Thread: Taupo deerstalker range today

Took a few of my rifles out to the range this Avo. Had the place to myself!
Tried my new/old Browning semi .22, got a group at 50metres just it was low and hung right! But at leased it shoots and is under 15 rounds. The 500 BPE group well at 50 metres with the right barrel, but buggered if I know where the left goes and 4 shots is enough of the pain!
The Kimber 223 with Norma ammo was average, but that’s just 223, good enough for a deer!
The Sako 6.5 x 55 is always a joy, what a great accurate set up!
Here’s the junk I carry
The double
5 from the 223
3 from the 6.5

Cool afternoon out, did that the other day with the 223 , 22 250, 243, 30 06, 300 WM. Nice to pick up a few rifles and shootem.

Originally Posted by Maca49

Took a few of my rifles out to the range this Avo. Had the place to myself!
Tried my new/old Browning semi .22, got a group at 50metres just it was low and hung right! But at leased it shoots and is under 15 rounds. The 500 BPE group well at 50 metres with the right barrel, but buggered if I know where the left goes and 4 shots is enough of the pain!
The Kimber 223 with Norma ammo was average, but that’s just 223, good enough for a deer!
The Sako 6.5 x 55 is always a joy, what a great accurate set up!
Here’s the junk I carryAttachment 109248
The double Attachment 109249
5 from the 223Attachment 109250
3 from the 6.5Attachment 109251

Did you pull a couple of those 6.5 shots?

Originally Posted by Beaker

Did you pull a couple of those 6.5 shots?

Pulled one and overcorrected on the second. Easy with the 6.5, I’ve done bugger all shooting over summer

223 should shoot better than that shouldn't it

Nice.

I took my Sako 75 .223 to Auckland Deerstalkers last weekend.
Had to rezero it after playing scope swapsies with my ‘prohibited’ evil guns.
First clean barrel shot after bore sighting was 4 inches left and low for a 200m zero.
Adjusted for height and windage right.
Boom. Next 3 shots at 0.33 MOA.
Took it back left one click after that.
200m zero done.
Job sorted.

Originally Posted by northdude

223 should shoot better than that shouldn't it

My Remington did, this Kimber is as bad as the two Tikkas I’ve owned!

Originally Posted by dogmatix

Nice.

I took my Sako 75 .223 to Auckland Deerstalkers last weekend.
Had to rezero it after playing scope swapsies with my ‘prohibited’ evil guns.
First clean barrel shot after bore sighting was 4 inches left and low for a 200m zero.
Adjusted for height and windage right.
Boom. Next 3 shots at 0.33 MOA.
Took it back left one click after that.
200m zero done.
Job sorted.

Attachment 109258

And the ammo was?

Originally Posted by Maca49

And the ammo was?

Sierra 65gn Gameking handloads with ADI 2206h, Fed Match primers and weight sorted RP brass.

Originally Posted by Maca49

My Remington did, this Kimber is as bad as the two Tikkas I’ve owned!

My tikka 6.5x55 is a little clover leaf shooter most accurate rifle ive got followed by the savage 243 shoots about the same

Originally Posted by northdude

My tikka 6.5x55 is a little clover leaf shooter most accurate rifle ive got followed by the savage 243 shoots about the same

Everybody with a 223 handloads for accuracy, I think, the 6.5 I shot there was off the shelf S&Belliot.

I hand load for all mine iv always found that s&b pretty accurate stuff

Originally Posted by Maca49

My Remington did, this Kimber is as bad as the two Tikkas I’ve owned!

With the 223, a couple of questions for you. What is the twist rate of the Kimber? And what grain bullet in the ammo? The reason I ask is I have a 1:12 twist 223 B/A that will shoot 32gr, 40gr, 50gr and some 55gr brilliantly. Same POI at 100m and all very close to each other, but if I load anything over 55gr (69gr or 75s etc) or most of the 55gr about, then my groups open from Half minute of rabbit to minute of deer. (Clover leaf at 100 to 4" at 100.)

It may be that you need a different weight bullet in the load for it.