series of events, I had to sight in the rifle again and found myself shooting at a paper plate at 595 yards. How I ended up shooting at this range is a mystery…I must have had a weak moment. Trying factory and handloads out of my range bag, I could not hit 2’x4’ panel even if my life depended on it. Then I found ten rounds of the handloads that produced the 3/8 inch group from the year before. The first five shot group measured 3.5 inches while the second measured 4.5 inches. Now that was exciting![/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]More recently I built my first AR15 using an 18-inch barrel with a 1:8 twist…starting the loading process all over again using Berger 70gr VLDs I was able to drop a couple a dastardly looking milk jugs at 756 yards. Later I tried to stretch the distance to 940 yards but did little more than scare those poor little milk jugs to death. [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]Finally, this spring I found myself laying behind a 408 Cheytec shooting 1275 yards marking the 15-inch plate five out of six times. I love the sound of metal.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]So why am I joining this forum? Addiction! I want to learn more and do more breaking personal paradigms wherever possible.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]Way to much info I know but it’s good to be aboard. [/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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