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Went to a friends house that has a nice 200 yrd cut into the woods he uses as a range. We marked off 100yrds with a yard-wheel and also ranged the target at 100 yrds with bushnell rangefinder.
my first 3 round sight in group measured .52" with winchester factory ammo and was about an inch to the right. Already I was very pleased with the rifle.
a few clicks later and the second three round group of factory ammo measured .73", I pulled one a little low. The group was just under .5" to the right of the center of the target to i thought that was good enough to see what i could do with some reloads. (these first six shots were at a 3" target)
I think i got really lucky on my combination of rifle and components, because judging by my FIRST group shot with reloads that measured .33" on a 2" target, i think i'll stick with the sierras. I was very pleased to see my first shot hit exactly where i expected. The second and third shots I almost thought I had missed since they went in virtually the same hole, I was ecstatic when I realized this. I have pictures of the targets and my rifle, i just have to find my cord or an sd card to transfer the pics.
btw, the load was:
Winchester case
CCI BR-2 LR Primers
Sierra 150gr ProHunters
46gr W748
Crimped just enough to feel the indention with Lee Factory Crimp
OAL - 2.75"
my first 3 round sight in group measured .52" with winchester factory ammo and was about an inch to the right. Already I was very pleased with the rifle.
a few clicks later and the second three round group of factory ammo measured .73", I pulled one a little low. The group was just under .5" to the right of the center of the target to i thought that was good enough to see what i could do with some reloads. (these first six shots were at a 3" target)
I think i got really lucky on my combination of rifle and components, because judging by my FIRST group shot with reloads that measured .33" on a 2" target, i think i'll stick with the sierras. I was very pleased to see my first shot hit exactly where i expected. The second and third shots I almost thought I had missed since they went in virtually the same hole, I was ecstatic when I realized this. I have pictures of the targets and my rifle, i just have to find my cord or an sd card to transfer the pics.
btw, the load was:
Winchester case
CCI BR-2 LR Primers
Sierra 150gr ProHunters
46gr W748
Crimped just enough to feel the indention with Lee Factory Crimp
OAL - 2.75"


