Single digit E.S. dont mean squat.

[L.Sherm]

Took my 6.5x300wsm out this morning wanted to shot 3 rounds through it just to verify since I'm taking it to Wyoming in Sept.
Here's a prime example of a load going off of single digit E.S doesn't mean anything, believe the target! E.S. WAS 21 FPS
One on the left was cold bore but could have been me to i shot this with my bi- pod I always do on my hunting rifles.

 

[Phil Rizzo]

A smart guy on the forum told me recently that even though ES can be very tight sometime, you still may find yourself outside of good harmonic balance.
satisfied my curiosity.

 

[Shane Lindsey]

20 ish depending on ranges shooting.

 

[L.Sherm]

I forgot to add the target, 665 yards

 

[L.Sherm]

This one had an E.S. of 13 with my 30-28, which I find alot with good loads.
I use a Labradar if anybody was wondering what I use.

 

[Barehandlineman11]

It doesn't matter until it does. Thats why i do load work at 830. I look for a good load with a low es sd. Then its all in sync. Es of 30 you can shoot 1000 pretty reliably its past that where you gotta start fine tuning.

 

[MagnumManiac]

I have a load for my custom 25-06 that shoots 10 rounds all touching at 100 metres, but has an ES of over 100fps…the target tells the story!

Cheers.

 

[Barehandlineman11]

Ever shot it at 1000

 

[Phil Rizzo]

Ever shot it at 1000

 

[MagnumManiac]

Ever shot it at 1000

Is this supposed to be funny…

 

[Phil Rizzo]

I took it that way, not laughing at your guns performance but I assumed he was being comical about the potential vertical dispersion…?

 

[Barehandlineman11]

No im just saying itll fall apart at distance. There for es sd does matter

 

[Ckleeves]

Not many guys are truly honest about their ES anyway. Just like groups, a large sample size will probably tell a different story. I'm happy with a ES of 21 with a 50 shot sample.

 

[Barehandlineman11]

Not many guys are truly honest about their ES anyway. Just like groups, a large sample size will probably tell a different story. I'm happy with a ES of 21 with a 50 shot sample.

Most take a 3 shot es. I like to see my guns replicate. Good on target with single digit es over ten shots and repeat it on different day.