I was doing some reloading today and am still in the process of finding a load for my 17FB. I was going up in 0.1gr increments and when I was done this batch I set the Chargemaster to throw a 1.0gr charge and couldn't believe just how small 1 grain of powder was. I'm using Benchmark powder and I could literally count the granules if I wanted to. It amazes me that 1/10th of that minuscule amount can change the accuracy of a group at 100 yards. On a side note...I suck as a 'precision' rifle shooter. I find that my consistency is out the window as far as form and follow through goes. I need to slow down and just relax.
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Dude you got nothing on me. I can shoot any gun that a guy says he can get a 5moa group on at 100yrds. If I can fit it on a piece of paper I'm happy lol.
I was disecting a shotshell to see the quality of the shot. It was 5 shot. I have a Lyman digital scale and weighed a single #5 shot pellet. 2.1 grains! I love that digital scale. The wad was a W-W white for 1 1/8 oz loads, it weighed 41 grains.
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I sometimes shake my head at myself when reloading. Lately I have been double measuring my powder between a digital and regular scale to get the exact amount of grains per case. I've found myself picking out literally 2-3 single grains of powder to even out the measurement between the scales and try to get it exactly the same as the next round to the tenth of a grain.
all in the name of precision lol.
all in the name of precision lol.
Ardent
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Yes that would do it, I would try shooting pop cans with a .22 at 150 yards or so with iron sights. I find iron sights "encouraging" when training people for accuracy, as all the micro-wobbles aren't visible to the shooter like through a scope. Placing a pop can far out there, making it a fun challenge with little pressure as a miss means little, really gets the shooter focused on the finer aspects of consistent hold on the gun, shot control and breathing. Walking the shots in teaches those smooth, small adjustments needed, and is just generally a good time. My wife went from "can nail a 5 gallon pail" to shooting tight groups with any gun I hand her now.
