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Working up loads for magnums
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<blockquote data-quote="greenejc" data-source="post: 1865720" data-attributes="member: 60453"><p>I work on the premise that most of mine will be, too. However, I have had hunts where I had more tags and got immediate targets for those tags, requiring second and third shots within just a few seconds, thus verification of whether my rifle would group the second and third shot into around 0.5 or 0.7 inch of the cold barrel shot has always been something I have done. Also, I'm retired Infantry, and I like to insure that I can hit with multiple rounds at distance with the rifle/load/scope combination because being able to do so used to keep me alive. Its an old habit that I can't (or won't) break. Thus, I note and record my Cold Barrel shot, but I record and note the second, third, fourth and fifth shot, also, and where and how much the group spreads as the barrel heats. With some rifles, the spread is less than 0.6 in. at 100 yards, vertical, and some spread horizontally, while two spread both, while maintaining group centers of under 0.5 in at 100 yards, which puts the groups edge to edge within 1 in at 100 yards. This is good enough for killing hits out to around 1100 yards, which is currently outside my limits, due to lack of practice. That wasn't always the case, and as I get more practice shooting prairie dogs at distance, that changes. Then I may try for loads that are a little tighter.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="greenejc, post: 1865720, member: 60453"] I work on the premise that most of mine will be, too. However, I have had hunts where I had more tags and got immediate targets for those tags, requiring second and third shots within just a few seconds, thus verification of whether my rifle would group the second and third shot into around 0.5 or 0.7 inch of the cold barrel shot has always been something I have done. Also, I'm retired Infantry, and I like to insure that I can hit with multiple rounds at distance with the rifle/load/scope combination because being able to do so used to keep me alive. Its an old habit that I can't (or won't) break. Thus, I note and record my Cold Barrel shot, but I record and note the second, third, fourth and fifth shot, also, and where and how much the group spreads as the barrel heats. With some rifles, the spread is less than 0.6 in. at 100 yards, vertical, and some spread horizontally, while two spread both, while maintaining group centers of under 0.5 in at 100 yards, which puts the groups edge to edge within 1 in at 100 yards. This is good enough for killing hits out to around 1100 yards, which is currently outside my limits, due to lack of practice. That wasn't always the case, and as I get more practice shooting prairie dogs at distance, that changes. Then I may try for loads that are a little tighter. [/QUOTE]
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