Since it got up to 60F today, it was the perfect day to take the new Blaser Tactical II in .338 LM out for a spin.
I brought along three boxes of Corbon ammo: 250gr, 300 gr and 300gr subsonic.
Since this was the first time it was shot, I had mounted a 5.5-22x50 Nightforce with zero stop and MOA reticle. We set up at 100 yards and started to sight in in. Removing the bolt, we sighted down the bore, only to realize the zero stop was set too high. Since neither one of us had adjusted the zero stop, we took the cap off, played around with the set screws, and ultimately recognized we had no clue. So, we went inside and printed off the directions from SnipersHide.
We set the zero stop to allow us to sight in the rifle, and began shooting the 250 grain rounds. It took a few rounds, and then began to have drift on the page. Of course, we finally figured out the scope base was loose. Back in the house, grab a wrench, and tighten everything down. Back outside for more sight-in. My spotter kept telling me adjustments, but my reticle was telling me something else. Finally, after a few more rounds, we realized he was thinking mils, but the scope was in MOA. *doh*
Got it sighted in, then moved back to 250 yards.
Shot the last two rounds of 250gr and the Larue popup, then switched over to the 300 grain subsonics. Whoa. What a difference. The final tally was 33 MOA up. But what a hoot! No noise or recoil to speak of, and still smacked the Larue popups and MGM popups. Went through the 20 rounds just having fun.
Then, switched to the 300 grain non-subsonics. Umph. I shot one into the MGM popup just to see what would happen, and it knocked it off the hinge point. After five shots, my shoulder was done. I looked at the Larue, and one round had clipped the edge, and put a pretty significant ding on it. The MGM, much to my surprise, was not damaged. It had the three inches of rubber to slow the round, and combined with the distance, survived well.
Again, very, very good day. The Blaser was an awesome precision instrument, and the Nightforce perform extremely well, as expected. The biggest problem was me. I'll work on that.
I brought along three boxes of Corbon ammo: 250gr, 300 gr and 300gr subsonic.
Since this was the first time it was shot, I had mounted a 5.5-22x50 Nightforce with zero stop and MOA reticle. We set up at 100 yards and started to sight in in. Removing the bolt, we sighted down the bore, only to realize the zero stop was set too high. Since neither one of us had adjusted the zero stop, we took the cap off, played around with the set screws, and ultimately recognized we had no clue. So, we went inside and printed off the directions from SnipersHide.
We set the zero stop to allow us to sight in the rifle, and began shooting the 250 grain rounds. It took a few rounds, and then began to have drift on the page. Of course, we finally figured out the scope base was loose. Back in the house, grab a wrench, and tighten everything down. Back outside for more sight-in. My spotter kept telling me adjustments, but my reticle was telling me something else. Finally, after a few more rounds, we realized he was thinking mils, but the scope was in MOA. *doh*
Got it sighted in, then moved back to 250 yards.
Shot the last two rounds of 250gr and the Larue popup, then switched over to the 300 grain subsonics. Whoa. What a difference. The final tally was 33 MOA up. But what a hoot! No noise or recoil to speak of, and still smacked the Larue popups and MGM popups. Went through the 20 rounds just having fun.
Then, switched to the 300 grain non-subsonics. Umph. I shot one into the MGM popup just to see what would happen, and it knocked it off the hinge point. After five shots, my shoulder was done. I looked at the Larue, and one round had clipped the edge, and put a pretty significant ding on it. The MGM, much to my surprise, was not damaged. It had the three inches of rubber to slow the round, and combined with the distance, survived well.
Again, very, very good day. The Blaser was an awesome precision instrument, and the Nightforce perform extremely well, as expected. The biggest problem was me. I'll work on that.
