Post by dirtdiver on Mar 17, 2013 21:00:10 GMT -5
I'm really interested in long distance precision shooting - and I finally got some time behind my fairly new .308 last friday when it was summer-like weather outside! I spent about 4 hours at the range, just hanging out, shooting, chatting, relaxing! So much fun. All in all, I shot about 70 rounds.
I zeroed my scope last fall at the 50 yard line....but other than that, haven't had a chance to shoot it but one other time this winter. So first thing I did friday was double check my zero at 50Yrds....still on. Shot several rounds at the 100 yard line, then moved to the 200 - for the first time.
Per my phone, there was a steady wind of 12MPH blowing from my 7 o'clock position....with intermittent gusts. So I corrected a teeny tiny bit for it.
I did pretty good at the 200 yard line - didn't hit the bullseye, but all shots were within 1-2 inches from the bullseye.
I thought I would share the last target I shot that day....I'm really excited about how tight of groups I was able to shoot.
So, this particular target that is in the pic is used to measure the precision of the rifle....the lines are all 0.5 inches apart. My rifle is zeroed at 50 yards....so pretty close to a 200 yard zero also. I put the target on the 100 yard-line and started shooting at the "bullseye" on the right side. I held the crosshairs on the bullseye and fired off 3 rounds - the rounds went about where I thought they would based on what the zero is set at for my scope - about 2 inches high & a little right because of the breeze.
Then I moved over to the left side of the target - I didn't adjust the scope for the wind or my zero, but just held the crosshairs where I thought they needed to be in order to hit the bullseye....then fired off 5 rounds. 3 that made a nice tight group and 2 that were just a little off.
I measured both groups - the one on the left side was 0.94MOA and the one on the right = 0.44MOA! Needless to say I was pretty happy! So now I know it can shoot precise, I just need to slowly work my way out a little further. Once I get good at the 200 yardline, I will move out to the 300 yard line. It's hard to be patient and not just go for 300 yards, but not quite yet...!
One thing I need to figure out with my scope is how to get the reticle focused better out past 100 yards. The target image seemed kind of blurry at 200 yards....I think I know how to fix that.....but we'll see!
Thanks for reading.....and any helpful hints will be appreciated!
I zeroed my scope last fall at the 50 yard line....but other than that, haven't had a chance to shoot it but one other time this winter. So first thing I did friday was double check my zero at 50Yrds....still on. Shot several rounds at the 100 yard line, then moved to the 200 - for the first time.
Per my phone, there was a steady wind of 12MPH blowing from my 7 o'clock position....with intermittent gusts. So I corrected a teeny tiny bit for it.
I did pretty good at the 200 yard line - didn't hit the bullseye, but all shots were within 1-2 inches from the bullseye.
I thought I would share the last target I shot that day....I'm really excited about how tight of groups I was able to shoot.
So, this particular target that is in the pic is used to measure the precision of the rifle....the lines are all 0.5 inches apart. My rifle is zeroed at 50 yards....so pretty close to a 200 yard zero also. I put the target on the 100 yard-line and started shooting at the "bullseye" on the right side. I held the crosshairs on the bullseye and fired off 3 rounds - the rounds went about where I thought they would based on what the zero is set at for my scope - about 2 inches high & a little right because of the breeze.
Then I moved over to the left side of the target - I didn't adjust the scope for the wind or my zero, but just held the crosshairs where I thought they needed to be in order to hit the bullseye....then fired off 5 rounds. 3 that made a nice tight group and 2 that were just a little off.
I measured both groups - the one on the left side was 0.94MOA and the one on the right = 0.44MOA! Needless to say I was pretty happy! So now I know it can shoot precise, I just need to slowly work my way out a little further. Once I get good at the 200 yardline, I will move out to the 300 yard line. It's hard to be patient and not just go for 300 yards, but not quite yet...!
One thing I need to figure out with my scope is how to get the reticle focused better out past 100 yards. The target image seemed kind of blurry at 200 yards....I think I know how to fix that.....but we'll see!
Thanks for reading.....and any helpful hints will be appreciated!
