I went out today with my father-in-law to show him some long range shooting, which he has never tried before. I have a HOWA .308 20 inch that can reach out there pretty good, so I told him to bring a rifle and we would set them up and have a good time shooting out at 500-1000 yards. We hit the 300 yard range and I sighted my rifle at 100yrds punched it in the calculator and it was ready to go. Then my father-in-law brought out his old woodmaster .243 to sight in saying he wanted to finish off deer season with it instead of his 30-06. We set-up the remington in a shooting vice and let it rip at 100 yrds. The spread was immense to say the least, about 10-14 inches between each shot. After about 15 wasted rounds all over the place I asked him what the scope was on the rifle. He said he bought it from a friend at work, bushnell dusk til dawn. I had an extra scope in the truck and we installed it to see if this would clear up the problem. At 50 yards this time he was still hitting all over in a 5-8 inch circle. I am not familiar with .243 loads or with the remington woodmaster at all. He was using winchester 100 grain SP ammo. Is this the ammo, barrel twist/ammo combination or something else? The rifle is old but has seen very little use. He says he believes it has only seen around 120 rounds in its lifetime. Any input you guys may have would be greatly appreciated.
PS. He was nailing an 8"x10" steel target at 500 and 600 yards with my rifle so shooter error is not the answer.
PS. He was nailing an 8"x10" steel target at 500 and 600 yards with my rifle so shooter error is not the answer.
