I posted two weeks ago that I had gotten a new rifle at Mile High Shooting Accessories of Erie, CO. Yesterday I finally sighted it in at 100 yards and tested a few of my match loads that I use in my former #1 precision rifle. The new rifle is:
Remington 700 5R with factory-applied Cerakote
AICS AX Chassis
NightForce C173 3-15x56 Scope
NightForce 20 MOA Picatinny Rail
NightForce Medium High (1.265") Rings
My sight-in load was Remington Premier Match with 168gr SMK bullets. My test groups were 5-shot groups with several different loads. The two groups shown below are my two best loads in my other rifle...they work pretty well in this one. The Reloder 15/Hornady A-MAX group measures 0.499" while the VV N550/SMK group measures 0.641". I'll be adjusting the trigger a little (it's an X-Mark Pro adjustable) to bring it down to about 2 lbs and tinkering with these loads a bit to see if I can get some improvement, but I'm a pretty happy camper right now. Also, I noted this in my initial thread, but I recommend Mile High very highly.
FH
Remington 700 5R with factory-applied Cerakote
AICS AX Chassis
NightForce C173 3-15x56 Scope
NightForce 20 MOA Picatinny Rail
NightForce Medium High (1.265") Rings
My sight-in load was Remington Premier Match with 168gr SMK bullets. My test groups were 5-shot groups with several different loads. The two groups shown below are my two best loads in my other rifle...they work pretty well in this one. The Reloder 15/Hornady A-MAX group measures 0.499" while the VV N550/SMK group measures 0.641". I'll be adjusting the trigger a little (it's an X-Mark Pro adjustable) to bring it down to about 2 lbs and tinkering with these loads a bit to see if I can get some improvement, but I'm a pretty happy camper right now. Also, I noted this in my initial thread, but I recommend Mile High very highly.
FH