.223 55 grain - drop versus 69 grain at 100 yards

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I should have mentioned in my original post that my shot was at about 150 yards with different ammo sighted in at 100... 50 yards shouldnt make that much difference. I am sure it cant be the ammo, i will check it all out later this week and share
 
I should have mentioned in my original post that my shot was at about 150 yards with different ammo sighted in at 100... 50 yards shouldnt make that much difference. I am sure it cant be the ammo, i will check it all out later this week and share

You did mention it. Some people didn't understand it, LOL, but you did mention it.
 
I should have mentioned in my original post that my shot was at about 150 yards with different ammo sighted in at 100... 50 yards shouldnt make that much difference. I am sure it cant be the ammo, i will check it all out later this week and share

I understood it. Still, whether at 100 or 150 yards, an 18 inch difference in POI indicates an issue with the ammo, the scope/mounts or the shooter's technique.
 
Update: first the good news. Put a target out about 25 yards and after 4 shots you could cover with a dime, they all landed a couple inches down and left. Got it sighted now. Very confusing as the last time I shot a few rounds a few months back and I was good at 100 yards. Everything seems tight which is why I wondered about ammo. Now the bad news. Apparently shooting from my porch next to windows causes some issues. My wife said it rattled the windows and scared the dog so bad it jumped in her lap and peed. I am not allowed to shoot off the porch anymore.
 
You now have it zeroed at 25 yards that doesn't tell you much about where it will hit at 100 or farther. You don't say, but I assume you're shooting an AR. Compared to other rifle designs the sights are much higher than the bore with an AR. AR's have the sights about 2 to 2 1/2" above the bore. Most bolt rifles 1" to 1 1/2" above the bore. So a 25 yard zero with an AR will be 2-3" high at 100. At 200 yards you should be 6-8" high and dead on at 300 yards. If you were previously zeroed at 100 yards then you should be 2" low at 25 yards.

When changing bullet weights, or even bullet designs within the same weight point of impact could change considerably. Or very little. A lot depends on the individual rifle. And it isn't unusual for heavier bullets to impact higher at close to moderate ranges than lighter bullets. Every time you pull the trigger the barrel on your rifle moves upward slightly during recoil while the bullet is still in the barrel.

Heavier bullets recoil more, which means the muzzle will rise more. To be honest this is usually more noticeable with handguns, but it does happen with rifles. If your scope isn't mounted perfectly level, you are canting the rifle slightly to one side and may not realize it. That means that at longer ranges the bullet will drift to one side. Getting the scope mounted perfectly straight is important at longer ranges whereas you may not notice at 100 yards or less.
 
Because my wife got upset, I had to stop at 25 yards, it wasn't my plan, but I was able to adjust to shooting 2" high at that yardage, until I can adjust at a 100 yard range. Thanks!
 
Update: first the good news. Put a target out about 25 yards and after 4 shots you could cover with a dime, they all landed a couple inches down and left. Got it sighted now. Very confusing as the last time I shot a few rounds a few months back and I was good at 100 yards. Everything seems tight which is why I wondered about ammo. Now the bad news. Apparently shooting from my porch next to windows causes some issues. My wife said it rattled the windows and scared the dog so bad it jumped in her lap and peed. I am not allowed to shoot off the porch anymore.

Wow, sounds like your zero was way off. Not a great idea to go hunting with a gun you haven't shot in a long time with different ammo.

Also, didn't you stop to think that the noise of your rifle would be really freaking loud inside the house if you were shooting on the porch and next to a window? Consider really thinking about what you are doing with your firearms before you pull the trigger.
 
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