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I was back at the range today after a 7 week bout with bronchitis.I was actually there yesterday too and after seeing some poor results and then some good ones,I decided to make some changes in the way I shoot or hold the rifle.Here is todays 50yd target.[URL= ]50 yds[/URL] I now use this awkward hold that seems to give better or more accurate shooting.I think I'll practice dryfiring this way so I could get used to it.This new way of shooting consists of standing up really straight, almost stretching for the sky and then mounting the butt higher than usual,and pushing the butt rearward against the shoulder or using my arms to keep the pressure of butt the on my shoulder and less effort holding the rifle upward.I would have video but I forgot to press the start button on the cam. | ||
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Very nice shooting. Kind of makes me want to dig my Lott out of the back of the safe and give it another try. | |||
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Shootaway, I would recommend you try a target similar to the one below if using shallow V and 2mm bead open sights. You might be surprised what is possible. | |||
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What's the comparison cartridge there, oz? | |||
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Thanks, 5287.Oz,I've tried all kinds of targets and they don't make a difference,besides aren't you a scope hunter? | |||
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I can't wait to try out my Martini Vektor lott.Ralph should have it ready in the next few months.It will be on display at the coming DSC show.I don't know if it will be finished or not.Marty Rabeno has started working on the engraved floor plate-a lion head. | |||
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A 4" circle is almost Ideal from what I've found with a standard front bead. FFemt, It a 425WR. | |||
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Not a bad pattern. What is the choke? SSR | |||
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458LOHOS choke-stands for 458L-lott; OH-offhand;OS-open sights.Not bad for a rifle that does 2-4 inch groups at 50 off the bench.If all the bullets would hit in the center I wouldn't have to practise that much. | |||
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If all the bullets hit the center by themselves none of us would need to practice--- And what is good about a gun that shoots 4 in off bench at 50--Michael458s guns shoot under an inch at 50- I know as I bought one from him- SSR | |||
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Terms like under an inch at 50 mean nothing since there is no mention of the age of the bore or the conditions it was subjected to and the type of bullets used.I am sure the quality of Michael's rifles are a reflection of the type of hunters who bought them. like Lion Hunter | |||
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Perhaps you might try - both the target recommended by oz (good shooting by the way) as well as downloading your Lott to replicate a moderate 45/70 loading. Do your fine tuning of rifle hold, fast cycling of bolt, etc. with this reduced loading and then move up in power increments until you can replicate your moderate 45/70 accuracy, bolt cycling etc. with full house Lott loads. Shouldn't take to long to match or perhaps better oz's 50 yd accuracy with your Lott. Jim "Life's hard; it's harder if you're stupid" John Wayne | |||
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What made you think that Oz shot that group offhand at 50yds with open sights? Capoward,did you buy one of Michael's rifles too? Infact last time Oz posted a picture of the old lion he shot with open sights it had a bullet hole through the gut. | |||
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You should be able to put almost every round in a 4 inch circle or less at 50 yards with any DG rifle, you may need to shoot something in the brain to save your beacon..Keep working on it, it will come about. I would first determine the accuracy of the gun on a bench rest at 50 and 100 yards, then begin an offhand practice session..The goal should be a 3 or 4 inch 5 shot group offhand at 50 yards shot pretty fast before muscle strain sets in.. The go to point shooting at 25 yards without the use of sights, you will be surprised how accurate this can be and two shots in a quarter size group is very possible with a modicum of practice.. Additionally I have found this much easier to accomplish with iron sights as opposed to any scope..I THINK this is because scope magnifies the wabble/wiggle by the power of the scope and one tends to grab at the trigger as the crosshairs float by. You don't see this with irons they look dead on as a rule. Ray Atkinson Atkinson Hunting Adventures 10 Ward Lane, Filer, Idaho, 83328 208-731-4120 rayatkinsonhunting@gmail.com | |||
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Shootaway really that shooting sucks! By the way, to me it looks like you are shooting at 25 yds/meters not 50! I am just a girl of 120 pounds and can shoot better than that, albeit I limit myself to the "wimpy" 458 Win mag. | |||
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1. No need to mention those variables when it is shooting that well 2. You to might find some changes if you would learn how to clean a barrel properly. 3. Yes, good groups are a reflextion of the hunters using them. As are patterns called groups. 4. I saw the video of the gut shot buff-by one shootaway SSR | |||
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Yeah right.Keep on dreaming. | |||
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I'm not sure this is necessary but in fact the bullet went precisely where aimed and was recovered in the chest with massive hart lung damage and no gut damage but I like your persistence and fact you do test your rifles. | |||
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I think you would be best to take Atkinson's advice for he rarely offers BS. What is BS is your attitude when someone give good advise and the fact you are so persistent in believing rifle can be shot out so easy. That picture of a group from my 425 is what can easily be achieved by most open sighted clapped out old big bores let alone one a few years old. Clean or not. | |||
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I have to agree with what Atkinson says also. Maybe if the rifle is giving you that much trouble, you may consider having it restocked to fit you better. Changing the shooting technique is fine at the range, but usually goes out the window in the game fields. Good luck. Phil Massaro President, Massaro Ballistic Laboratories, LLC NRA Life Member B&C Member www.mblammo.com Hunt Reports- Zambia 2011 http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/1481089261 "Two kinds of people in this world, those of us with loaded guns, and those of us who dig. You dig." | |||
