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    Posted: October/22/2009 at 14:26
For some reason, I pulled one shot out of every 3 shot group I attempted Sometimes it was the first shot, sometimes it was second, sometimes it was third.

The wind was horrible, and its been years since I shot a real rifle

I was impressed with the performance even with cheap Magtech ammo, but my hand loads were way more consistent.  Heres the last two groups I shot, before heading out.





I didnt get to measure them, and my stomach has been killing me all day, so I just headed out.  Cant wait to get some more range time with it, and see how bad of a shot I am at 200, 300+  Eventually Id like to start shooting at 600, but I think today made me realize how much practice I really need.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote zac_ereman Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: October/22/2009 at 15:25
I'm not sure, but the first picture looks to me like you fires when you inhaled on that one shot.  Could be wrong though.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote cheaptrick Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: October/22/2009 at 16:13
The groups will tighten up after some practice. What hand loads are you going with?
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote hotshot Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: October/22/2009 at 17:55
Originally posted by cheaptrick cheaptrick wrote:

The groups will tighten up after some practice. What hand loads are you going with?


I think those were 44grns 4064 with a 168grn SMK.  Id have to double check.  The wind was bad, so after I got it sighted in, I shot about 6 more shots and packed up
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what power is your scope set on??
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You are probably right to wait for less wind, but soon you will want to practice in the wind.  Those last groups looked pretty good. 

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Try Varget with those 168gr. SMK's sometime too.
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I got some loaded with varget also just didn't shoot any. I'll make another trip soon hopefully

my scope is a fixed 10x
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