Thread: Dumb question about shooting

Originally Posted by No.3

If you are "going all around" the target at increased range, go back to paper and shoot a decent group at each range. Assess each group at each range for patterns of impact - looking to isolate mechanical error, shooter error and plain piss poor shot error... You by the law of averages should be able to land at least one or two on the gong especially if the only change is ammo - but the next issue is you've reported multiple changes at the same time in terms of scope, ammo and probably something else will come to light if you think hard enough about it as a change. Multiple changes make it a lot harder to work out what is causing your issue as you also now need to work out which change has lead up to what is causing your issue and you now have a two or three step faultfinding mission. On the plus side if you haven't changed it's not likely to be you as the operator, so put aside all confidence and ability questions and instead start thinking logically and also document everything...

Scope update was a muck around as above. I have recanted it now and will take another look, but my local range(Kaitoke) only goes to 200yds, so have very limited ability to get out to distance.

Went from a Bushnell Elite 6500 2.5-16x42 on Talley to a Swarovski Z3 4-12x50bt on a leupold rail and PRW rings.

Will try to get hold of some more Belmont from someone to see if I can at least rule that out. Probably the most effective way to check with the limited time i have available.