Thread: An accuracy challenge

Originally Posted by ebf

Wsm junkie : powder charge, looking for low elevation and low sd, see http://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co.nz/f10/refining-loads-through-velocity-plateaux-36585/]this thread for process

Cool, thanks

Gave the THLR accuracy challange another go today and was pleasently surprised how well I went. Gave the 1/2 moa a crack. What do you think @Norway?

Spot on, very very steady!

Assuming a very accurate rifle/ammunition, the shift towards the right COULD be increasing tension in your thumb palm.
No way for me to know, and your accuracy is at a very high level which makes it difficult to say anything from an external point of view.

Originally Posted by Norway

Spot on, very very steady!

Assuming a very accurate rifle/ammunition, the shift towards the right COULD be increasing tension in your thumb palm.
No way for me to know, and your accuracy is at a very high level which makes it difficult to say anything from an external point of view.

Thank you for that! The shift towards the right does show itself out futher more so with this rifle scope combination? Photo is from the same day first 3 shots from the rifle at 360m

Originally Posted by Dreamer

Gave the THLR accuracy challange another go today and was pleasently surprised how well I went. Gave the 1/2 moa a crack. What do you think @Norway?
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Hey @Dreamer where did you find that target?
cheers, Dave

Originally Posted by 40mm

Hey @Dreamer where did you find that target?
cheers, Dave

Took me a bit of looking but found it on THLR’s website from memory


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Originally Posted by Dreamer

Took me a bit of looking but found it on THLR’s website from memory


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cool, was hoping to side step that part!!! ill have a proper look

0.7MOA group at 600 yards. Load development so only 5 shots, and it was done with a Rem 700

Originally Posted by 40mm

Hey @<u><a href="https://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co.nz/member.php?u=512" target="_blank">Dreamer</a></u> where did you find that target?
cheers, Dave

Download Shooter Error target here https://hf-files-oregon.s3.amazonaws...error%20v3.pdf

Here's some input on shooting the hunting rifles.
https://youtu.be/iLeJ8rRUSXc

It seems to be a neverending roundabout dance removing Shooter Error, new ones pop up all the time when shooting under pressure (time limit - or limited exposure as in hunting) but at least at this stage I am sufficiently aware so it is fast to peel it off again.
https://youtu.be/8aJByIP4CRE

Originally Posted by Dreamer

Gave the THLR accuracy challange another go today and was pleasently surprised how well I went. Gave the 1/2 moa a crack. What do you think @Norway?
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Does anyone have a link to the targets off Norway's video they can throw my way?

Gave the THLR Proficiency test a go today. Had 23sec spare and the shot felt good but the proof is in the pudding so to speak...

As @Norway pointed out from the other day "the shift towards the right COULD be increasing tension in your thumb palm" and it appears very apparent from this today I believe. I did this at the end of my shooting, next time I'll use the same piece of paper and shoot it at the start and see how I go.

Originally Posted by Dreamer

Gave the THLR Proficiency test a go today. Had 23sec spare and the shot felt good but the proof is in the pudding so to speak...

23 seconds to spare is right about where you should be as it gives you time to take fix any minor hiccups that occur.

Let's count a 40 second time budget backwards:
4 seconds: Effect of shot observed, reloaded and ready (36 sec left)
2 seconds: Decision to shoot, execute trigger pull (34 sec left)
4 seconds: Final aim (30 sec left)
6 seconds: Get windcall on scope (24 seconds left)
10 seconds: Observation of wind, ballistic calculation (14 seconds left)
12 seconds: Settle into position, setup rifle (2 seconds left)
2 seconds: React to "start", move to firing position (0 seconds)

The above is the induvidual workstreams/ tasks. As you see it is an awareness of environment and cutting down on wind observation and getting that on the scope that is the major timesaver (Insert advertisement for THLR Hybrid reticle holds ).
There's only so much that can be saved setting the rifle up not including getting range, the trigger work pehaps a second and hardly anything on observation/ reloading.

284win last weekend. 308 with the tape on it.
I don't consider myself a good enough shot to continue with load development beyond this point. (Both moderate start loads)

Look in the green box...

Originally Posted by 6x47

Look in the green box...

Ok yeah I don't target shoot but looks like a 0.7inch group to me