Went to range a couple hours drive away last weekend to stretch the legs on a Ruger precision in 300 WinMag.
Vortex Venom 5-25x56mm and Accu-Tac Bipod on the ARCA rail.
No rear rest.
The rain was steady after the 4hour long orientation and safety training ended at 1pm and I could shoot.
6C, about 43F and 15mph wind.
Federal Premium Gold Medal, 190gr.
5 shots, 100m.
200m was fairly simple to find on paper.
Climbing to find 300m.
I could not see the hits on the white part of paper.
Note to self, next time overlap dark paper for 200+, sight-ins.
Once I hit black, I fired off 10 in a row in rapid succession as I needed to get back on the highway to go home.
I am confident the RPR will hold 4-5" groups @300m for me on a good day, probably an inch better if I use a rear sand bag rest.
I had to sit on my coat and hoodie to see through the scope, even with the BiPod legs set at a 30* angle.
Safety glasses were fogging up big time so that is another excuse and room for improvement.
I've since bought anti-fog wipes that work well.
Next time, I'll use a rear bag rest or my Caldwell LeadSled2 rest with 25# on it (but that will make it too easy I think), gotta stay focused on the breathing if I want to improve.
Overall, the Ruger Precision is now my favorite, along with a Savage Model 110 on MDT Chassis in 223 and Savage Model 10 on MDT Chassis, 308.
Vortex Venom 5-25x56mm and Accu-Tac Bipod on the ARCA rail.
No rear rest.
The rain was steady after the 4hour long orientation and safety training ended at 1pm and I could shoot.
6C, about 43F and 15mph wind.
Federal Premium Gold Medal, 190gr.
5 shots, 100m.
200m was fairly simple to find on paper.
Climbing to find 300m.
I could not see the hits on the white part of paper.
Note to self, next time overlap dark paper for 200+, sight-ins.
Once I hit black, I fired off 10 in a row in rapid succession as I needed to get back on the highway to go home.
I am confident the RPR will hold 4-5" groups @300m for me on a good day, probably an inch better if I use a rear sand bag rest.
I had to sit on my coat and hoodie to see through the scope, even with the BiPod legs set at a 30* angle.
Safety glasses were fogging up big time so that is another excuse and room for improvement.
I've since bought anti-fog wipes that work well.
Next time, I'll use a rear bag rest or my Caldwell LeadSled2 rest with 25# on it (but that will make it too easy I think), gotta stay focused on the breathing if I want to improve.
Overall, the Ruger Precision is now my favorite, along with a Savage Model 110 on MDT Chassis in 223 and Savage Model 10 on MDT Chassis, 308.
