Thread: An accuracy challenge

Originally Posted by leathel

very little wind, center first with a mag box length, Rifle was shooting high and right with the 162 amax and Munster Jnr was sighting his 308 in and need help hense the wrong target shot after being distracted in the first group...then top two which were at two different seating depths then the lower left, Lower left was with Retumbo as I am nearly out of 2225 so I will have to tweek the load a little by the looks but I will load the remander of what I have in 2225 to the top right setup as I know I pulled number five on that. I caught myself shutting my eyes while snatching the trigger on a couple of the later shots in the groups. More time needed on rifles like my 243AI as I have not shot much of late and that is a pleasure to shoot with the suppressor on and is just as accurate and the Rum that is loud but doesnt kick so between the two the flinch gets sorted pretty quick

I like the look of your groups, but my thoughts on the ones out to the left and right is more likely wind Do you use and wind flags when you are shooting? Any variation in wind will alter the impact point of a projectile. I've shot the rifle and others in conditions that don't move windflags much at all and ended up with groups 3 times the size of the ones I posted.
Before I started competition shooting I never used windflags and spent quite a bit of time trying to get small groups and find out why the good load I found last trip to the range didn't shoot as well this time.....very frustrating. After taking up competition shooting it finally dawned on me how much the wind affects a projectile, now I'd never go to the range without wind flags.............even a simple ribbon tied to a stick placed at 20 40 and 60 yds is better than nothing.........Kiwi