MikeCTX
08-25-2009, 08:52 PM
chasing bugholes is fun for sure, but admittedly a tough learning curve. getting inside of 1moa is was fairly easy, but from that point forward it is a new discipline, one of the things i have learned is a rifle set up for 1000yd shooting is a different animal than one for 100yd shooting, if your using a 1000yd rig to chase bugholes and 1000yd loads, then 100yds is a compromise of sorts. a dedicated 100yd load should do bugholes no doubt, but i have never gotten a bug hole group out of my rifle at 100yds but shot a 4x 5 shot group at 300yds w/ it yesterday that measured 1.4", i'll take that anyday over a 100yd bughole group, so kinda look at the big picture and see what your goal is. i may someday build a slower flat based bullet load to try to bughole my rifle, but i set my goal at 1000yds and built a load around that goal. my worst 5 shot group was at just over 4" so i had a fun day of shooting.
Think you have a very good point hershey...and the 12VLP with a 7 twist may not be the right 'tool' for what I am wanting to do. One of the reasons looking at a 12 or 14 twist barrel to swap out and see how thing go with a slower twist, and lighter weight bullet than the 69-80 gr.
After shooting the small .20s it got me to thinking completely different than I had been. Of course also found the action screws had come lose as well. Had not checked them after the first few visits and they had become quite lose...note to self, check more often. :)
Think you have a very good point hershey...and the 12VLP with a 7 twist may not be the right 'tool' for what I am wanting to do. One of the reasons looking at a 12 or 14 twist barrel to swap out and see how thing go with a slower twist, and lighter weight bullet than the 69-80 gr.
After shooting the small .20s it got me to thinking completely different than I had been. Of course also found the action screws had come lose as well. Had not checked them after the first few visits and they had become quite lose...note to self, check more often. :)