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MOA at 400 but can't get on target at 650?
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<blockquote data-quote="25WSM" data-source="post: 1715735" data-attributes="member: 38048"><p>I agree with new member Britney. If you don't adjust parallax properly face position behind the scope can move you a long way in every direction. You can't go by the numbers on the side of the scope. They are usually off a bit. Can't turn the knob to the clearest view either. You have to head Bob up down and side to side till that x-hair stays on the bull. I see it with my customers all the time. When I show them how to do it they immediately shoot better groups at all yardage. My 1000 yd heavy gun is a 300wsm and I shoot berger 210vld at 2900 and it only has a 12 twist on it. So I doubt it's instability. Did you try 400 again after you were unsuccessful at 640. Something may have broke after your 400 yard shots. Also try shooting with a cooled down barrel. It does 2 things. Some barrels are not stress relieved as good as others. Especially with factory barrels. A cool barrel is more normalized. The other killer of a hot barrel is the mirage that you have to see though to aim. Mirage will bend light making your target appear to you that it's right where your aiming. But it can be distorted by a large amount at longer ranges.</p><p>Good luck. Shep</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="25WSM, post: 1715735, member: 38048"] I agree with new member Britney. If you don't adjust parallax properly face position behind the scope can move you a long way in every direction. You can't go by the numbers on the side of the scope. They are usually off a bit. Can't turn the knob to the clearest view either. You have to head Bob up down and side to side till that x-hair stays on the bull. I see it with my customers all the time. When I show them how to do it they immediately shoot better groups at all yardage. My 1000 yd heavy gun is a 300wsm and I shoot berger 210vld at 2900 and it only has a 12 twist on it. So I doubt it's instability. Did you try 400 again after you were unsuccessful at 640. Something may have broke after your 400 yard shots. Also try shooting with a cooled down barrel. It does 2 things. Some barrels are not stress relieved as good as others. Especially with factory barrels. A cool barrel is more normalized. The other killer of a hot barrel is the mirage that you have to see though to aim. Mirage will bend light making your target appear to you that it's right where your aiming. But it can be distorted by a large amount at longer ranges. Good luck. Shep [/QUOTE]
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