788Ham
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I took my .223 rifle, 788 Remington, to the range today, wasn't too pleased with it the other day. The other day I shot some loads I've shot for a long time, 52 gr. Sierra BTHP, with a charge of IMR 3031 powder, looked as if it were patterning a shotgun, { not really, but I'm a perfectionist }. Todays load was 55 gr. BTHP, Mid-Way "Dog Town" bullets and a charge of H332. After 4 shots to adjust my scope from the previous outing, I shot 8 rds into a spot below the bull, not bad at all, I then adjusted scope up 3 clicks and shot one more round. I marked off the shots on target, went back and shot 4 more rounds. I was astounded when I went to check the target, "not possible" ! I measured when I got home with calipers, .498, not quite 1/2 " . Now my question comes into play here: Do you then subtract the bullet diameter, .224 from that number to get the MOA? If so, that MOA is .274 !! I am totally stoked about this load if this is correct in my assumption. Will wait to hear from the gang.