Tomekeuro85
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I hear people say all the time "My factory unmodified rifle will shoot 1/2 MOA all day long if I do my part" or I was at the range over the weekend and a guy told me he can shoot dime sized groups out of his factory Rem 700 at 200 yards. Something just doenst match up there. I try and try and although I do get the occasional sub 1/2 moa group, I'm far away from doing it consistently. My idea of consistently shooting 1/2 moa is like 9 out of 10 five shot groups will be 1/2 moa or less, and that tenth one will be like .6 moa or something.
Am I just retarded that I can't get these mysterious 1/2 moa groups or do people just stretch the truth a bit and say 1/2 when they really mean 3/4, if even that?
My average is about .7" at 100 yards.
However, I can say (very cautiously however) that I have found a sub 1/2 moa load for my .308. 43.3 grains of Varget with 168 SMK seated at 2.825. I have shot 4 groups with this load, and they are as follows... .503, .468, .375, and .63. This is only 4 groups and that doesn't prove much, but I'll try that load again and see if I can do it a few more times. I just never liked it because it hits about 3" lower than the zeroed Federal GMM, but if thats what gets me such groups, then fine.
Regardless, can someone give me some realistic CONSISTENT averages that I can compare to? People post pictures of one or two good groups and say that its consistent but I have a hard time believing that. But then again, jsut because I cant do it doenst mean someone else cant.
Input anyone?
Am I just retarded that I can't get these mysterious 1/2 moa groups or do people just stretch the truth a bit and say 1/2 when they really mean 3/4, if even that?
My average is about .7" at 100 yards.
However, I can say (very cautiously however) that I have found a sub 1/2 moa load for my .308. 43.3 grains of Varget with 168 SMK seated at 2.825. I have shot 4 groups with this load, and they are as follows... .503, .468, .375, and .63. This is only 4 groups and that doesn't prove much, but I'll try that load again and see if I can do it a few more times. I just never liked it because it hits about 3" lower than the zeroed Federal GMM, but if thats what gets me such groups, then fine.
Regardless, can someone give me some realistic CONSISTENT averages that I can compare to? People post pictures of one or two good groups and say that its consistent but I have a hard time believing that. But then again, jsut because I cant do it doenst mean someone else cant.
Input anyone?