So I took the SCAR out to the range today with the new geissele trigger installed and my first set of hand loads worked up for it plus some nosler match 175gr ammo. Shooting off cheap bags front and rear at 100yds.
I have learned that the gun likes to be used aggressively now, meaning lean into it. Harder, much harder then you'd expect but it tightened all of my groups up and when I was consistent with my cheek weld, my strong hand grip and my eye alignment, the gun performed very well. (When you're consistent, so are your tools.)
I personally only do 3shot groups (bash away) but afterwards I simply mark where all the rounds hit from my aiming point (Pics to follow). I then can average groups and total rounds into one figure.
I loaded 45 cases, 9rds per powder amount starting from 42gr varget and working up .3-.4grains.
I first shot the box of 20 noslers and the entire box (5, 3rd groups and 1, 5rd group) averaged 1.083" the 4th group of 3 shots averaged .619", the 5th group did .973" and the last group, the 5 shot group did 1.559" (if not for one round that group would have been well under an inch)
The first hand loaded group started out extremely promising at .470" center to center. The remaining two 3shot groups did 1.012 and 1.572
The black dots indicate where the other rounds from the other groups of the same powder charge hit, for a total of 9.
I believe my best set of groups for the day was from my last set of hand loads. All 9 rounds measured at 1.332", between the 3 groups, the average was 1.184" and the entire series of groups was right on top of point of aim.
All in All, of the 45 hand loaded rounds I fired the average group size was 1.167" and the average among the entire day was 1.125". And that was with only my first attempt of hand loading for a 308. Velocity was averaged at 2394fps with my last group which was my preferred load after seeing all this data.
More work needs to be done but its elk season and im off with a bow and arrow for the next week and a half. My only complaint of the rifle itself is the possibility of a wandering zero from recoil (still to be confirmed) and the cheek riser beats the living piss out of the cheek bone from recoil due to its angle.
NOT BAD FOR A BATTLE RIFLE.