Warm bore shots?

[wilderness medic]

So I’ve read about cold bore shots and the first round usually being off and a clean/cold barrel. Is it normal for the following rounds to close a group in?

I took my scar 17 out with my new Harris bipod our to do a 25 m zero and see if it was still all over the place or if the issue was my poor marksmanship.

From 25 m my first group was about 4 inches. The second group was about 3 inches, the third group was about 2 inches, Etc.

By my fifth or sixth group it was just under .4”

All shots were with irons shooting prone in about 45/50 Fahrenheit.


Is this normal? I’ve been pretty worried I messed up my rifle with the last few times I went out and shot. But I did get frustrated and stop after shooting 3 groups

 

[wilderness medic]

Bump ...

 

[ShtrRdy]

That doesn't sound normal to me but I don't have any experience with a scar 17.

Try that same sequence again on your next outing. Don't clean the barrel.

 

[wilderness medic]

Thanks for the reply, just curious if this is a "thing" that I haven't read about. Rehabbing this rifle and I'll go see if this continues every time I go out.

 

[Lowlight]

Scars are not a precision rifle, they walk and wander and I am sure much of it was you, as the heavy recoiling semis are not as straightforward to shoot. They require a lot of discipline to be accurate with.

These are battle rifles... precision is not in their DNA