A Big THANK YOU-
To everyone on here who threw out their knowledge for when I was having issues with my SPS tactical setup.
Before I was shooting some 1" groups but I was having some 2-3" and even 4" groups at 100 yards. The rifle sits in a Bell & Carlson Medalist and is running with a SS10x42 and has the Leupold mounts.
With the input from you guys and the help of a friend- a Marine Scout Sniper- I was able to tighten things down. After today I had holes inside 1" and got down to under 1/2 MOA.
What I did-
1. Switched to Federal GMM
2. Installed a cheek rest (sock+duct tape
)
3. Made a sand-sock for the rear instead of my sand-bag
4. LEVELED the scope PERFECTLY. (I was not able to do this with ANY mechanical levels )
5. Had a trained shooter verify
6. Kept rounds out of the sun for consistency (I was clueless about this)
Headspacing was not the issue. It passed the test.
Overall the FGMM improved things more than ANYTHING else. It blew my mind how much better it performed in my rifle than anything else. Even the black-hills match never got better than 1".
With the FGMM ALL groups were inside 1".
I couldn't ask for anything better. My buddy was able to shoot a group that was under .5 moa- so anything outside that is likely my lack of shooting proficiency.
Thanks a ton guys!
You saved me some serious $ bills
Phil
To everyone on here who threw out their knowledge for when I was having issues with my SPS tactical setup.
Before I was shooting some 1" groups but I was having some 2-3" and even 4" groups at 100 yards. The rifle sits in a Bell & Carlson Medalist and is running with a SS10x42 and has the Leupold mounts.
With the input from you guys and the help of a friend- a Marine Scout Sniper- I was able to tighten things down. After today I had holes inside 1" and got down to under 1/2 MOA.
What I did-
1. Switched to Federal GMM
2. Installed a cheek rest (sock+duct tape
3. Made a sand-sock for the rear instead of my sand-bag
4. LEVELED the scope PERFECTLY. (I was not able to do this with ANY mechanical levels )
5. Had a trained shooter verify
6. Kept rounds out of the sun for consistency (I was clueless about this)
Headspacing was not the issue. It passed the test.
Overall the FGMM improved things more than ANYTHING else. It blew my mind how much better it performed in my rifle than anything else. Even the black-hills match never got better than 1".
With the FGMM ALL groups were inside 1".
I couldn't ask for anything better. My buddy was able to shoot a group that was under .5 moa- so anything outside that is likely my lack of shooting proficiency.
Thanks a ton guys!
You saved me some serious $ bills
Phil
