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<blockquote data-quote="ShtrRdy" data-source="post: 1599596" data-attributes="member: 40852"><p>I had an older Rem 700 in 7mm Mag that I used for hunting. It would put the first shot in one location and the next couple shots in another location. If I fired it more than that during the same session it would start stringing shots. I ended up getting the action squared up and a good barrel installed. Now it puts the first shot and several additional shots in the same group. While I was at it I had it chambered in 300 Win Mag.</p><p></p><p> It's a 3/4 moa gun when I shoot off the bench. Off of shooting sticks with me at the controls it's more like a 1.5 moa gun. I figure in a hunting situation I should double that to 3 moa. Figure a kill zone on an elk is 15" and I've got a 500 yd limit I should hold myself to.</p><p></p><p>Your situation could be very different. Maybe your rifle won't have the cold bore problem or the stinging problem. Maybe it'll shoot 1.5 moa groups off a bench. And your a better shooter than I so you don't need as much safety factor as me.</p><p></p><p>I have a different rifle I like to use for longer distances. When I was first working on being able to shoot out go 1000 yds I got to where I could hit a target at 100 yards within 1/2" of where I was aiming from the suported prone position, (1" group). This was the result of a gun and ammo capable of 1/2 moa and me that had 1/2 moa of consistancy. This would translate to being able to hit within 5" of where I was aiming at 1000 yards, (10" group), if everything else was perfect.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ShtrRdy, post: 1599596, member: 40852"] I had an older Rem 700 in 7mm Mag that I used for hunting. It would put the first shot in one location and the next couple shots in another location. If I fired it more than that during the same session it would start stringing shots. I ended up getting the action squared up and a good barrel installed. Now it puts the first shot and several additional shots in the same group. While I was at it I had it chambered in 300 Win Mag. It's a 3/4 moa gun when I shoot off the bench. Off of shooting sticks with me at the controls it's more like a 1.5 moa gun. I figure in a hunting situation I should double that to 3 moa. Figure a kill zone on an elk is 15" and I've got a 500 yd limit I should hold myself to. Your situation could be very different. Maybe your rifle won't have the cold bore problem or the stinging problem. Maybe it'll shoot 1.5 moa groups off a bench. And your a better shooter than I so you don't need as much safety factor as me. I have a different rifle I like to use for longer distances. When I was first working on being able to shoot out go 1000 yds I got to where I could hit a target at 100 yards within 1/2" of where I was aiming from the suported prone position, (1" group). This was the result of a gun and ammo capable of 1/2 moa and me that had 1/2 moa of consistancy. This would translate to being able to hit within 5" of where I was aiming at 1000 yards, (10" group), if everything else was perfect. [/QUOTE]
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