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<blockquote data-quote="MLN1963" data-source="post: 1823572" data-attributes="member: 68159"><p>Besides all the excellent advice already given, I will touch on something that has not been mentioned and is my biggest nemesis, mirage. This is especially true for load development. I practically won't shoot anymore when there is much mirage and that removes 99% of the day around here. I have wasted a lot of time, components and barrel life coming to this conclusion.</p><p></p><p>When you say you can't keep the cross hairs on the target at 100 yards, that sounds like mirage to me. When you laying prone on the ground (or sit at the bench) with the gun all braced up and perfectly still and the target dot is dancing all over the place you're dealing with mirage. Backing off the power of the scope really doesn't help me when this is happening. I won't try test loads under these condition if I don't have to. I will wait until the last hour or two of the day or early the next morning before mirage rears it's ugly head. I have shot in the dark with a flashlight shining on the target and this works pretty well if you have that option.</p><p></p><p>I shoot in mirage all the time, but I don't do load development in it anymore unless I have no choice. The same goes for getting a good zero on my gun, I don't do it when there is bad mirage</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MLN1963, post: 1823572, member: 68159"] Besides all the excellent advice already given, I will touch on something that has not been mentioned and is my biggest nemesis, mirage. This is especially true for load development. I practically won't shoot anymore when there is much mirage and that removes 99% of the day around here. I have wasted a lot of time, components and barrel life coming to this conclusion. When you say you can't keep the cross hairs on the target at 100 yards, that sounds like mirage to me. When you laying prone on the ground (or sit at the bench) with the gun all braced up and perfectly still and the target dot is dancing all over the place you're dealing with mirage. Backing off the power of the scope really doesn't help me when this is happening. I won't try test loads under these condition if I don't have to. I will wait until the last hour or two of the day or early the next morning before mirage rears it's ugly head. I have shot in the dark with a flashlight shining on the target and this works pretty well if you have that option. I shoot in mirage all the time, but I don't do load development in it anymore unless I have no choice. The same goes for getting a good zero on my gun, I don't do it when there is bad mirage [/QUOTE]
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