decided to actually drag some stuff out of the safe last week and waste some ammo.
the backyard range:
I have a creek running just behind the target stand and a hill behind that. plus no houses or anything for several miles behind the hill. it's a great place to shoot. too bad I can only get 100 yards before my neighbors house would be downrange of my shooting position.
first off, I broke out my .458 SOCOM. it's a rock river 16" upper on an Anvil lower, with a DPMS LPK and a Magpul UBR stock. the optic is a Trijicon 1x4 with the green dot. took me a while to finally get it zeroed.
and here is my 10 shot group at 100 yards, with Cor-Bon 300grn JHP factory loads
Next was the 6.5 grendel. I built every part of this rifle from the ground up. it's a Satern 24" 1/8.5 twist barrel, Sun Devil billet upper and lower, Nightforce NXS 5-22 scope, MI handguards, PRS stock, LaRue mounts and geissele SSA-E trigger.
here is the 10 shot group with Alexander Arms 123gr Lapua Scenar HP factory ammo.
and last, my trusty old .223 varmint rifle. it has a Model 1 Sales 24" 1/9 twist varmint barrel upper, a DPMS lower and parts kit, PRS stock, and a harris bipod. the scope is a 16x super sniper on a LaRue mount that I won in a raffle. I have a Satern 1/8 twist 24" barrel on order...but this one seem to do just fine.
and here is my 10 shot group using Hornady 55gr V-MAX ammo.
it seems that the cheaper the rifle is, the better I do with it. I need to try some other ammo in the grendel and see if it likes something else better. anyone know what might work best in a 24" 1/8.5 twist barrel? I wish I had more time to shoot. maybe I could get better with the SOCOM. I need to get my ass on the ground and try it prone next time. that table wasnt working.
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