Hi Guys,
Here the deal, put my self together back in 1984 and back then my state of mind was one Black gun is enough! And that let me spend what little money I could come up with. I had been a Hunter all my life untill and in 1986 I got a great deal ona hunt in Northern B.C., I hunted up there for 14 days, I killed a Nice 56" spread Mouse and a 6 foot black bear. That hunt just ruined me, and I came home and sold all my hunting guns!!
Back in 2003 I was unloading a fench line mower that was banded in this 4x7 foot crate, my plans were to slid it back leaving a foot or so still on the tail gate and I was just going to lower it to the ground and then walk it down to the ground, that was a good idea if, the bands in side og the crate would of been made better, anyway the bands broke letting all the weight to slam down to the bottom of the crate and tearing 3 disc in my low back. I worked until Dec 2007 when I no longer could stand up and I was takin off work, sometime 2009-2010 a friend of mine brought me over a stack of gun mags. to read! All the years I hunted one of my big things was to HUnt Coyotes and I made some good money until things happen in the market.For all those years i shoot a Ruger #1B in 243 Win and never wanting anything else, it flat shot good, well here I was lying in bed like allways, but i was reading these gun books and ran acrossed a 243WSSM AR 15 upper!!!! What the heck was WSSM, I finaly worked it out, and I bought a Oly upper and put together a lower, and started working loads up!, It is just killing me that I just can't get it to group like I want! Back hear 3 months ago I did so trading and ended up with a AA 6.5 Grendel barrel and bolt.
Hard to believe but in sat in the safe for 3 weeks un fired!! My Back tells me what and when I can do stuff. About the same time as I got the Grendel I came up with a Redding BR30 Powder Dump, I was down to 2 RCBS and 2 B.M., so I started playing with it to see just how good it was!!In my playing I had set it up to load my Grendel, I have been reloading since 1972 and I had never just dump and loaded, but here the other day my back let me go play, I sure wanted to shoot the Grendel but thought I might run out of time, so i went out to the shop and I had some brass all worked up, just needed powder and bullets ameasements ect. I just grabbed 20 brass and dump powder in them from that BR30 then took the loading block over to the press, got my dail calipers out and loaded me some bullets.
Went to the range, got my bags out and my front and back rest out and went to the 25 yard target stand and cover it with paper and a Orange dot in the middle, took 5 shots to dail it in. Drove down to the `100yd stand and put 4 small targets up, I couldn't believe my eyes, I shot a 5 shot group that you could cover with a quarter. It was time to wrap it up, my back had took all it could. I havn't been back out because of my back!
My question: If I do get the 243WSSM to shoot like I want, lets pretend that we are shooting 1000yds, which of my to cals will far the best? Maybe some day I will get Quick Load.
I would be greatfull for any advice!The pic is of my Target 5.56 in front and the back is my 243WSSM
Greg
Here the deal, put my self together back in 1984 and back then my state of mind was one Black gun is enough! And that let me spend what little money I could come up with. I had been a Hunter all my life untill and in 1986 I got a great deal ona hunt in Northern B.C., I hunted up there for 14 days, I killed a Nice 56" spread Mouse and a 6 foot black bear. That hunt just ruined me, and I came home and sold all my hunting guns!!
Back in 2003 I was unloading a fench line mower that was banded in this 4x7 foot crate, my plans were to slid it back leaving a foot or so still on the tail gate and I was just going to lower it to the ground and then walk it down to the ground, that was a good idea if, the bands in side og the crate would of been made better, anyway the bands broke letting all the weight to slam down to the bottom of the crate and tearing 3 disc in my low back. I worked until Dec 2007 when I no longer could stand up and I was takin off work, sometime 2009-2010 a friend of mine brought me over a stack of gun mags. to read! All the years I hunted one of my big things was to HUnt Coyotes and I made some good money until things happen in the market.For all those years i shoot a Ruger #1B in 243 Win and never wanting anything else, it flat shot good, well here I was lying in bed like allways, but i was reading these gun books and ran acrossed a 243WSSM AR 15 upper!!!! What the heck was WSSM, I finaly worked it out, and I bought a Oly upper and put together a lower, and started working loads up!, It is just killing me that I just can't get it to group like I want! Back hear 3 months ago I did so trading and ended up with a AA 6.5 Grendel barrel and bolt.
Hard to believe but in sat in the safe for 3 weeks un fired!! My Back tells me what and when I can do stuff. About the same time as I got the Grendel I came up with a Redding BR30 Powder Dump, I was down to 2 RCBS and 2 B.M., so I started playing with it to see just how good it was!!In my playing I had set it up to load my Grendel, I have been reloading since 1972 and I had never just dump and loaded, but here the other day my back let me go play, I sure wanted to shoot the Grendel but thought I might run out of time, so i went out to the shop and I had some brass all worked up, just needed powder and bullets ameasements ect. I just grabbed 20 brass and dump powder in them from that BR30 then took the loading block over to the press, got my dail calipers out and loaded me some bullets.
Went to the range, got my bags out and my front and back rest out and went to the 25 yard target stand and cover it with paper and a Orange dot in the middle, took 5 shots to dail it in. Drove down to the `100yd stand and put 4 small targets up, I couldn't believe my eyes, I shot a 5 shot group that you could cover with a quarter. It was time to wrap it up, my back had took all it could. I havn't been back out because of my back!
My question: If I do get the 243WSSM to shoot like I want, lets pretend that we are shooting 1000yds, which of my to cals will far the best? Maybe some day I will get Quick Load.
I would be greatfull for any advice!The pic is of my Target 5.56 in front and the back is my 243WSSM
Greg
