Well i got the chance yesterday to shoot at a friends farm where we had a pretty good range. I have never shoot my .223 past 300 yards so i was curious how it would perform. We started out at 530 and once i got the dope figured out we were dingin the steel target every shot. The best part was this was my wifes first time firing a center fire rifle and she hit it on her first shot :grin: After hitting it quite a bit we flipped the target around and sent 10 more down range. Its hard to tell from the picture but the group was about 6" and that was with 3 different shooters firing 3 shots each.(of course the 3 right in the middle are mine :lol: )
We then moved back to 592 and had the same results with 10 more clicks of elevation. Needless to say we all had a blast and my wife said she wanted to go again. She hasent asked me to build her a pink rifle next but i think she might have caught the "Gun Bug"
Overall it was a great trip and i think 800 is pretty doable as long as the wind is not present. Now i just need to get my hands on a chrono graph so i can start to put together an accurate chart.
Thanks again for all the great info on this site!!!!
Savage 12 (pre accu trigger)
Totally stock except for an adjusted trigger 2lbs-ish
Load-
Mixed brass
CCI small rifle primers
26.0 grains of Varget
69 gr SMK's
Cant remember the COAL of the top of my head
We then moved back to 592 and had the same results with 10 more clicks of elevation. Needless to say we all had a blast and my wife said she wanted to go again. She hasent asked me to build her a pink rifle next but i think she might have caught the "Gun Bug"
Overall it was a great trip and i think 800 is pretty doable as long as the wind is not present. Now i just need to get my hands on a chrono graph so i can start to put together an accurate chart.
Thanks again for all the great info on this site!!!!
Savage 12 (pre accu trigger)
Totally stock except for an adjusted trigger 2lbs-ish
Load-
Mixed brass
CCI small rifle primers
26.0 grains of Varget
69 gr SMK's
Cant remember the COAL of the top of my head