It is time to sight in the rifle for the coming hunting season .
On the bench from 100 m at least 2 in group is required to achieve ...
How many of the forum members can achieve that ...?
It is time to sight in the rifle for the coming hunting season .
On the bench from 100 m at least 2 in group is required to achieve ...
How many of the forum members can achieve that ...?
How's 2.34" at 309 yards off a ricketty folding table resting on an ammo can?https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...6d4fceb0a7.jpg
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Excellent what was the magnification? I use 4x scope
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Originally Posted by Rob Stewart
Scope is a Nikon 4-12 with BDC reticle. Rifle is sighted for 200 and in this case I used the ballistic table to dial up around 15 clicks but really only needed to dial up probably 12.
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To answer the question, it was dialed up to 12x at the time.
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My deer rifle is a Marlin 336. It shoots a 2" group at 100 with cheap factory but my hand loads can do under 1"
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Excellent , I never tried better scope , but i will buy some in the future
My is Bushnell Banner 4x other is 6x duplex reticle
Thanks for the info
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Originally Posted by Rob Stewart
The saying "aim small miss small" really does apply to sights and eyes. My eyes are getting older so open iron sights are going to give me a 4" group at 100 but the higher the magnification the more precisely and consistently you can maintain a point of aim.
I sight in my 30-30 at 100 yards on 9x but then dial it down to the lowest when hunting so it's quicker to get a sight picture and I can see more.
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I’m 2” high at 100 yards. Using handloads, I get .75” accuracy. Rifle is a Browning single shot 30.06. Scope is a Leupold Vari-X 3 2.5 X 10.
Our gun club is building a 200 yard range. I’m looking forward to trying it out.
I always do the following.
Box of 20...
5 shots at 50M to get decent zero on paper.
5-10 shots at 100M to get rifle grouped.
Back to 50 and take 5, in different positions, but not on bench. Offhand, kneeling, sitting etc.
Lots of guys can group at 100M, but when they get in the field they forget the actual skill of shooting.
For a new scope I follow much the same process as you.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bluebulldog
First I hold the scope against a mirror and centre the crosshairs.
Next I mount the scope.
I then remove the bolt and do an eyeball bore sight at a distant object. When I get to the range I may confirm the bore sight against the 100.
I then zero it at 50 yards, then move to 100 and adjust accordingly.
Lastly I set the gun aside or come back the next day when the barrel is cold and do a SINGLE shot. I wait about 15 minutes doing other stuff and do another single shot. If need be I tweak my cold (and dirty) bore zero.
I never go back and repeat any of this. Instead I just try and get my rifle out a few times a year for target practice or ammo load development.
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I shoot at a civilian club and on Base Borden. The upside of Borden is access to longer ranges.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sam Menard
I'm a bit torn right now. There is a work party laid on at my civilian club this Saturday that I really should volunteer for but we are supposed to be shooting on the 500 yard at Borden this Saturday too!!!!
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Basic rule for a box of 20..x15 for practice x5 for hunting.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bluebulldog
Not enough guys do that...happy to walk away with the result from a 'bench rest' shot. I see it here all the time, few take the time to develop their skills to be able to shoot off hand or at least, a fence post barrel rest. Then wonder why they missed the shot when it counted.
I have my own shooting range on my property, I shoot year round. I got rid of rifles that can’t shoot under 1” at 100 yard. No problem with most Tikka and Sako’s. Need to shoot the new Bavarian a bit more. Hopefully sometime this week. :thumbup:
yup me and my father basically do the same.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bluebulldog
45 Grain .223 1" at 100. SHOOTING STICK people buy them, make they, just please use the DARN things!
Some good advice there!Quote:
Originally Posted by MikePal
Practice makes perfect, so spend time at the range and shoot a lot. Then practice without the bench, chair, rest, etc. I usually buy a brand new box specifically for hunting each year before the season. Practice different positions with 15 and keep 5 for the hunt. It's very seldom you'll need more and if you do you should have spent more time at the range.
I don’t wait for hunting season to sight in. I am a member of a shooting club and shoot year round. I don’t keep a rifle if it can’t shoot at least 1” group at 100yrds.
Right on !:goodstuff:Quote:
Originally Posted by fishhawk
Hi Fishhawk yours is one of the first intelligent comment I’ve come across, There’s actually particular point in the year for signing your rifle for the hunting season???? One of the best recommendation I came across in a Field & Stream Book I got a few Christmases ago, suggested if you’re serious about hunting you should be running through at least two hundred rounds of ammunition a year, roughly a box of ammunition a month. In other words there should be no particular point time for checking out your signing it should be an on going thing you do through out the year. Especially if your in the habit of buying ammunition in different lots or from multiple manufactures. Each manufacturer uses their own components and receipts for manufacturing ammunition and they are different from the components and receipts of other manufacturers, who compete for market share. Being a reloader I’ve experiment with changing components, I was really amazing how changing anyone component can substantially throw off your point of impact. Someone ask once, why reload is it to save money? Definitely. In addition I’ve found that I can load for what I’m shooting, I don’t need the energy to kill a moose, if I am only hunting deer. As well once you find a load that works well, you can reloaded it over and over again, resulting in an on going level consistency, as long as you don’t have to move on to a different component lot. When that happens you simply again have to do a sight in.Quote:
Originally Posted by fishhawk
You don’t stop hunting because you grow old. You grow old because you stop hunting.
- Gun Nut
As a reloader myself, each gun has its load that it's zeroed for. If I shoot other loads for testing I don't change the zero, I just observe the groups.
By being consistent with ONE cartridge or load for each gun and sticking with it you can build up a profile of how it shoots in different conditions and by shooting a lot you can just grab and go when the time comes to hunt.
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It's sad how many Gun Ranges are sold out...waiting lists to get a membership...yet used far less than capacity most of the time. One range near Toronto apparently has a 'frequent flyer' card that you have to have signed off with each visit to say you use the range x10 times in the year or your membership isn't renewed.
Apparently there's a big panic every year, by those who don't frequent it enough, running around and get their buddies to sign off for them.
Typically, like all ranges...only gets busy there a week or two before hunting season.
Although I live in Northern Ontario with lots of Crown land available, I definitely appreciate a formal range with the associated infrastructure. Even our club isn’t taking on new members as things can get disorganized in a hurry if there are too many people,
I was speaking with the V/P of a club and he told me they were full up. I suggested he try selling restricted 'Weekday ONLY' memberships. Sell them to retired guys, weekend shift workers etc that can be restricted to use the range only during the weekdays. I'm sure lots of guys would jump at the opportunity. The club could increase memberships beyond present capacity, make more money and not cause any strain on the weekend crowd
Our local commercial ranges have priced themselves way beyond what ordinary working stiffs can afford or justify spending even when they can afford them. The best bet,now,is to find a friend who owns a farm and build a small range to use on a very limited basis and keep quiet about it.
I get rid of guns that don't shoot at least an inch!Quote:
Originally Posted by alfoldivandor
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I wish people would shoot more throughout the year. It really is the only way to become proficient with whatever firearm you are going to be using during the season both in how well you shoot and the safe handling, and having a total familiarity with the firearm. How many times do people forget about the safety of the gun, or use it incorrectly? I'm very lucky to live out here in farm country so it's easy for me with my own range here at home to shoot. However, I can't tell you how many times I hear people sighting in their guns on the Sunday before the season starts and then all the horror stories I hear of the bad shots which have been taken.
I usually bow hunt the Saturday and Sunday before rifle opener on Monday. I can’t believe every year the group on either side of my property all target shoot on those days shooting boxes of ammo exactly where they will hunt on Monday. Crazy.