Today I finally got out to get this done. So figure that I should fill everyone in who posted my feedback, and in the future when someone searches the topic they might stumble across this thread. There were a few things that could have ensured that I was more accurate but I think I did pretty well. The main thing that would have helped would have been a solid bench rest. Instead though since I don’t have one, I just shot free hand from prone. So there definitely was some wiggle room, and I attribute my last 3 shots to operator error, where as if I was on a solid bench I probably would have had them within half an inch instead of an inch.
Step 1. I mounted the scope on the rifle, set it up so that when I brought the gun up my eye quickly and comfortable centred in the scope. Then blue lock tight on everything and tightened it all down
Step 2. Sitting at the kitchen table I made a rest out of books and towels. I removed the bolt and picked a knot in a tree in the back yard about 30 yards away. I looked down the centre of the barrel and ensured that pretty much all you could see was the large knot. I then brought the cross hairs onto the knot. Then checked probably 50 times looking down the bore and through the scope to make sure they were lined up perfectly. This only took like 10 minutes
Step 3. Head to the gravel pit with all your supplies! I taped my target to a large cardboard box, and using a 30 meter tape measure set up the target/box and measured 25 metres away. And marked a big line on the ground
Step 4. Shoot. I only loaded one round at a time and for the first 6 shots made them from 25 yards. As was mentioned in this thread one click should be about 3/8 of a inch and with the 1x1inch squares on my target I just kind of guessed as to how many clicks to go. Unfortunately shots 3,5, and6 I shot through some of my marker so you cannot tell. But shot 3 was the top right, shot 5 was the lower one, and 6 was the top left.
Step 6. Since I had a really tight group I made the adjustments on my scope and went 1 click up and 2 clicks left after my 6th shot assuming that would put me bang on.
Step 7 move out to 100 yards. I didn’t measure the 100 yard mark but I am pretty sure I was within +/- 10 yards of it. I doubt it matters too much anyways because if I guess a animal is between 50 and 150 yards im just putting the cross hairs where I want to hit anyways
Step 8. Shoot! My first shot from 100 was number 7. I walked up and marked that one, but not the other 2 just because I was being lazy. Shots 7-9 I didn’t make any adjustments. Shot 8 is the bottom right next to 7, and shot 9 is the top right just inside the 1 inch box border.
As I mentioned I don’t have a rest, and didn’t use one so I probably could have done a bit better but shooting from prone made sure I was pretty stable. I was shooting Remington Core Lokt 165 grain so it probably cost me about 10 bucks for the 9 shots that I took.
Thanks for the advice everyone
EDIT-target updated to corrent orientation, shots numbered
