Savage BVSS .22-250 (pic heavy)

Thanks for taking the time to video and photo your shots.

Originally Posted by LongBomber
I wouldn't get to worried about that toomanyguns guy... he posts crap on all kinds of threads... take a look in the equipment exchange under precision rifles, posts read just like a scam... he post in almost every accuracy thread, and its all crap

I like this guy. Ask him if he wants to buy a rifle and all the doo-dads. lol
 
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rnbra-shooter said:
"Nobody ever made a group smaller by shooting at it"

Remember that a group can be lucky-good or lucky-bad, which makes any one single group not particularly meaningful (so carrying around in your wallet the smallest groups you ever shot actually doesn't really mean much at all).
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Daniel,

I don't carry mine in my wallet but I do have it on the wall. Gives me something to smile about and strive to accomplish again at some point in my life....lucky group or not :)
 
rnbra-shooter said:
"Nobody ever made a group smaller by shooting at it" (not by me, but I love the quote! Not only is it funny as hell, there's a lot of wisdom buried in it too...)

Remember that a group can be lucky-good or lucky-bad, which makes any one single group not particularly meaningful (so carrying around in your wallet the smallest groups you ever shot actually doesn't really mean much at all). Competition Benchrest deals with this by taking the "agg" (average size of five five-shot groups). When testing ammo, a fairer picture can be gotten by considering all groups fired, not just the best groups.

Still, with all that said, it looks like you and your rifle are both doing quite well - fun, eh? ;-)

When you get around to firing 5-shot and 10-shot groups, realize that they will be bigger, and don't be discouraged by this. I'm not a stats guy, but I think I recall reading that the statistical expectation is that:
  • 5 shot groups will be about 1.5 times as big as 3-shot groups
  • 10 shot groups will be about 2 times as big as 3-shot groups
(Of course these are averages; fluctuations are part of the game too!)



Keep good records (elevations, loads etc), measure your distances, calculate your ballistics (using the best values you can for elevation, air temp, muzzle velocity, bullet BC), aim carefully, and you'll find it to be pretty straightforward.

If you were to place two or three stakes along your line of sight, say every 200 yards or so, and tie a two or three foot strip of surveyor tape on top - these make pretty good field-expedient wind streamers. When you are firing, strive to fire all your shots in your group when the streamers are indicating similar wind conditions.
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Thank you for the words of wisdom I can't believe I missed this post!:redface:

I'll employ a few of those tips and try not to worry so much I find I shoot better when I'm not trying to make a small group anyhow. :yingyang:

I am going out to the farm tomorrow:D to test some more hand loads.:D:D:D I picked up some sierra 52gr match kings and loaded them up with RL10x 31.5-33gr , RL15 36-37gr and IMR4895 36-37gr..in .5gr increments... 50rnds total:dancingbanana:.....Varget and H380 are going to be in-transit shortly from higginsons. I have a few more loads to try before nailing down the right combo.

I'm excited to try H380:dancingbanana: any one have any pet loads they wish to share?.

The Varget I don't really care its more for my 30-30 going to be using some 170gr flats for blackies:nest: this year should work ok:dancingbanana:.

Thanks again R:d:
 
Range Day canceled due to rain and cold just my luck all week when I'm stuck in side all day its 17 and sunny out. Then when I'm off and excited to enjoy the outdoors its frackin 4 out and raining.....
 
Those are good groups for not shooting off a bench.Good thing you bought the Savage otherwise we wouldn't have heard from you for a couple years while you changed the trigger, barrel, stock,etc. on a Remchuk. I also noticed on your range pictures you have planes spraying Chemtrails in your area (at $5000 per hour courtesy of our taxes). Wish you luck in keeping the farm. Hearing more and more wills being contested, it is normal procedure for the lawyers to tell you this will be a quick settlement and then stretch out the final judgement until the value of the estate is all gone and they both have new Mercedes. If possible sometimes it is cheaper to attempt a private settlement, or sell the property, split the proceeds, buy yourself another property, and concentrate on your fine shooting..
 
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