Save on targets and trips back and forth from bench. I made trip to the local dollar store and purchased Bristol Board. The purchase will save on a number of things, ink in the printer, paper etc. etc. When I am working up loads I use a standard piece of white bristol board I lay out crosshairs four across the top and six deep Thats 24 targets! By prelabeling load data systematically under each target it avoids confusion and attempting scribe work outdoors or on the shooting bench where it never seems to be convenient. I layout the crosshairs with a drywall square and label each target before I head out to shoot. Using a sharpie and keeping the lines thin it is very easy to interpret groupings just with my rifle scope even with .22 cal. projectiles. I built a 2x4 frame to the correct dimensions and staple target to it,at my hunt camp I was able to secure the frame to the side of a large tree at one hundred and two hundred yards. At home I am able to shoot on a neighbor's land adjacent to my property I simply drove two 2x4 stakes into the ground and secured my frame to that. Now I spend barrel cool down time thinking deep thoughts. Or attempting to shorten honey do list. Rather than tramping back and forth to the target. I also found a piece of clear plastic and laid out a one inch square graph on it so I can overlay it on the bristol board on the cross hairs of each target and measure group size close enough for government work any way. There are some very fancy targets online a guy can download and print but this is a cheaper less labour intensive way to pursue my obsession.
