Is it just me.... or....

[islandermyk]

If you ain't sleepin' with it, how do you know someone is not "adjusting" it for you...just sayin' you might be chasing a bad joke on you...

dammit... if that "someone" is reading this... please wash the rifle afterwards... my cheek rest has been feeling a lil slippery

[Monky]

dammit... if that "someone" is reading this... please wash the rifle afterwards... my cheek rest has been feeling a lil slippery

Should be feeling sticky... I mean... What?


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[kwando]

I have a fat wrench that you can accurately torque everything down with if you want to use it.

[Great-Kazoo]

Have you considered the powder you're using, in relation to temp shifts? What works great @ 85* might not ~ 10-15*

OR

What you think is your reticule, is actually one loose strand of hair. jest sayin.

[islandermyk]

Should be feeling sticky... I mean... What?


Sent by a free-range electronic weasel, with no sense of personal space.

Yep... you're definitely not on the "who touched it" list

I have a fat wrench that you can accurately torque everything down with if you want to use it.

Does it make a clicking... or cracking sound when you get the desired torque?

Have you considered the powder you're using, in relation to temp shifts? What works great @ 85* might not ~ 10-15*

OR

What you think is your reticule, is actually one loose strand of hair. jest sayin.

Powder is fine... I keep the rounds in my portable ice chest along with my drinks..


Humidity doesn't help with the reticle issue though

[Tim K]

I am going to put $2 on inconsistent mounting of the human to the rifle.

Barring the suppressor thing, I'd agree 100%.

Get your zero by standing up after every shot. If you're all over the place, it's you. If you can shoot a good group standing between shots, it's more likely something mechanical.

[islandermyk]

Barring the suppressor thing, I'd agree 100%.

Get your zero by standing up after every shot. If you're all over the place, it's you. If you can shoot a good group standing between shots, it's more likely something mechanical.

I did go through the check list before pulling the trigger after every shot. I was grouping pretty well... aside the point of impact wasn't matching my point of aim with the first shots I did. Once I rezeroed it.. it stayed.
My problem is now that it's dead on with a solid zero... after weeks of just sitting idle... I know I'll end up having to need and rezero it again. Is this common? It should remain zero regardless of how long a rifle sits in the safe ( I could even be talking a year or so), right?

[Tim K]

My zero used to wander all over. I'd shoot down at the OTC and fire a nice tight 5 shot group. I'd reload the mag and shoot another nice tight 5 shot group. The only problem was it would be an MOA or more away from the first one. That went on for months. Once I got the position thing down, it never changed. It took a long time to get there, but my zero is now dead solid.

Inconsistent can mounting could certainly be the culprit. Shoot it, remove the can and reattach. Shoot again. That should tell you.

Seriously, you need to get a .22 trainer. They weigh 1/3 as much and the bullet is in the barrel for three times as long. They are magnifying glasses for problems. They're also a lot of fun to shoot. An accurate trainer and 2,000 rounds of match ammo will teach you lots. Plus, you'll get to shoot the .22 side matches in Pueblo.

[TheBelly]

Barring the suppressor thing, I'd agree 100%.

Get your zero by standing up after every shot. If you're all over the place, it's you. If you can shoot a good group standing between shots, it's more likely something mechanical.

this.

The 'Build and break' drill is phenomenal at exposing bad positioning. Combine it with a dot drill and you've got a good recipe for getting better very fastly. I also doesn't expend too much ammo. Maybe 20 rounds or so, especially if you dry fire your ass off after you build and before you squeeze the round off.

stand up. Get one round. Build your shooting position. Dry fire a crap ton, making sure your reticle doesn't move at all when you dry fire. After 27 perfect dry fires, shoot the one round. Repeat this process 10-20 times.

[C Ward]

2 or 3 tenths moving around and I'd say shooter error but a whole mil is a lot something has got to be moving .