Here's another:
If you're shooting a scope which most folks do THESE DAYS......your vision should be concentrated at the intersection of the reticle at shot break.....NOT on the target!!
Yes...I would say that it was an 'interesting experience' because the load you're using and the MV you're listing as 2785 fps is slightly above a load listed as a 'beginning load' of 55 grains through a 26" barrel @2724 fps! I suggest that something is askew with your chronograph data! Your load...
The best test is using a load from any recommended loading book, normally the 'accuracy load' and working up from there!
What shows up on the target is the final test!
Shooting the flinter off the left shoulder doesn't bother me one bit! I pondered that question before I bought it but I have had no problem with it! But...I always wear shooting glasses as a protective move!
Both of these rifles are very accurate!
100yd by Sharps Man, on Flickr
The two higher...
"HELLO"...to all! My first name is Rick but my UserName here is Muldoon...as I've got a life-long football buddy that calls me that because of my Irish blood. I've been called 'other things' by him as well! I'm a hunter and shooter and have been blessed with the fact that I have my own shooting...
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I understand fully what you're attempting (I think) to do but I believe there's something you're over-looking which is pertinent to your objective! Anyway you 'cut it'.....all of the seating dies I've ever worked with seat the bullet, depth-wise off of the meplat of the bullet rather...
I use this:
100yd by Sharps Man, on Flickr
The knurled end slides out and I set it on etched weight lines up to 110 grains. I shoot 2F blackpowder in my .54 Hawken and 3F when shooting the .50 flinter. The two high shots in the photo were when I was learning how much front sight to hold when...
I tried progressive lenses and they just didn't work for me! Why? With progressive lenses if I'm deer hunting if game appears from off to the side....one has to TURN THE ENTIRE HEAD.....to be able to get a clear view! Game picks up the smallest movements and gets the boogers! With regular...
One of the most accurate rifles I've ever owned had a laminated wood stock from Fajen! Hell for stout and took bedding fantastically well! It was an NRA Match Rifle and sent lots of rounds downrange!
Thank you fellows for my WELCOME!
I have a pretty deep background in shooting; got my 'formal' training in the fact that I've been lucky in that I got the benefit of some high intensity training 50 years ago by being able to shoot with the All-Army Rifle Team training at Ft. Benning, Ga. Won't...
this is a 'testament' to the accuracy of Nosler AccuBond Bullets. I recently fired six five shot groups over a period of three days with the below rifle from 600 yards using the 150 gr. .30 caliber AccuBond bullet using 46.5 grs. Varget and F210m primers and all six five shot groups I could...