“My rifle shoots .2s and .3s” ... huh?

[Recon$$]

Bipod and bag. I can usually shoot a nice .3-.4 group but anything at .5 I'm always happy. That's obviously after everything has been tweaked.

 

[Capt RB]

If I set up on bags on a bench this doesn't happen. However, I shoot prone and from a bench most often depending on the rules of the club I'm at. My heart beat shows about 3 inches at this yard line which is 300yds. First 4 I can cover with a nickel then I had a brain fart on the last shot and didn't follow basic fundamentals. I broke the shot before my breathing slowed and my heart beated as I broke the shot Prone I hard hold as that is how I learned and it serves me well when I do my part.
I am a 1/2-3/4 minute shooter as a rule now. By the time I put the guns up for the summer I'm closer to a 1/4minute shooter. This rifle now has 4408 rounds through it as of today. It was a .1-.2 rifle and will still shoot .2 or better with a disiplined shooter which I no longer am.
I added the 300yd cold bore from Saturday. If I do dot drills I don't have the issues I get shooting groups with fliers. Call it adult add or whatever.

 

[nvschütze]

My best is five shots, 0.135" (0.129 MOA) center-to-center from a heavy, lefthanded Sinclair machine rest and a B13 bag out back. 100 yards. Shot from a homebuilt bench. I kind o' remember it was 64.0 grains of H-4831 that was manufactured about 1963. 180-grain MatchKing bullet. 1:10 twist. The cartridge was my .300-caliber mildcat. I don't remember which scope I used. It was probably a Vortex Viper PST 6-25X Gen 1. I went and bought a really good scope after an excellent gunsmith turned a good rifle into a superb piece of machinery. Second attached image is the rifle I used. Millett scope was replaced with the aforementiond Vortex.

I have no idea how I managed to shoot such a tiny group. I have never shot so tiny since. I was getting down into the .200s before I gave the rifle away, but never below like the pictured group. Just luck and the proper conditions, I guess. Mostly luck...

On this very same day from the very same bench, my good friend JR shot a 0.086" group of five shots with his 6mm 40X. Best he's ever done, too...

 

[sturner]

Reminds me of the guys at the range that shoot at night for "perfect" conditions I guess I better start

Or once in a blue moon

 

[Tangent]

Bipod, rear bag, and 5-shots MINIMUM! Three shots is a coincidence, haha.

 

[new2mud]

Thanks for the straight replies.

I am doing load development for a new 6.5 PRC and did an OCW at 200 yards. The barrel (25" PVA) really impressed me, as 5 different loads resulted in 22 of 23 tested rounds going into what would have been the same 1.5" at 200 yards.

Now, I was shooting off a bipod and rear bag, and all 5 groups were between .5 and .75 MOA, but I couldn't help but hear the echoes of forum posts along the lines of "I have a load that shoots .2s".

 

[Capt RB]

We had perfect conditions today in away. 5-8mph but with light steady snow. You could see it pick up and slow down all the way out

 

[eklarsen]

Most people exaggerate just a bit... Or maybe they just mis-remember

 

[Jluck]

I've had poor luck from any sled type rests. I love my crown Royal bags full of sand.... And no, I don't and haven't shoot in the 2's.... Ever.

 

[Ckgworks]

Here's one of my favorite targets....Print on 11x17 paper. If you can keep them all in the black its < .5", inside the thin black line is < 1". Its one thing to shoot a 1/2" group, it's a hole nuther thing to shoot a 1/2" group while hitting what you're aiming at! Favorite target to give "1/2 MOA all day" people. I work up my loads off sand bags front and rear, and once they are performing, I'll shoot off bipods.

 

[nvschütze]

I don't and haven't shoot in the 2's.... Ever.

I think you could get there if you put a tight neck into your next barrel once you've shot-out your current. My .300-caliber target rifle had 0.001" total neck clearance. When the bullet is straight-on with the axis of the bore, it will do less banging and bouncing around on its way to the muzzle. I really do think that's why I was able to shoot a few groups in the .200" to .300" range...

 

[shooter7]

I believe my custom built rifles are capable of .2-.3 moa accuracy. Not sure if I'll ever see it. I do load development off sandbags so there is always the opportunity for user error. If I can get repeatable results in the sub .75 MOA range I'm happy. I usually try to get it closer to the sub .5 MOA range for 5 shots.


I do use 3 shot groups for initial load development. Some people think 3 shots is not enough, but I've had rifle/load combinations that wont shoot sub 5 moa for 3 shots. I know shooting 5 shots isn't gonna shrink it up.

 

[Tidus56]

I do load dev on a front mechanical rest and back bag. Once it's sighted in and work up done I shoot from hunting positions. I have shot some of the smaller groups but rarely can replicate it. I figure it's luck or I missed just right if you will.

 

[Korhil78]

I have shot .25" groups before but it is very few and far between. Never shot anything smaller than that and it's not consistent. Heck...anything below 1/2 MOA is not consistent for me. The only time I have had a rifle shoot consistent 1/3 MOA groups was when I had my custom 338 Lapua and it weighed 14 lbs. I shot two different 4 shot groups with it on different days at 1300 yards and one group measured 4.7" and the other measured 4.9". It was a real easy rifle to shoot because of the weight. A lightweight rifle will give me fits at distance. I go for the happy medium of 9-10 lbs now. Oh and I do everything prone off a bipod and rear bag.