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Custom actions, are they worth it?
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<blockquote data-quote="VinceMule" data-source="post: 2988496" data-attributes="member: 122164"><p>I try to get the rifle to go from Patterns to groups, then all shots touching, and finally to bullets laying on top of each other. I shoot three-shot groups because those 4th and 5th shots get the barrel super hot. Some of the factory barrels do not do well with a lot of copper in the barrel. Super hot barrels can walk, not to mention shooter fatigue on hard kickers.</p><p></p><p>Next is to cool the barrel and shoot three, three-shot groups in a row of what I think is a tuned load. This has to be followed up by several more trips to the range, different days, different wind conditions, and different temps to see if the "tune" holds, paying careful attention to the first cold bore shot.</p><p></p><p>There is a lot more to the system, but this is the simplified version that has stood the test of time for decades for me, there are a lot of ways to skin a cat. I think that you just have to have a system that gives you repetitive results and most of all, confidence in your ability. If you can test your "tuned" load at 500 yards, it is going to give you incredible confidence in being verified or send you back to the drawing board trying to figure out why that super accurate load fell apart.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="VinceMule, post: 2988496, member: 122164"] I try to get the rifle to go from Patterns to groups, then all shots touching, and finally to bullets laying on top of each other. I shoot three-shot groups because those 4th and 5th shots get the barrel super hot. Some of the factory barrels do not do well with a lot of copper in the barrel. Super hot barrels can walk, not to mention shooter fatigue on hard kickers. Next is to cool the barrel and shoot three, three-shot groups in a row of what I think is a tuned load. This has to be followed up by several more trips to the range, different days, different wind conditions, and different temps to see if the "tune" holds, paying careful attention to the first cold bore shot. There is a lot more to the system, but this is the simplified version that has stood the test of time for decades for me, there are a lot of ways to skin a cat. I think that you just have to have a system that gives you repetitive results and most of all, confidence in your ability. If you can test your "tuned" load at 500 yards, it is going to give you incredible confidence in being verified or send you back to the drawing board trying to figure out why that super accurate load fell apart. [/QUOTE]
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