Sunday Showdown

Here are the 2 best groups I got. Keep in mind I was shooting 50 yards with iron sights. This was my first time shooting like this. Like SGMJody said, I found an issue with my sights after I was done shooting. Some of the ammo was giving me two distinct groups and this could have been the culprit. Either that or I was not getting a consistent cheek weld. Like I said I have a lot of learning to do to shoot these types of sights well!

First, the ammo I bought at CMP. It was $35.00 for the brick. I was pleased with the accuracy for the money.



Next is the Remington Target. It is manufactured by Eley. I bought it at BassPro in Leeds, AL. It was over $8.00 for one box.

Got a temporary scope on. Hope to get the 8-32 BSA scope for Christmas. We hope to do some serious load testing tomorrow.

Did some load testing today and a SMALL match. My scope and ring combo barely had enough elevation to get me on paper at 50 yards. My aiming point was the sighter box and my point of impact was at the bottom of the targets. My scope is a Bushnell 4-12x40AO. It has a fine reticle which I find useful for this type of shooting.

First up, Remington Target. This was @ $3.50 per box at Bass Pro. It's cheap and it shows!

Next is the ammo from CMP. I had high hopes for this but they went unrealized!

This is the money performer. Main group was the smallest of all, but that DURN FLYER! I think SGMJody kicked the bench on that shot! This is Wolf Match Extra.

Then we have Remington Target by Eley. It's not bad, but it performed better a week earlier with iron sights.

We're getting to the high dollar stuff. So, you'd expect better performances, OF COURSE!!!! I hate being poor!
This is Eley Black Box Match.

And finally, we have arrived. Here is THE Elet Tenex. Why does it have to be $20 per box???? WHY???!!!

Here is my first attempt at prone shooting. Actually this was the second group. The first group was slightly larger. I was shooting off of bags and SGMJody's mat. The ammo was Wolf Match Extra. Distance is still 50 yards as I couldn't get on paper at 100.


Now on we go the SMALL match! I had to shoot SGMJody's gun and scope for reasons listed above. Ammo was Eley Tenex and the distance was 100 yards. These were shot from the sled.
SGMJody's first:

And, the winner is:


I beat him by 1 point! Oddly enough, they both measured the same for group size. I measured them at 1.2910". SGMJody measured them slightly smaller, but still the exact same size. Admittedly, I caught SGMJody on a good day (bad for him). I can't wait to try the other rifle at 100 with the BSA scope!