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Post by doug136 on Jul 5, 2017 15:59:34 GMT -5
Diagonal stringing . What will cause this . Im messing with some loads right now and i keep getting these strange groups they are not completly vertical or Horizontal its kind of in a diagonal pattern . I would post pictures but i suck at stuff like that . Im sure its probably something im doing im just not sure what ?
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Post by Richard on Jul 5, 2017 16:21:16 GMT -5
Can be tricky to diagnose? Usually gun handling or type of rest can contribute to vertical along with powder charge? If you have vertical and there is a particular horizontal wind condition.......it can make a vertical group into a diagonal group? Amount of shoulder contact can cause vertical along with some windage which can manifest itself as a diagonal group? In the benchrest game when you got vertical they always said: "More Powder?"  |
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Post by schunter on Jul 6, 2017 7:54:23 GMT -5
I had this issue when I switched from the lead sled to a front rest and rear bag. I went back to the lead sled and the problem went away. Don't know exactly what I was doing wrong. Could have been alignment or not handling the recoil properly.
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Post by doug136 on Jul 6, 2017 9:08:07 GMT -5
Im not sure whats going on i think its the load . I thought it might be something i was doing until last night . I switched to a different load and bullet things went back to normal .
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Post by schunter on Jul 6, 2017 10:06:47 GMT -5
I knew the load I was shooting was a good one and the only difference was the front rest and rear bag. I am one of the weird ones that shoots better groups from the lead sled but I will continue to try and improve with a front rest and rear bag. I haven't got to shoot since the spring challenge but my plan is to shoot with a front rest only and see if I get diagonal stringing with that setup and the same known load.
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Post by Richard on Jul 6, 2017 11:19:33 GMT -5
You can't beat bench time and tinkering!
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Post by doug136 on Jul 6, 2017 16:46:51 GMT -5
It does get expensive but i love doing it . I shot over 100 shots over the 4th . Easily done
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Post by doug136 on Jul 6, 2017 16:48:01 GMT -5
With my setup bullets and powder its about $3 bucks a shot . Just dont tell my wife !
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Post by dannoboone on Jul 6, 2017 17:01:04 GMT -5
With my setup bullets and powder its about $3 bucks a shot . Just dont tell my wife ! WOW! $3X100! Cost per pound of venison is really going up! My high-end loads also cost $3 per shot, but they get used only when temps fall into the 60's, preferably 50's, which is what we usually have during early ML season. |
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