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Let me say I am not a dangerous game hunter, health problems having reared their ugly head a long time ago, but I do shoot a lot and build a fair number of guns. Big bores account for a few of these, and I shoot them reasonably regularly. They all shoot much better on average than the whole lot of 70 or so rifles I own. I currently have, two 458 Winnies, a 425WR, a 450-400, a 375, s 45-70 in a No 1 I load up, a 416 taylor, and three 9.3x74's. I have several heavy medium bores. All these, without exception, shoot into essentially one hole at 25 yards, and all less than 3/4" at 50 yds. The targets you keep showing for this Lott are extraordinarily bad. Either something is wrong, or your shooting is at fault. Have someone else shoot the gun off the bench at 50 yds and find out. Over the last year or whatever, none of the theories you have put forth for bad performance have any ring of possibility. This latest target should be no hope for joy. Whatever the new shooting style, stop using it. | |||
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I wish you could talk my Daughter-in-laws into shooting any rifle… much less a 458Win! So cool | |||
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For those of you who are really interested in open sight big bore shooting,I will try to get a video of me shooting using this new style next time out.I will also include a video demonstration of this technique.As for the target I posted,I think that it is good shooting.There are 7 of the 11 shots in the 2 inch round circle.This, offhand at 50yds from a lott that shoots 2-4 inches off the bench.Some say that it wasn't 50 yards and that it doesn't shoot that bad from the bench even though they were not their and never fired the rifle? Most here say that all the shots should be in the center , but have never shown us a demonstration of this incredible talent. | |||
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I would not own a rifle that would not shoot any better than 2-4 inches off the bench. Especially a bolt action rifle. It would have hit the road a long long time ago. Michael http://www.b-mriflesandcartridges.com/default.html The New Word is "Non-Conventional", add "Conventional" to the Endangered Species List! Live Outside The Box of "Conventional Wisdom" I do Not Own Any Part of Any Bullet Company, I am not in the Employ Of Any Bullet Company. I do not represent, own stock, nor do I receive any proceeds, or monies from ANY BULLET COMPANY. I am not in the bullet business, and have no Bullets to sell to you, nor anyone else. | |||
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Michael,any factory rifle I owned was extremely accurate out of the box,including big bores.They all eventually lose their accuracy and shoot 2-4 inch groups.Two to four inch groups depending on how clean the bore is, is OK for offhand practise at 50 yds.Why should I stop using it? | |||
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Shootaway, you clean your big bores? Hmmmmm? If my rifles won't shoot 3 rounds in the same hole at 50, I don't have a use for them. I have many big bores that a cleaning brush has never been down them, but they have only had 500 to 700 rounds down some of them, barely broken in. I have a few with well over a 1000 rounds and never been cleaned. Big bores are just not that sensitive and finicky, at least mine are not. Maybe you are cleaning too much? Maybe you just need a Winchester M70. Yes, I am sure of it, You need a Winchester, all your issues would go away. Michael http://www.b-mriflesandcartridges.com/default.html The New Word is "Non-Conventional", add "Conventional" to the Endangered Species List! Live Outside The Box of "Conventional Wisdom" I do Not Own Any Part of Any Bullet Company, I am not in the Employ Of Any Bullet Company. I do not represent, own stock, nor do I receive any proceeds, or monies from ANY BULLET COMPANY. I am not in the bullet business, and have no Bullets to sell to you, nor anyone else. | |||
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I have no issues because I know rifles! I know what they do and why they do it! I am not in the dark like you,Michael. | |||
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George, That circle is four inches in diameter. GeorgeS | |||
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but it has a 2 inch radius so I call it a 2 inch round circle | |||
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Calling it a 2 inch round circle doesn't make it one. George | |||
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It's a 4 inch wide circle. | |||
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It's kind of the reverse male thing. When we moved back to Colorado in 96, we stayed at these cute little townhomes while our house was being built. There was a sweet attractive Irish American girl named Kate who lived next door. One morning I went out and there was 4" of snow on the ground, she said "Hi, I can't believe it snowed a foot last night!" I said, "Kate, men have been lying to you ..." Regards, Chuck "There's a saying in prize fighting, everyone's got a plan until they get hit" Michael Douglas "The Ghost And The Darkness" | |||
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"Only accurate rifles are interesting." -Col. Townsend Whelen Phil Massaro President, Massaro Ballistic Laboratories, LLC NRA Life Member B&C Member www.mblammo.com Hunt Reports- Zambia 2011 http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/1481089261 "Two kinds of people in this world, those of us with loaded guns, and those of us who dig. You dig." | |||
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Being somewhat new to this forum, a few weeks ago, on another thread, I criticized LionHunter for "Bitch Slapping" ShootAway for a simple comment he made concerning bullet weights. Now I understand. LionHunter, please accept my apologies. | |||
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Phil Massaro President, Massaro Ballistic Laboratories, LLC NRA Life Member B&C Member www.mblammo.com Hunt Reports- Zambia 2011 http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/1481089261 "Two kinds of people in this world, those of us with loaded guns, and those of us who dig. You dig." | |||
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All these years I have been shooting at targets, I thought they were OVAL? | |||
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Here's the really scary part. Using ShootAway's logic on the 4" circle being a 2" circle, his rifle that shoots a 2-4 inch group at 50 yards is really shooting a 4-8 inch group! No wonder his target looks like my shotgun when I pattern my Turkey loads! | |||
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