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Post by scallop on Mar 7, 2016 17:59:49 GMT -5
Since, deer season ended, I haven't worked much with the muzzleloaders. I have been spending most of my gun time shooting/working with my 7mm08 in preparation for the 2016 mule deer season. Anyway, I decided to break it out the other day. It hasn't been shot since early January and I have never cleaned the bore. 300 yards, 3 shot group. Load is 78 gr. of H4198 and a 270 EMAX. It did shoot about 3.5" low but it was a nice group.  |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2016 18:06:52 GMT -5
Pretty good shooting at 300!
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Post by gar on Mar 7, 2016 18:53:01 GMT -5
I smell back straps.
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Post by tnhunter54 on Mar 7, 2016 18:54:49 GMT -5
That's some really good shooting for first time out at 300 yards.
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Post by bowhunter836 on Mar 7, 2016 19:18:20 GMT -5
Nice shooting scallop! Where are you muley hunting this fall? I drew a Wyoming elk tag and have my name in the hat for a muley tag to
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Post by keith on Mar 7, 2016 20:05:04 GMT -5
Very tidy little group.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2016 20:10:51 GMT -5
Very nice group...wonder why so low..? Cooler temps,humidity,??
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Post by scallop on Mar 7, 2016 20:27:40 GMT -5
Bowhunter836: Mule deer in Wyoming if I draw a tag.
Thanks for the kind words about the shooting. But, I think it's more the gun than me.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2016 20:27:59 GMT -5
Scallop, if you were aiming at the bullseye, and hit 3.5" low, ain't that pretty much what you want?
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Post by scallop on Mar 7, 2016 20:39:10 GMT -5
SML:
I am not sure why I am low. I have the gun zeroed at 200 yards and I was holding 2.25 MOA (I think?) for 300 yards. I was using a different lot of H4198, so I thought my velocities might be off. But, they were right about where they should be.
I checked them the next day. But, I has at my local range which only goes to 100 yards. So, I was only able to check velocity.
Maybe I made a mistake and only dialed in 1.25 MOA for 300 yards.
I will check my holds later this week.
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Post by Kyle on Mar 7, 2016 20:40:12 GMT -5
Great shooting!
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Post by scallop on Mar 7, 2016 20:42:43 GMT -5
Rambler:
The muzzleloader has a Nightforce NXS on it. I had the elevation turret adjusted for 300 yards (or so I thought).
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Post by Hank on Mar 7, 2016 20:54:04 GMT -5
Scallop... That is some good shooting... If you did make a 1 moa adjustment error that would explain your group being 3 inches low... But regardless the group is excellent.
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Post by Richard on Mar 7, 2016 22:03:33 GMT -5
That is a nice group scallop now if it will do that consistently day in and day out, then you have got one hell of a shooter. Was there much difference in the weather from the last time you shot at that distance? Cold air is more dense and can cause a lower shot. Barometric pressure can also change things as can head and tail winds. All this stuff has to be contended with when taking that ONE long range shot. But at the rate you are going, them muley's are in trouble!
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Post by jims on Mar 7, 2016 22:48:20 GMT -5
Nice shooting
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Post by WGK on Mar 7, 2016 23:48:32 GMT -5
Really fine shooting. Looks like that gun is keeper.
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Post by schunter on Mar 8, 2016 7:47:17 GMT -5
Nice shooting.... Dead deer for sure!
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