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Reloading
.22-250 and Varget Zero issues
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<blockquote data-quote="Wado" data-source="post: 1177585" data-attributes="member: 42926"><p>It might be wise to go to the bench to at least prove your load and have confidence that it will hit it's mark when needed. Shooting the way you described the chance of compounded error surely falls into play no matter how good a shot you are. You may be more comfortable with your Tikka, new rig may take some getting used to. I actually shoot that same load (35.5 grains of Varget pushing a 55 grain V Max 2.400 OAL CCI Bench Rest Primer) in my Shilen barreled 1 in 14 Mauser. It shoots sub moa at 200 yards but from a bench. I shot a new CZ 527 in .223 this past week I bought used and with handloads I got two five shot 100 yard groups less than one inch. One was 55 grains V Max and one was 60 grain. Just for grins I backed up to three hundred yards and without touching the turrets I tried for a group. With no holdover my first shot went low and left ( we had a right to left wind about ten mph ). I held up two mildots and right one and fired three shots with the same hold. The group was pushing four inches at three hundred. I am pretty sure if I had made my adjustments with the turrets that group would be a lot smaller, I was wiggling around quite a bit shooting off of a little table set on the ground sitting in a swivel stool. Around here we call that minute of pig, a little bigger than your targets.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wado, post: 1177585, member: 42926"] It might be wise to go to the bench to at least prove your load and have confidence that it will hit it's mark when needed. Shooting the way you described the chance of compounded error surely falls into play no matter how good a shot you are. You may be more comfortable with your Tikka, new rig may take some getting used to. I actually shoot that same load (35.5 grains of Varget pushing a 55 grain V Max 2.400 OAL CCI Bench Rest Primer) in my Shilen barreled 1 in 14 Mauser. It shoots sub moa at 200 yards but from a bench. I shot a new CZ 527 in .223 this past week I bought used and with handloads I got two five shot 100 yard groups less than one inch. One was 55 grains V Max and one was 60 grain. Just for grins I backed up to three hundred yards and without touching the turrets I tried for a group. With no holdover my first shot went low and left ( we had a right to left wind about ten mph ). I held up two mildots and right one and fired three shots with the same hold. The group was pushing four inches at three hundred. I am pretty sure if I had made my adjustments with the turrets that group would be a lot smaller, I was wiggling around quite a bit shooting off of a little table set on the ground sitting in a swivel stool. Around here we call that minute of pig, a little bigger than your targets. [/QUOTE]
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