Just started long range shooting…today was my 3rd time shooting my new rifle, so much to learn.
I took forum members advice and bought a few types of ammo - 140 Hornady Match, 143 ELD, 144 Berger, and 147 Hornady Match.
Today I did some testing.
I did the box test at 100 yards…well part of it, and it seemed to work well (used the remaining 140gr)
Then I tested 5 shot groups…first was 143gr
Then the 144gr Berger
Then the 147gr
After this I set up to the farthest distance I could on the land…338 yards. After some trial and error, as it appeared that my muzzle velocity measurement was incorrect, causing a .2 MRAD error, I seemed to somewhat dial it in better.
Questions:
Looks like my rifle likes heavier bullets, what is other good factory ammo to try?
At 338 yards I was a 15x power, does that seem right? Is there a rule of thumb for a the right amount of power at specific distances?
Any insight is greatly appreciated, as I want to tighten everything up.
I took forum members advice and bought a few types of ammo - 140 Hornady Match, 143 ELD, 144 Berger, and 147 Hornady Match.
Today I did some testing.
I did the box test at 100 yards…well part of it, and it seemed to work well (used the remaining 140gr)
Then I tested 5 shot groups…first was 143gr
Then the 144gr Berger
Then the 147gr
After this I set up to the farthest distance I could on the land…338 yards. After some trial and error, as it appeared that my muzzle velocity measurement was incorrect, causing a .2 MRAD error, I seemed to somewhat dial it in better.
Questions:
Looks like my rifle likes heavier bullets, what is other good factory ammo to try?
At 338 yards I was a 15x power, does that seem right? Is there a rule of thumb for a the right amount of power at specific distances?
Any insight is greatly appreciated, as I want to tighten everything up.
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