5.56 CSA with fab furniture, scoped...PICS!
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update...it's supposed to be +1 this saturday in edmonton, a little warmer than the current -30 haha. As long as it's -10 or warmer, I plan on hitting the range. Ammo accumulated for testing so far: MFS 55gr fmj, winchester 64gr power point, and american eagle 55gr fmj (picked up 1000rds, couldn't resist!) I am starting to lose patience, I just want to get this test done!
EDIT: If anyone happens to have some heavier weight loads, I would be happy to give them a go
I'm not currently set up for reloading, so the 64gr power points is the heaviest stuff I have found so far
EDIT: If anyone happens to have some heavier weight loads, I would be happy to give them a go
I'm not currently set up for reloading, so the 64gr power points is the heaviest stuff I have found so far
I did indeed make it out, but I think there is some issue with the side mount. Tried all three brands of ammo from my above post, and for the most part, could not get 5 rounds of any of it into 4+ inches. I thought maybe the old burris had kicked the bucket, so I rescoped with a 3-9x40 kahles from one of my brothers rifles and went back sunday. There was no repeatability at all. The smallest grouping I had put 4 rounds into 1.25 inch with a flyer (could have been me or the rifle) opening it to 2.5. The remaining groups shot into anywhere from 4-7 inches. I did not take photos of the targets, as after five 5 round groups on one target, it really just looked like somebody had hosed the target. I was shooting over sandbags front and rear, and even used a metal frame rest that supported fore & butt stock (some friendly dude offered its use when he saw my frustration).
What leads me to believe the mount may be the issue is the fact that while shooting over irons at an approx. 16" diameter "bullseye" target, still at 100m, I was shooting just as well as with the scope (a feat with my lousy eyes) With the mount and scope on the rifle, the mount seems solid with no play that I can discern. I tried tightening the lever on the mount one more revolution before sliding onto the rail, but it ends up being too tight to slide the full length of the receiver rail. I am quite disappointed, as I was hoping this would end up being a slick little coyote rig...
I am more than willing to accept any suggestions!
Cheers
What leads me to believe the mount may be the issue is the fact that while shooting over irons at an approx. 16" diameter "bullseye" target, still at 100m, I was shooting just as well as with the scope (a feat with my lousy eyes) With the mount and scope on the rifle, the mount seems solid with no play that I can discern. I tried tightening the lever on the mount one more revolution before sliding onto the rail, but it ends up being too tight to slide the full length of the receiver rail. I am quite disappointed, as I was hoping this would end up being a slick little coyote rig...
I am more than willing to accept any suggestions!
Cheers
Ar180shooter
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matty86suk I would be in almost total agreement with you except some states this would never be allowed I.E. Califorina as they are more F'D then we are in my opion.
Yah, I'm on Calguns.net from time to time, and some of their laws make our look sane!
I'm betting that's exactly your problem. I had to make cheek risers for all of my XCR lowers to get any kind of repeatability with the factory folder.
The optic height was just too tall for my face shape and I ended up getting a 'chin' weld rather than a repeatable cheek weld.
HTH,
Sean
just get a straight stock adaptor cheekweld problem solved
Build up foam and duct tape it for a temporary fix? Foam and paracord as a more permanent one.....though I didn't care for that method myself.
Figure some way to bastardize some sort of other cheek piece on to your current stock?
Sorry....not much help here.
Sean
Well, went to the range yet again to try to sort this rifle out. With my makeshift cheek piece, groupings did improve, although I feel I really need to get a lead sled, or similar full length rest to realize it's true potential. I was shooting over a shaped caldwell sand bag under the forestock, with a bulky sweater and my left fist supporting the butt stock, felt pretty stable, but there was still more movement than I would have liked. The photo below show the best and worst 5 shot groupings I shot that day...both with winchester 64gr power points. The two fliers on the small grouping were definitely my fault, as I fired the first three shots into 1/2", re-adjusted my positioning, and fired the last two low and right (my buddy was watching through the spotting scope) , opening the grouping up to 1 5/8"...
All in all this looks promising, I just need to get a better rest, and sort out my shooting technique, as the trigger takes getting used to while trying to shoot for accuracy.
All in all this looks promising, I just need to get a better rest, and sort out my shooting technique, as the trigger takes getting used to while trying to shoot for accuracy.
