Kai Winters
Member
Hi all,
Here is an interesting pic from some time spent at the range today.
I moved the position of my scope for a better sight picture and zero'd it in again today.
The target was at 50 yards, the gun rail sat on a sand bag, and I held the stock.
Center circle was the three shots it took to zero it in...it was still very close considering I removed the scope and all parts to move and center a bit better. That surprised me.
The first three sets of ten were all using Winchester Super X, copper clad hollow points. I took my time placing the shots in the center of the circle as good as my current ability allowed.
The fourth set used Federal Champion lead solid points. I was very surprised at the pattern...perhaps it was just this box of 50 but nothing as accurate as the Wins despite all factors being the same.
I fairly new to this and I'm sure practice, patience and learning will improve my skills.
It is a chilly and rainy day today and by the end of my session...maybe 150 rounds total...my hands were cold, especially my trigger finger though I was wearing Mechanix work gloves.
The target is an 11x18 inch sheet of paper. The circles are from the bottle cap of a Snapple drawn with a Sharpie...working in a paper mill I have access to lots of paper...these are samples I cut for testing purposes and we save them for parents with kids for coloring etc.
Input, comments and suggestions are welcomed and appreciated.
Here is an interesting pic from some time spent at the range today.
I moved the position of my scope for a better sight picture and zero'd it in again today.
The target was at 50 yards, the gun rail sat on a sand bag, and I held the stock.
Center circle was the three shots it took to zero it in...it was still very close considering I removed the scope and all parts to move and center a bit better. That surprised me.
The first three sets of ten were all using Winchester Super X, copper clad hollow points. I took my time placing the shots in the center of the circle as good as my current ability allowed.
The fourth set used Federal Champion lead solid points. I was very surprised at the pattern...perhaps it was just this box of 50 but nothing as accurate as the Wins despite all factors being the same.
I fairly new to this and I'm sure practice, patience and learning will improve my skills.
It is a chilly and rainy day today and by the end of my session...maybe 150 rounds total...my hands were cold, especially my trigger finger though I was wearing Mechanix work gloves.
The target is an 11x18 inch sheet of paper. The circles are from the bottle cap of a Snapple drawn with a Sharpie...working in a paper mill I have access to lots of paper...these are samples I cut for testing purposes and we save them for parents with kids for coloring etc.
Input, comments and suggestions are welcomed and appreciated.
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