CFJunkie
11-10-2020, 04:53 PM
TommyD111730,
If I could be so bold as to make two suggestions.
1) Keep complete and accurate records of all the groups you shoot, including the powder, charge, bullet, seating depth and or jump, trim length, temperature, and whatever else you think you might want to reference. A year from now, you may want to check on what worked, because after thousands of rounds, your chamber will erode slightly and you will need to adjust the seating depth to keep the same jump. I use a scanner to scan all my targets and use On Target software to measure all my groups. I save the scans so I have a record of all my groups. I record every group for ever load that i load and for whatever factory ammo I shoot. I use Excel so I can do statistical analysis of the data on the same worksheet that I record the data on.
2) It sounds like you have a good shooting Savage 12 FV. If fact, you will probably find that is shoots even better when you get comfortable with it. If you are observant, you may notices that certain set-up tricks give you better groups. If you're interested in accuracy, incorporate them in your set up routine and set up consistently. You may find that your average group sizes shrink by a lot. When I finally started to really concentrate on my set-up routine, I reduced my group sizes by 50%. Having a rifle that you know is a good shooter, allows you to make conclusions about what works.
Interestingly, what you learn transfers from rifle. Suddenly, all your rifles are shooting better.
Good luck and good shooting.
If I could be so bold as to make two suggestions.
1) Keep complete and accurate records of all the groups you shoot, including the powder, charge, bullet, seating depth and or jump, trim length, temperature, and whatever else you think you might want to reference. A year from now, you may want to check on what worked, because after thousands of rounds, your chamber will erode slightly and you will need to adjust the seating depth to keep the same jump. I use a scanner to scan all my targets and use On Target software to measure all my groups. I save the scans so I have a record of all my groups. I record every group for ever load that i load and for whatever factory ammo I shoot. I use Excel so I can do statistical analysis of the data on the same worksheet that I record the data on.
2) It sounds like you have a good shooting Savage 12 FV. If fact, you will probably find that is shoots even better when you get comfortable with it. If you are observant, you may notices that certain set-up tricks give you better groups. If you're interested in accuracy, incorporate them in your set up routine and set up consistently. You may find that your average group sizes shrink by a lot. When I finally started to really concentrate on my set-up routine, I reduced my group sizes by 50%. Having a rifle that you know is a good shooter, allows you to make conclusions about what works.
Interestingly, what you learn transfers from rifle. Suddenly, all your rifles are shooting better.
Good luck and good shooting.