It has been a few years since I wrote Reloading 101 and I have commented several times that I should update it. Well I guess now is as good a time as any. This mental wandering is not comprehensive, it is “in addition to” the previous article. As...
Reloading Basix:
After helping quite a few folks recently getting set up for reloading I decided to put my thoughts on paper. Here is my spin on how to turn out good quality ammunition for precision/tactical rifle at minimum cost and minimum fuss...
This is your answer. You cannot expect to have a consistent CBS after you clean a rifle. Once it is dirty, leave it that way. If it jumps off zero then you have other issues. Your ammo lot numbers may have an effect also as noted.
Cheers,
Doc
Sub MOA at 1K+, 90% of the time out of the gate?
Not this cowboy. I'd scare the hell out of it 90% of the time but hitting it, not so much.
I'd go 600 for a CBS with that percentage given your atmospherics.
In an any condition, any time CBS (within reason), 450 - 500 yards.
Cheers...
Sitting at MCAS Miramar trying to figure out who this new guy living in my house was. He seemed to like me just fine, but I'd never met him before and he walked with a limp.
Welcome home Dad! Sorry for puking on your Dress Blues and on General Krulak's shoes.
Cheers,
Doc
Most hunters are "Set it and forget it" scope users. They shoot a box of ammo left over from last year and buy a new box this year. They also set up an 8" paper plate at "about" 100 yards and if they hit it 4 out of 5 times they proudly proclaim their rifle "sighted in".
Precision shooters on...
This is the correct answer. The hard stops at either end of the power ring are the only TRUE points you have. If it was me I'd be checking the top end for the correct line spacing also. Not that I have ever seen 7 out of 10 Leupy scopes unable to be dialed to the correct subtention in one...