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Extreme Long Range Hunting & Shooting (ELR)
.223 to a Mile?
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<blockquote data-quote="BallisticsGuy" data-source="post: 1318093" data-attributes="member: 96226"><p>If it groups poorly at 100 it's not going to settle down down the line. </p><p></p><p>There is some (likely apocryphal) lore on the web about bullets "going to sleep" downrange which is something I do not take exceedingly seriously. The effect may have been observed but the cause has not been sufficiently explained that I've seen nor has the effect been deliberately reproduced that I can find. Thus the reason for my skepticism. Right now it's just lore.</p><p></p><p>If they're not grouping well then change seating depth and try again. Then change powders and try again. If that doesn't help, change primers and try again. Little things can fix big things. </p><p></p><p>I jam my bullets into the lands pretty hard for some loads. It helps consistency in a lot of them but it can dramatically raise pressures or turn a good load to a poop load. With bullets seated far out there tends to open a little case capacity behind it so if you don't cram that newly empty space full of powder things shouldn't get too bad pressure wise.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BallisticsGuy, post: 1318093, member: 96226"] If it groups poorly at 100 it's not going to settle down down the line. There is some (likely apocryphal) lore on the web about bullets "going to sleep" downrange which is something I do not take exceedingly seriously. The effect may have been observed but the cause has not been sufficiently explained that I've seen nor has the effect been deliberately reproduced that I can find. Thus the reason for my skepticism. Right now it's just lore. If they're not grouping well then change seating depth and try again. Then change powders and try again. If that doesn't help, change primers and try again. Little things can fix big things. I jam my bullets into the lands pretty hard for some loads. It helps consistency in a lot of them but it can dramatically raise pressures or turn a good load to a poop load. With bullets seated far out there tends to open a little case capacity behind it so if you don't cram that newly empty space full of powder things shouldn't get too bad pressure wise. [/QUOTE]
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