I always heard "Different brands will shoot differently in all different guns"
I acknolwegded it, but never realized how big of a difference it was. So I took my Rem 700 "mountain" rifle to the range this afternoon. Sure it was a lightweight rifle, but I love to bench shoot it...something it was not designed to do...but oh well.
I originally bought a box of 180 gr. "Fusion" Federal rounds, a project that was not meant for accuracy, I think they're more of an inexpensive but decent quality hunting round. Took them to the range, shot one round in my unsighted rifle...shot to the left. Adjusted it a few clicks, boom, centered in the paper, a few inches high at 100. Shot another. And another. Sub-MOA groups from a lightweight hunting rifle in 30-06.
So I burned through a box of those. Went to the store to buy another box, picked up some 165 gr. Core Lokt from Remington. Took it today, fired a shot. Way to the left again. What the hell? So I adjusted it a few to the right, shot center again. Shot another round, at least five inches apart. Hmmm, what the hell is going on? I did manage to group some shots, but I was chasing my adjustments all over the paper. Some lone shots, some coupled shots, but never really where I wanted them.
One of the problems is the trigger is HEAVY and for a light rifle in 30-06, this thing KICKS. It's time for me to admit I need a damn R3 pad for it...it's not my shoulder that takes the hit- it's my head, my eyes scramble like a cartoon and I may or may not flinch the gun before the shot.
But still, the shots were better with the Fusion ammo. Back to the drawing board. I need to start reloading...but how do I get into that without knowing the first thing about anything?
Target:
I acknolwegded it, but never realized how big of a difference it was. So I took my Rem 700 "mountain" rifle to the range this afternoon. Sure it was a lightweight rifle, but I love to bench shoot it...something it was not designed to do...but oh well.
I originally bought a box of 180 gr. "Fusion" Federal rounds, a project that was not meant for accuracy, I think they're more of an inexpensive but decent quality hunting round. Took them to the range, shot one round in my unsighted rifle...shot to the left. Adjusted it a few clicks, boom, centered in the paper, a few inches high at 100. Shot another. And another. Sub-MOA groups from a lightweight hunting rifle in 30-06.
So I burned through a box of those. Went to the store to buy another box, picked up some 165 gr. Core Lokt from Remington. Took it today, fired a shot. Way to the left again. What the hell? So I adjusted it a few to the right, shot center again. Shot another round, at least five inches apart. Hmmm, what the hell is going on? I did manage to group some shots, but I was chasing my adjustments all over the paper. Some lone shots, some coupled shots, but never really where I wanted them.
One of the problems is the trigger is HEAVY and for a light rifle in 30-06, this thing KICKS. It's time for me to admit I need a damn R3 pad for it...it's not my shoulder that takes the hit- it's my head, my eyes scramble like a cartoon and I may or may not flinch the gun before the shot.
But still, the shots were better with the Fusion ammo. Back to the drawing board. I need to start reloading...but how do I get into that without knowing the first thing about anything?
Target:
