Dr. Tad Hussein Winslow
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Today I shot my XCR. Results were poor to mediocre accuracy, as follows (all at 100 yards, all from a solid rest with 6x scope):
1. M193 55 gr: 5.5"-6.0" 20-shot groups (not good at all)
2. Black Hills 68 gr, counting fliers: 3.5" 10-shot group (bleh)
3. Black Hills 68 gr, NOT counting fliers: 1.75" 10-shot group (7 out of 10 in 1.75" - OK, good).
So the black hills is acceptable but not great. I understand this is a battle rifle, not a precision rifle. But still, my questions are as follows:
A. Which batches of M193 were rough? What years/countries/identifying marks on the bad ammo?
B. Are the terribly crappy (unacceptable) groups (#1) with this ammo likely the rifle or likely the ammo? I guess it's *probably* the ammo, since the black hills performed ok. BUT, I can't help but thinking that maybe the black hills would have been around 1" if this were a non-lemon barrel, perhaps, and the 193 would have been closer to 3" instead of 6".
C. What other ammo do you recommend I try in the XCR? - it is the one with 16" 1 in 9 bbl.
Thanks.
1. M193 55 gr: 5.5"-6.0" 20-shot groups (not good at all)
2. Black Hills 68 gr, counting fliers: 3.5" 10-shot group (bleh)
3. Black Hills 68 gr, NOT counting fliers: 1.75" 10-shot group (7 out of 10 in 1.75" - OK, good).
So the black hills is acceptable but not great. I understand this is a battle rifle, not a precision rifle. But still, my questions are as follows:
A. Which batches of M193 were rough? What years/countries/identifying marks on the bad ammo?
B. Are the terribly crappy (unacceptable) groups (#1) with this ammo likely the rifle or likely the ammo? I guess it's *probably* the ammo, since the black hills performed ok. BUT, I can't help but thinking that maybe the black hills would have been around 1" if this were a non-lemon barrel, perhaps, and the 193 would have been closer to 3" instead of 6".
C. What other ammo do you recommend I try in the XCR? - it is the one with 16" 1 in 9 bbl.
Thanks.
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