Well after spending a considerable amount of time doing ladder tests and plain old 3 shot groups with a variety of bullet weights and powders, yesterday I finally settled on a 55 gr v-max with 26.4 grains of varget which gives me .5 inch groups. A friend wanted to shoot today and i didn't have time to load any of the new round i found to be most accurate, so i just grabbed some 55 gr hornady FMJ i had loaded about a month ago when i first started reloading.
So my friend and i go to my in-laws and set up targets at 300, 400, and 500 yards. Over christmas i played around a little with some loads at 300 and 400, but nothing at 500, so i was eager to shoot my farthest to date. My friend was trying to sight in his BDC scope on his hunting rifle, so the 300 and 400 yard targets were really for him. I took a few shots at the 300 and 400 yard targets then took aim at 500. All i have on my .223 is a 3x9x40 vx-ii, so i pick a small patch of snow above the target at where i think the hold over should be and shoot 5 shots aimed at that same spot. I wasn't expecting much since i am new to shooting at this distance, but was pleasantly surprised when i saw the group. I am interested to see what my more accurate load will do at this distance. There were slight wind gust right to left which i think blew the two on the left.
I am saving up for a viper scope and can't wait to do this again when i can dial the yardage and hold dead on and actually see how close i get to what im aiming at. Let me know what you think! Forgot to mention this is with a RRA PP 20".
So my friend and i go to my in-laws and set up targets at 300, 400, and 500 yards. Over christmas i played around a little with some loads at 300 and 400, but nothing at 500, so i was eager to shoot my farthest to date. My friend was trying to sight in his BDC scope on his hunting rifle, so the 300 and 400 yard targets were really for him. I took a few shots at the 300 and 400 yard targets then took aim at 500. All i have on my .223 is a 3x9x40 vx-ii, so i pick a small patch of snow above the target at where i think the hold over should be and shoot 5 shots aimed at that same spot. I wasn't expecting much since i am new to shooting at this distance, but was pleasantly surprised when i saw the group. I am interested to see what my more accurate load will do at this distance. There were slight wind gust right to left which i think blew the two on the left.
I am saving up for a viper scope and can't wait to do this again when i can dial the yardage and hold dead on and actually see how close i get to what im aiming at. Let me know what you think! Forgot to mention this is with a RRA PP 20".
