Re: Acceptable 300 Yard Group?
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: BoomerTG1</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Shot this just the other day while testing loads for an upcoming match. Rifle is a factory stock Remington 700 SPS-V in a Bell and Carlson Tactical stock so I don't expect amazing accuracy but I was just curious what others are getting with 10-shot groups with their Remingtons? Is this ok, or should I keep tweaking for more accuracy? The group measures about 3.5" at 300 yards.
175 SMK
Lapua brass, regular Fed 210 primer
42.2 Varget
2.82" COAL
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First, you should demand amazing accuracy. In fact, if you start off with the mind-set that any rifle will always shoot in the direction it's pointed, you'll expect, with proper sight alignment and trigger control supported from a steady position, that all of your shots will be right-in-there.
Instead of asking, could my group be any better, ask, what things could have precluded the group from being better, then trouble shoot to establish recognition for what things need improvement.
Over all, from just looking at your group, I'd say the only thing anyone here knows for sure is that the gun was pointed in the direction of the hits. In other words, you need to do the work.
Calling your shots and looking for a corollary between calls and bullet strikes will give you a place to begin analysis. For example, no corollary may indicate wind was not correctly countered. BTW, what may have appeared to you as a no wind condition could have actually been a 0-3 mph crosswind. That would certainly displace shots.
Other areas to think about: NPA, trigger control, parallax, butt to shoulder, stock weld, bedding, elbows, grip, non-firing hand, and follow through.
Your ammunition seems massaged enough to not be an issue. You made it perfect. Now make everything else perfect, or at least more consistent; I'm talking about your contact with the gun and the ground, from trigger pull until recoil subsides.
Also, consider shooting at a shorter distance to eliminate needing to factor in wind to your analysis. Once, you're stacking up bullets, then you'll be ready to shoot at longer distances with better recognition for when it was the wind that actually got ya rather than just a perception of the wind's effect, when the real culprit may have been not adjusting NPA.
Finally, shoot at a scorable target, for 100 yard shooting, perhaps, something like the MR-31. This scorable target will cause you to start thinking about bullet placement for a good score, and soon, you'll come to understand that what takes place at the target is more about you than it is about the gun.
