I, however, am a work in progess. (many rifle courses in my future.)
I've gotten my .308 Savage 10FP, with SharpShooterSupply Varmint/Tactical stock and SSS trigger topped with an IOR-Valdada 2.5-10x42 scope to shoot as good as I can get it.
Desert-camo pics and a couple of typical groups will be attached.
I spent a pleasant Saturday morning at the Ben Avery range for the first firing of the rifle now that I have replaced the Choate US stock with the SSS.
That previous outing using Lapua brass, 44-ish grains of Varget powder with Nosler 168g J4s with a Winchester standard primer touching it off. Using a piss-poor rest I was flirting with well under .5moa groups spoiled only by the random flyer.
The Protektor rear bag made all the difference in the world. I shot ten strings yesterday. All but three were sub .5moa and the majority of those were sub .3moa.
The first five three-round strings were 44.0 to 44.4 grains with a cartridge OAL set at a .005" jump to lands. The second string was the same powder throw with the OAL set at a .002" jump.
I can't say that the OAL did anything to my groups other than to move the cluster from left of center for .005" to right of center for .002" (it could have been the wind shift at the end of the day or it could be barrel harmonics).
So, I've seen what the rifle can do under near-perfect conditions -- and that is about the only time I deem it okay to go to the range. Now, when the wind is gusting 10-15, or it's raining -- that's when I really need to go shooting. No more off the bench -- prone off the bipod or off a backpack. I'll have to do some standing/supported (off-hand is too wobbly).
The growth begins.
I've gotten my .308 Savage 10FP, with SharpShooterSupply Varmint/Tactical stock and SSS trigger topped with an IOR-Valdada 2.5-10x42 scope to shoot as good as I can get it.
Desert-camo pics and a couple of typical groups will be attached.
I spent a pleasant Saturday morning at the Ben Avery range for the first firing of the rifle now that I have replaced the Choate US stock with the SSS.
That previous outing using Lapua brass, 44-ish grains of Varget powder with Nosler 168g J4s with a Winchester standard primer touching it off. Using a piss-poor rest I was flirting with well under .5moa groups spoiled only by the random flyer.
The Protektor rear bag made all the difference in the world. I shot ten strings yesterday. All but three were sub .5moa and the majority of those were sub .3moa.
The first five three-round strings were 44.0 to 44.4 grains with a cartridge OAL set at a .005" jump to lands. The second string was the same powder throw with the OAL set at a .002" jump.
I can't say that the OAL did anything to my groups other than to move the cluster from left of center for .005" to right of center for .002" (it could have been the wind shift at the end of the day or it could be barrel harmonics).
So, I've seen what the rifle can do under near-perfect conditions -- and that is about the only time I deem it okay to go to the range. Now, when the wind is gusting 10-15, or it's raining -- that's when I really need to go shooting. No more off the bench -- prone off the bipod or off a backpack. I'll have to do some standing/supported (off-hand is too wobbly).
The growth begins.