DenverDave
07-01-2015, 00:36
While loading my magazines with the very expensive 6.5 Grendel A-Max match rounds, I thought of a method that maybe a good way to conserve the expensive match ammo while shooting groups. To illustrate I will describe how to employ the method for shooting 3 shot groups. The method is simple. The first shot fired is typical cheap range ammo, in my case wolf gold. The two subsequent shots fired are match ammo. The logic being that after I take my first shot, I will be aiming at that bullets point of impact for the following two shots in the group. So if shot one (cheap ammo) is off my 1 moa, due to the ammo being low quality, my group wont be affected much because the second two shots are more important as their accuracy will determine the size of the group.
The only variable that I think would really mess up this method is if the scope is zeroed with the cheap ammo, or if the weight of the bullets varies dramatically, i.e. first shot is 55grain, second two are 77 grain rounds.
Of course this is just for recreational shooting. I would not do this in a competition or more serious situation. But for a day at the range, shooting 3 shot groups this method will use about %33 less match ammo.
This is just a theory. I have not tried it. I would like to hear what folks think of this method.
The only variable that I think would really mess up this method is if the scope is zeroed with the cheap ammo, or if the weight of the bullets varies dramatically, i.e. first shot is 55grain, second two are 77 grain rounds.
Of course this is just for recreational shooting. I would not do this in a competition or more serious situation. But for a day at the range, shooting 3 shot groups this method will use about %33 less match ammo.
This is just a theory. I have not tried it. I would like to hear what folks think of this method.