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<blockquote data-quote="QuietTexan" data-source="post: 2887005" data-attributes="member: 116181"><p>Shooting that small at 100 yards consistently is benchrest rifle territory. Velocity becomes the enemy and smaller cases are used to slow down intentionally. High velocity is going to give some dispersion no matter what, you'll be chasing load tune constantly and likely won't ever be consistent. </p><p></p><p>I would take a lot more pride in getting a 6 Creed to be a 3" at 600 yard rifle than to be a .2" at 100 yard rifle. No need to neuter a sport bike to make it act like a moped, let the magnum be a rocket launcher.</p><p></p><p>This is what started me into my first benchrest rifle, a factory Savage 6 BR. It's a great way to learn nuances of loading and really SEE the impact of seating depth testing without as much randomness because of the velocity. Smaller cases, less powder, easier to get small groups that look good in pictures <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="😉" title="Winking face :wink:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" data-shortname=":wink:" /> You can read about all these things all you want, but until you run a ladder from hard jammed to .050" off and see what the group shapes do it'll all be academic. It'll snap into place the first time you do it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="QuietTexan, post: 2887005, member: 116181"] Shooting that small at 100 yards consistently is benchrest rifle territory. Velocity becomes the enemy and smaller cases are used to slow down intentionally. High velocity is going to give some dispersion no matter what, you'll be chasing load tune constantly and likely won't ever be consistent. I would take a lot more pride in getting a 6 Creed to be a 3" at 600 yard rifle than to be a .2" at 100 yard rifle. No need to neuter a sport bike to make it act like a moped, let the magnum be a rocket launcher. This is what started me into my first benchrest rifle, a factory Savage 6 BR. It's a great way to learn nuances of loading and really SEE the impact of seating depth testing without as much randomness because of the velocity. Smaller cases, less powder, easier to get small groups that look good in pictures 😉 You can read about all these things all you want, but until you run a ladder from hard jammed to .050" off and see what the group shapes do it'll all be academic. It'll snap into place the first time you do it. [/QUOTE]
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