My Winchester model 70 hunting rifle "project"...FINISHED!!!

[milkie62]

It has no problem at all hitting the "head" of an upper torso shaped steel target at 600 yards...group size hangs around 3-4 inches.

So then pie plate accuracy between 500-600 is not an issue ?

 

[Ridgerunner665]

So then pie plate accuracy between 500-600 is not an issue ?

Given the size of the vital area of most game animals (deer, elk, etc.) I would prefer to keep things a little tighter than a pie plate...that is plate about 8 inches...I'd feel better with "saucer plate" accuracy...about 4 inches, and no more than 6 inches.

In a nutshell...a rifle doesn't have to be benchrest accurate to hunt at 600 yards...a 1 MOA rifle will do just fine...less is better, but 1 MOA will put meat in the freezer.

 

[milkie62]

Given the size of the vital area of most game animals (deer, elk, etc.) I would prefer to keep things a little tighter than a pie plate...that is plate about 8 inches...I'd feel better with "saucer plate" accuracy...about 4 inches, and no more than 6 inches.

In a nutshell...a rifle doesn't have to be benchrest accurate to hunt at 600 yards...a 1 MOA rifle will do just fine...less is better, but 1 MOA will put meat in the freezer.

Tighter is always better in every situation.After I went back and looked through the posts I seen where you were as tight as .3" @ 100 yds.I was thinking you were at best .5" @ 100 in which case you would have been closer to my 8" estimation.Hope whatever I end up with is as good as you have gotten it.

 

[Ridgerunner665]

Tighter is always better in every situation.After I went back and looked through the posts I seen where you were as tight as .3" @ 100 yds.I was thinking you were at best .5" @ 100 in which case you would have been closer to my 8" estimation.Hope whatever I end up with is as good as you have gotten it.

I've upgraded a few things since I shot those .3" groups...Those were rounds loaded with Lee dies and Winchester brass.

When I switched to Lapua brass and Redding National Match dies (with micrometer seater)...the groups tightened up some.

At 100 yards...it'll print one pretty clean hole...I can always "see" there are 2 shots through it, but haven't yet been able to tell there is a 3rd...basically, a very slightly oblong hole...I do 3 shot groups, plenty enough to feel out a hunting rifle.

If I had the correct scope with fine enough crosshairs, could hold the rifle still enough, and call the wind perfect every shot...it should be capable of 1-2" groups at 600 yards...but my ability seems to be the limiting factor, as such...3-4 inches is what I get.

 

[mountainman56]

Nice! Big improvement over factory AND it shoots. Hard to beat that.

 

[milkie62]

I've upgraded a few things since I shot those .3" groups...Those were rounds loaded with Lee dies and Winchester brass.

When I switched to Lapua brass and Redding National Match dies (with micrometer seater)...the groups tightened up some.

At 100 yards...it'll print one pretty clean hole...I can always "see" there are 2 shots through it, but haven't yet been able to tell there is a 3rd...basically, a very slightly oblong hole...I do 3 shot groups, plenty enough to feel out a hunting rifle.

If I had the correct scope with fine enough crosshairs, could hold the rifle still enough, and call the wind perfect every shot...it should be capable of 1-2" groups at 600 yards...but my ability seems to be the limiting factor, as such...3-4 inches is what I get.

So in the end what do you think you have into your gun.That is great shooting !!

 

[Ridgerunner665]

so in the end what do you think you have into your gun.that is great shooting !!

$2,350

 

[Ridgerunner665]

A so called gunsmith ruined this rifle...drilled a hole through to the chamber while removing a stuck/stripped scope base screw (the front screw)...

ATL Outdoorsmen...Johnson City Tennessee....thats the gunsmith...probably be OK to
CeraKote a pistol or something...the gunsmith himself wasn't such a bad guy...but the store owners were very dishonest, tried to tell me I drilled the **** hole (I would drill a hole through my own testicle before doing that to this rifle)...I only got $150 out of the deal.

Parted the rifle out (what was left of it)...and have a Nosler Custom in 280 Ackley being built as we speak.