(pic) HUGE new best at 200 yards

[SmallBoreSnipers]

I just figured to hold the rifle differently than I was. The bipod does no good for absorbing recoil, so I was pretty firm on the forarm of the stock and pulled it down a little too. This may have been my only problem. Results were the same at 100 yards. 10 rounds within an inch, which is my usual. However, check out 200!!

Before, I wasn't bothering to shoot at 200 anymore cause my best group was like 10" or some crap like that. This was also a used target. I covered up the holes from whoever else used it with pasters. If anyone can't read the text it says:

10 rounds
200 yards
2.24"

I'm very pleased.

 

[GCMxVeGeTa]

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Nice job, what rifle did you use?

 

[SmallBoreSnipers]

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Thanks! Used my Marlin 917vr .17hmr.

 

[Mgordon]

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Pretty good, I was hoping you were going to say a .22 lr!!!

 

[xringdb]

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Nice shooting. I'm glad to see I'm not the only tightwad who reuses shoot n see targets that way!

 

[SmallBoreSnipers]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: xring</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Nice shooting. I'm glad to see I'm not the only tightwad who reuses shoot n see targets that way! </div></div>

Actually it was someone else's target that was already hanging. I used the pasters to cover their holes and got a free target out of it. Apparently I am a better shot haha. But I do patch them up once in a while.

 

[SmallBoreSnipers]

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Also I just wanted to get on the paper. That's why they're so far off center. I just let them fly. I'll zero it in next time.

 

[SmallBoreSnipers]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SmallBoreSnipers</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Thanks! Used my Marlin 917vr .17hmr. </div></div>

I'm pretty good, but I'm not <span style="font-style: italic">that</span> good haha.

 

[Cartman]

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I opened this assuming it was a .22lr and just sat here staring at your target in wonder for several minutes before I scrolled down to read the .17hmr part. Still, awesome shooting.

 

[SmallBoreSnipers]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Cartman</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I opened this assuming it was a .22lr and just sat here staring at your target in wonder for several minutes before I scrolled down to read the .17hmr part. Still, awesome shooting. </div></div>

Sorry to let you down lol, but thanks for the compliment. (Even though the real Cartman would have naver gave one haha.)

 

[SmallBoreSnipers]

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Today was a bit breasier but I let em fly again anyway. Best 10 round group was 3.21". Think I got it now.

 

[SmallBoreSnipers]

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Sorry to bump but...Damn! SO close to a new best today. 10 round group was 2.41" at 200. It was a windy day today too so I even sighted for the breeze. I'd stop and wait between larger gusts though. There were two punches where if either one of them were closer I'd have a new best right now.

 

[vman]

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Nice work mate thats a pretty sweet result

you have to love the 17hmr rounds, they are so awesome out to 200m !

A mate of mine has made some pretty awesome hits on small critters out to 200m using my savage. You can barely even see them through the scope at that distance but they still go down

 

[RobertB]

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what would a .22 do about that far?

 

[frog5215]

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In limited testing with SK Match, mine looks like 3" or so @ 200yd. Douglas barreled , 18" AR from Compass Lake.
I'm hoping for a calm day to play again @ 200. At 50yd, sub 1/2" is easy.