Re-posting this over here ...
T1x (20 inch) .22lr from Brownell's ordered April 2018 ... received hum ... maybe Nov 2018 ?
DI 25 moa rail
Athlon Argos 6-24x scope
L&S mk4 steel medium (1.3) rings
Harris 6-9 bipod
Lapua center-x
First attempt to shoot the 1/4 dots.
Wind was ~10 mph 315 off bullet path.
Shot 30 dots with 30 rds.
Results below.
2019-03-16
1700-1800
40F
10 MPH NW
Goal: dots with Tikka T1a
Environment: Warm, muddy, but sunny and drying out a little prior to 4 days of rain forecast over the next week. Wind blowing 315 off the bullet path.
Equipment: Tikka T1a with Athlon Argos 6-24x. Lapua Center-X
Activity: This was the first bunch of the 1/4 dots at 25yds I've tried. Why am I at 25yds? Because I am also using this for day vermin rifle, specifically tree rats and want to be doubled zeroed at 25yds and around 70yds (haven't worked it out exactly, but it has been between 64yds and 71yds for the other .22lr with about 1 inch up at 50yds). The stoner .22lr(16) has the ODIN on it now and is repurposed as the night ratter.
I fired 3 mags of 10 rounds each from top to bottom, left to right. As you can see, I struggled with the top dot of each string. That must be a position issue. I see similar with my center fire dots. Struggle at the top of the target. Well I see this when prone, as I was today. Don't see that problem when shooting off tripod.
So 4 total misses (one of them is a "bare" tag, but I don't feel comfortable counting is as a tag, Then six tags and 20 center hits.
Summary/Results:
Well, that's not a "pass" .. need minimum of 27 center hits and it can be done. I was "straining" in some way for the tags, so by focusing on removing strain think I can get 27+ and that would be a pass. The goal is 30 center hits and I think that can be done as well.
Again, this was the first attempt on these 1/4 dots with the t1a, and the rifle and ammo did fine. And the scope can get the job done.
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I did have about 5 weak ejects from round 15 thru 25 ... maybe it was me running the bolt weakly ? I'll try to pay more attention next time.
The chin weld is pretty weak as well, and I might need to try the bravo when it comes out.
But, I think the rifle can nail the dots.