mooretitan
WKR
I have really enjoyed reading through the topics but have not found much on the number of rounds shot during a range session. Lets say you have a 2-3 hour window to either test loads or just work on trigger/shooting fundamentals. In a typical time period how many rounds do you fire? How often are you firing a 5 shot string? How many guns do you bring to the range?
Over a 2-3 hour window I usually fire roughly 50 plus round between 3-5 guns. What I am wondering is if I bring it down to 1-2 guns and 40 or so round taking more time between shots I will see a better result. I am good at shooting and reloading and every load/gun combo is shooting to MOA once a decide on a load. But I have noticed a few things that I cant figure out and wonder how to improve in this area
1. I will shot a 5 shot group lets say 1/2 MOA at a 100 or 200 yards. I will come back 20-30 mins later and shoot another 5 shot group 1/2 MOA but 1/4 top 1/2 inch lower than the 1st group. Doesnt matter what gun I always seem to have this problem. 5 shots touching on group 1 which I feel great about and then another group touching but 1/4-1/2 inch lower. I am not sure how to solve this. I know that the more rounds you shoot you get closer to the real size of your group but having to different groups that tight just frustrates me????
2. The same thing happens from one range session to the next. I can leave a 2 inches high at a 100y all shots touching and the next time out I am 1 1/2 high all shots touching?????
3. The last problem that I have and I guess there could be many answers to it. Just a bad range day, reloads not as accurate as I thought, shooting to many different guns and triggers. I dont know. But i really have been struggling the last couple of times with a certain 243. The last time I shot I put 5 shots under 1/2inch at a 100y followed by a 3 shots group that was .3 at a 100y last 2 shots at 200y were 1/2 inch. Finally felt great about the load. It took a lot to get this load to this point with 80g TTSX. Went out yesterday to con firm the load and it was 1 1/2 MOA. What the heck.
I have shot some very small groups, shoot in very similar conditions, have reloaded a long time and work on getting better. I am wanting to start shooting in some type of competition at some people because I love shooting and reloading just frustrated I cant figure these things out.
Thanks
Over a 2-3 hour window I usually fire roughly 50 plus round between 3-5 guns. What I am wondering is if I bring it down to 1-2 guns and 40 or so round taking more time between shots I will see a better result. I am good at shooting and reloading and every load/gun combo is shooting to MOA once a decide on a load. But I have noticed a few things that I cant figure out and wonder how to improve in this area
1. I will shot a 5 shot group lets say 1/2 MOA at a 100 or 200 yards. I will come back 20-30 mins later and shoot another 5 shot group 1/2 MOA but 1/4 top 1/2 inch lower than the 1st group. Doesnt matter what gun I always seem to have this problem. 5 shots touching on group 1 which I feel great about and then another group touching but 1/4-1/2 inch lower. I am not sure how to solve this. I know that the more rounds you shoot you get closer to the real size of your group but having to different groups that tight just frustrates me????
2. The same thing happens from one range session to the next. I can leave a 2 inches high at a 100y all shots touching and the next time out I am 1 1/2 high all shots touching?????
3. The last problem that I have and I guess there could be many answers to it. Just a bad range day, reloads not as accurate as I thought, shooting to many different guns and triggers. I dont know. But i really have been struggling the last couple of times with a certain 243. The last time I shot I put 5 shots under 1/2inch at a 100y followed by a 3 shots group that was .3 at a 100y last 2 shots at 200y were 1/2 inch. Finally felt great about the load. It took a lot to get this load to this point with 80g TTSX. Went out yesterday to con firm the load and it was 1 1/2 MOA. What the heck.
I have shot some very small groups, shoot in very similar conditions, have reloaded a long time and work on getting better. I am wanting to start shooting in some type of competition at some people because I love shooting and reloading just frustrated I cant figure these things out.
Thanks