Just wanted to share... This has got to be the best shooter I've ever owned!...
I'd been throwing 180gr. "Store bought" cheap ammo in it and keeping sub-moa groups but nothing to write home about. My brother gave me some of his 150gr. reloads for Christmas. They're full-length sized so I knew there wouldn't be a problem chambering them. He made them about 10 yrs ago for his M1A.
Yesterday I finally got to go to the range and send a few rounds down. After I zeroed my $200 scope and shot some impressive groups at 100yds I decided to move to 200yds... That's when it got interesting. The pictures are of my rifle and the 5-Shot group it shot at 200yds. I say "it" because I certainly can't shoot that well... on my BEST day! The "flyer" was the 3rd shot and was totally due to lack of concentration because shot #2 failed to extract. I had to get up and get my cleaning rod to push the "empty" out. 4 and 5 were right back in there!
I really can't afford most of the fine weapons I see here on The Hide and Uncle Sam doesn't pay for my rifles or ammo anymore so I do the best I can with what I have. That's why my rifle has a $200 scope and $60 Mounts/Rings and my target is a piece of "copier paper" with a dot made with a Sharpie. As well as my rounds being 10 year old reloads I got for Christmas!
My only regret is that I don't have the "load data" for the rounds and my brother doesn't remember!
Thanks for reading... Semper-Fi!
John
I'd been throwing 180gr. "Store bought" cheap ammo in it and keeping sub-moa groups but nothing to write home about. My brother gave me some of his 150gr. reloads for Christmas. They're full-length sized so I knew there wouldn't be a problem chambering them. He made them about 10 yrs ago for his M1A.
Yesterday I finally got to go to the range and send a few rounds down. After I zeroed my $200 scope and shot some impressive groups at 100yds I decided to move to 200yds... That's when it got interesting. The pictures are of my rifle and the 5-Shot group it shot at 200yds. I say "it" because I certainly can't shoot that well... on my BEST day! The "flyer" was the 3rd shot and was totally due to lack of concentration because shot #2 failed to extract. I had to get up and get my cleaning rod to push the "empty" out. 4 and 5 were right back in there!
I really can't afford most of the fine weapons I see here on The Hide and Uncle Sam doesn't pay for my rifles or ammo anymore so I do the best I can with what I have. That's why my rifle has a $200 scope and $60 Mounts/Rings and my target is a piece of "copier paper" with a dot made with a Sharpie. As well as my rounds being 10 year old reloads I got for Christmas!
My only regret is that I don't have the "load data" for the rounds and my brother doesn't remember!
Thanks for reading... Semper-Fi!
John
