DoneNOut
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Is it just me? Take a round I'm dancing around with group sizes at MOA and slightly over at 100yds then print sub minute at 500-600yds with same round. I set parallax correctly each yard mark too. Wonder why?
see this fairly often with the vld type bullets as was stated the bullet has not settled down yetIs it just me? Take a round I'm dancing around with group sizes at MOA and slightly over at 100yds then print sub minute at 500-600yds with same round. I set parallax correctly each yard mark too. Wonder why?
I tend to agree with this. Bryan Litz did an experiment on bullet yaw and corkscrew behaviors as it exits the muzzle. To the best of their findings, the bullet never deviated from the flight path more than the size of it's own caliber size. The main reason for the experiment was to test the effects of a bad or inconsistent muzzle crown. No matter how horribly they damaged the muzzle, the same still applied. No greater deviation in flight than the size of the caliber itself.I think it is more about the shooter settling down. I am not sure if I subscribe to the 'bullet settling down' theory. At 100 or 200, I think we may be 'trying too hard' to make that one ragged hole group and may tense up without knowing it. At further distances, I know I seem to be more relaxed and seem to execute the fundamentals better.
I tend to agree with this. Bryan Litz did an experiment on bullet yaw and corkscrew behaviors as it exits the muzzle. To the best of their findings, the bullet never deviated from the flight path more than the size of it's own caliber size. The main reason for the experiment was to test the effects of a bad or inconsistent muzzle crown. No matter how horribly they damaged the muzzle, the same still applied. No greater deviation in flight than the size of the caliber itself.
They also found that this deviation lasted typically no longer than 10yds from the muzzle. By that theory, the bullet is well asleep by the time it hits 100yds.
It's your brain, you're worried about your 100yd to much and your mind isn't clear. Further out you don't mind so much and settle down naturally. There have been tests disproving the bullet going to sleep theory.