Thread: An accuracy challenge

Originally Posted by R93

Still, it is easy to see the rifle is a straight shooter taking all the factors you have mentioned into account. What do lighter projectiles shoot like?

The 140 VLD's and AB's shoot very very well just run out of puff at 700 and more importantly hard to sort windage in the valleys we shoot, Mostly 600-700 across so the 180VLD is the ticket. It doesn't seam to like the 160AB and 162, Just can't get reliable groups with them ?????

Never shoot more than 3 shot quick lots in the feild anyway and in the field flinch/ recoil is less of an issue. Those groups were the last for the day so allready had 25 rounds of 160's at 3K which kick just as hard so hense the snatching at the trigger Looking at getting some Barnes 140's for bush but the mag length 180VLD still shot pretty good so will try that on animals first

Originally Posted by leathel

The 140 VLD's and AB's shoot very very well just run out of puff at 700 and more importantly hard to sort windage in the valleys we shoot, Mostly 600-700 across so the 180VLD is the ticket. It doesn't seam to like the 160AB and 162, Just can't get reliable groups with them ?????

Never shoot more than 3 shot quick lots in the feild anyway and in the field flinch/ recoil is less of an issue. Those groups were the last for the day so allready had 25 rounds of 160's at 3K which kick just as hard so hense the snatching at the trigger Looking at getting some Barnes 140's for bush but the mag length 180VLD still shot pretty good so will try that on animals first

I have a .223 that wont shoot 60-62 gr pills but shoots everthing either side. Annoying.
Where do the lighter pills lose it leathal, wind, stability or your just not happy with them.
Just reread your post properly. Gotya. I use 130's in my 6.5 and it is around the same, about 700 it loses it in energy. But I still in fair/good conditions push it further on targets. I like trying to nut out decieving winds. just dont like wasting the ammo it sometimes takes doing it

Originally Posted by R93

I have a .223 that wont shoot 60-62 gr pills but shoots everthing either side. Annoying.
Where do the lighter pills lose it leathal, wind, stability or your just not happy with them.

Lighter pills, the 140VLD has blown up to close (muliple exit holes even on goats) ...and the AB has penciled out further. Wind and lack of energy is the main reason I dropped them, the AB I would keep for a bush load if the POI was the same as the 180VLD but its not and I dont want to have to dial back to a different zero for the bush load. Will try the POI for the barnes but the 180VLD should be OK still up close.. I hope...