Re: groups at 500yrds
we are located in Lincolnshire UK, some nice hilly backdrops and long valleys for shooting
the loads we use are 35.5 grains VARGET with nosler 55grn ballistic tips, (3650 fps over the chrony)
the rounds are neck resized only (trimmed/cleaned etc) with LEE handloading tool. and all charges are individually weighed out on the LEE safety scales too.
the rifle is factory standard, with an OPTIMATE 6-24 x56 scope. Leupold mounts/rings.
reasonable optics for the budget price.
what tips do you suggest for shooting position and trigger control? at the moment we lay prone using a MGM predator bench rest, pulling the rifle into the shoulder, and gripping the forend with the left hand, bracing the rifle into the rest, to take up the recoil.
we have tried different holds, but found so far this grip gives best results for us. its lucky we both shoot the same so sharing the rifle works very well, and our groups are always very similar.
also.. how much different is the first shot on a cold barrel usually going to differ from the follow up shots on a 5 shot group for instance? (firing 5 shots within 2 minutes..ish)
thanks for your tips and patience for the noobs!!