Sighting in issues.
- Thread starter peacefrog
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Great advice from everyone. Thank you all for the positive feedback once again. Results from yesterday on the range indicate that ammo varies WILDLY. Neither of my AR's like the PMC 62gr green tip stuff. Flyers all over the place even with a scope, so I'm glad I did not buy 1000 rds of that. Some surplus 55gr stuff I had actually worked well, but it's intersting to see the differences from one brand to another, even with the same bullet weight.
With S&B 55gr .223 off a basic rest I was able to get irons zeroed and my red dot zeroed at 100m. With irons I was getting on target and around 3 inch groups, the dot (1x23 Bushnell) got most of my hits within a 2" circle at 100m. With the dot at 50m off hand and kneeling, shooting faster shots all in the A zone of an IPSC target, so practical rifle matches might not be as shameful as before.
With S&B 55gr .223 off a basic rest I was able to get irons zeroed and my red dot zeroed at 100m. With irons I was getting on target and around 3 inch groups, the dot (1x23 Bushnell) got most of my hits within a 2" circle at 100m. With the dot at 50m off hand and kneeling, shooting faster shots all in the A zone of an IPSC target, so practical rifle matches might not be as shameful as before.
Thanks for the load recommendation. Who/where can I get the 68 gr bullets from at a decent price? I live in GTA suburbs, I've been looking around a bit but no luck yet. Also, do I need to use one type/brand of case for consistent loads? I have a couple of thousand brass kicking around (some stamped 5.56 and some stamped .223), commercial and surplus stuff, for the purpose of reloading at some point. I've loaded for pistol before 9mm and 38 super, but are there any special considerations for reloading for .223? I've read about case volume, and pressures etc. Any thoughts on the matter?
