how well does your 204 ruger do at relatively long distances(accuracy question)?

[1858rem]

title says it all. i recently found an error with my reloading scale and am trying to decide if i need to rework my loads for my 40grain and 30grain V-Max's. they shoot sub MOA at 100 yards but i cannot seem to hit much other than targets, i worked the trajectory, gradually backing up to just past 300 yards and cant hit a crow at 175 for anything it seems,

any info as far as how accurate your rifle is (benched/bipod/any pos) would be appreciated, for the varminters maybe a hit ratio of shots to pdogs/crows.

i know this can be a fun longish range gun but untill i get it there i thought id a sk questions about how well other peoples 204's shoot.

load data, rifle and stuff like that would be interesting too.

 

[Jon_Snow]

It's been a while, but the last time I was out shooting ground squirrels I managed to tag 4 out of 5 shots at 150-175 yards. Shooting kneeling in the bed of my buddy's pickup with the bipod resting on the roof of the cab. Hornady factory 32 grain ammo. I aimed maybe a half inch above the squirrel's head when they were standing up. No wind that day. Shooting a Ruger M77 Mark II, with a trigger job and no other modifications.

 

[1858rem]

well a fer hours ago i shot a 1.615" 8 round group at 100 yards with mixed ammo including (1) 32grain vmax at 4108fps(benchmark), (4) 40grain vmaxes at 3475fps(varget) and (3) 40 grain vmaxes at 3650fps(reloader 15)..... my preferred load of 40g vmax and 27 grains of RL15 went into .581" i am hitting about 2.25" high at 100 yards, i wonder how much more that will rise to at 150-200 yards?

 

[juk]

Not to sound abrasive, but it sounds like your point of impact is not at your point of aim. You stated that the rifle is MOA. I know that it can be tedious, but to hit a small target at any distance, the reticle of the scope and the point of bullet impact have to be right on the money. It wouldn't hurt to calculate the drop at specific ranges too. Hope this helps some.

 

[1858rem]

well i had been using an online application at handloads.com to get a general idea, so i set my sights 2.25 high to have no more than 4.5" total as far as rise/drop out to 325 yards or so......but in real would i only set it and tested at 100 yards and 325 yards and it was pretty close