I Finally Shot an ACCURATE Rifle!

[USMA-82]

A friend from my Bullseye team has been talking about how well his rifles shoot, but I've never had a chance to sample for myself - until today.

Found him shooting at the range with a Remington 700 that had been set up with a .222 Shilen stainless steel barrel with a .246 neck. He was shooting handloads using 2015 powder and Norma brass. Each round had the necks lathed down to about a .0085 thickness. I don't remember what scope he was using, but I believe it was a Leupold.

I had never shot a "Varmint" rifle before, but I gave it a try, shooting five rounds from a sandbag at 100 yards:

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Holy crap! All five rounds into a single hole that measured .436" at the greatest dimension. That figure minus the caliber (.222") means a five-shot group of .214 inches!

I wonder what I could do with a little practice....

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[icyclefar]

I wonder what I could do with a little practice....

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Perhaps 5 shots one hole.

 

[yanici]

Very, very nice. Remember, it ain't all just the gun that's good.

 

[Cross-X]

So, Ken, when are you getting your precision rifle???

 

[Admin]

Those 700's can shoot pretty tight with the right loads. Nice job Ken.

 

[richc]

WOW... that is spectacular shooting!

Congrats,

Rich

 

[radioman]

Nice job!!!!

Got to love those Varmint Rifles!!! I had a Ruger M77 bull barrel in 22-250 that would shoot groups like that. From the bench of course.

 

[cockpitbob]

Take the compliments about your skills seriously. Life gets real unforgiving below 3/4" and you shot below 1/4".

I'm jealous!

 

[CrossFrire]

Very, very nice. Remember, it ain't all just the gun that's good.

+1, the rifle only does so much. The finger on the trigger does a lot.
Congrats and respect.

 

[packingungal]

Wow! What a feeling that must have been!!

 

[Twigg]

Well done indeed !

 

[Mike-Mike]

That is bad ass! Great work. I think you take up hunting grasshoppers at 100yds.

 

[Jay G]

I dunno what everyone's all excited about. You missed the box in the center...

[KIDDING]

Nice shootin', Ken. As others have said, the gun helps, but it's the finger on the trigger and the steady hands that make a group like that possible.

I have a feeling that rifle in my hands would yield a shotgun-like pattern...

 

[atilla]

nice shooting! i can't wait for my 700 to be done.

i had my mosin one day and PSS had his... PSS. such a difference between those two.