12 January 2014, 06:53
Super Bon BonNew 260
Kinda new to the long range game. I had a new rifle built this year, on a Remington 700, chambered in 260 Remington. Action was trued and a Brux 1-8 Twist barrel was screwed on at 22 inches. I put it into a H-S Precision LTR stock, and topped it with a Leupold VX III 4.5x14x50LR in Seekins rings. First loads out of the gate with 139gr Scenars in Lapua brass were sub-MOA, some sub-1/2MOA.
Today, I did a quick test of my load at 300 yds. Two 3 shot groups, the largest is a smidge under 1 1/4". I know, three shot groups aren't a true indicator of what the rifle will do, and two groups is a pretty small sample. But damn, was I happy....
12 January 2014, 20:20
p dog shooterquote:
I know, three shot groups aren't a true indicator of what the rifle will do, and two groups is a pretty small sample. But damn, was I happy....
They are for the first 3 shots unless your shooting groups for record they are most likely the most important.
06 December 2014, 20:18
HiDragHuh?
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They are for the first 3 shots unless your shooting groups for record they are most likely the most important.
06 December 2014, 22:56
AnotherAZWriterquote:
Originally posted by Super Bon Bon:
Kinda new to the long range game. I had a new rifle built this year, on a Remington 700, chambered in 260 Remington. Action was trued and a Brux 1-8 Twist barrel was screwed on at 22 inches. I put it into a H-S Precision LTR stock, and topped it with a Leupold VX III 4.5x14x50LR in Seekins rings. First loads out of the gate with 139gr Scenars in Lapua brass were sub-MOA, some sub-1/2MOA.
Today, I did a quick test of my load at 300 yds. Two 3 shot groups, the largest is a smidge under 1 1/4". I know, three shot groups aren't a true indicator of what the rifle will do, and two groups is a pretty small sample. But damn, was I happy....
I am not a fan of three shot groups. To say the first three are the most important is like flipping a coin three times, having it land heads all three times, and then declaring it to always land heads. The larger the group, the more confident you are of the natural dispersion of that load. Yes, I know, the barrel heats, etc., but to simply declare three shots as indicative of what will always happen with the first three shots is fallacious.
On the other hand, in my experience, a rifle that shoots three shots sub MOA at 300 yards twice is likely a pretty accurate rifle. I would be happy as well. I would be interested in hearing more about you .260 as you shoot it.