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Went to the range yesterday with a new scope on my target AR15. Started at 50 yds to make sure I was on paper, then moved to 100 yds. Air was crisp and cold, with heat distortion building up quickly. I had to limit groups to 5 shots.
Center group was some 73 gn handloads. Nothing high precision, just LC brass, win 760, and Hornady 73 gn ELD run through a Dillon 750 progressive. 1st shot hit center and 3 3/4” high. Adjusted and put the next 4 on center. One shot I pulled, called it before I saw where it hit. Still a decent group.
Upper left and lower left are Berger 73gn otm factory loads. Top measures 5/16”, lower at 1/4”.
Upper and lower right are both Hornady 77 gn TAP factory loads. Honestly it’s not easy to get this rifle to make shitty groups like that, but Hornady factory loads always seem to be up to the task.
Same rifle, same shooter, yet one factory load gives .25 moa groups and the other rocks a 1.75 moa. Picking the right load matters a lot.
Went to the range yesterday with a new scope on my target AR15. Started at 50 yds to make sure I was on paper, then moved to 100 yds. Air was crisp and cold, with heat distortion building up quickly. I had to limit groups to 5 shots.
Center group was some 73 gn handloads. Nothing high precision, just LC brass, win 760, and Hornady 73 gn ELD run through a Dillon 750 progressive. 1st shot hit center and 3 3/4” high. Adjusted and put the next 4 on center. One shot I pulled, called it before I saw where it hit. Still a decent group.
Upper left and lower left are Berger 73gn otm factory loads. Top measures 5/16”, lower at 1/4”.
Upper and lower right are both Hornady 77 gn TAP factory loads. Honestly it’s not easy to get this rifle to make shitty groups like that, but Hornady factory loads always seem to be up to the task.
Same rifle, same shooter, yet one factory load gives .25 moa groups and the other rocks a 1.75 moa. Picking the right load matters a lot.
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