Thread: An accuracy challenge

Back in the late 80s early 90s I had an issue PH with a ZF84 Khales fixed 6x (post and hair reticle) a TX 1200 barrel that had a bit of use. (It failed the erosion gauge test) Armourers wanted to rebarrel it but it was always on exercise or away from camp when they came looking for it.


Anyway, that old thing would shoot groups like A all day long and the majority were like C with issue F4 ball ammo.

Don't know what happened to it once the AW come in.

How much more mucking around to get it where you want it ebf?
What type and weight projectile?

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Originally Posted by R93

Back in the late 80s early 90s I had an issue PH with a ZF84 Khales fixed 6x (post and hair reticle) a TX 1200 barrel that had a bit of use. (It failed the erosion gauge test) Armourers wanted to rebarrel it but it was always on exercise or away from camp when they came looking for it.

Anyway, that old thing would shoot groups like A all day long and the majority were like C with issue F4 ball ammo.

Malcolm had one that would happily make head shots all day at 600... he shot a 5 shot 2.5" group with it at 600 not long before he got out. Some of those rifles were awesome and he was doing a lot of shooting at the time.

I have some plans to run a old style sniper match at some stage (500 and 600 yards) - Hawkins position, fire on command, sand bag barricades, loop holes, camouflage nets... Would be great to have a few entry classes (service pre-1990, service post-1990, and open class) but I am pretty sure most people will want to just shoot in open class.

Originally Posted by Gillie

Malcolm had one that would happily make head shots all day at 600... he shot a 5 shot 2.5" group with it at 600 not long before he got out. Some of those rifles were awesome and he was doing a lot of shooting at the time.

I have some plans to run a old style sniper match at some stage (500 and 600 yards) - Hawkins position, fire on command, sand bag barricades, loop holes, camouflage nets... Would be great to have a few entry classes (service pre-1990, service post-1990, and open class) but I am pretty sure most people will want to just shoot in open class.

I am sure Malcolm does as well but I remember the badge shoot to the detail.

I shot a 245 in practice with that PH rifle missed one walking @500. My partner did as well and straight after me. He did it with hot barrel.
Best score with the AW was only 235.



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did some load development last weekend so i could mover to 2208. Zeroed on on the top dot then put 4 round into the bottom dot, but pulled the 5th with a bad recoil, then put the 6th into the same hole. 155 Dyers