tucker301 Posted June 5, 2006 Share Posted June 5, 2006 Shot this group today. Not great, but not bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakjakman Posted June 5, 2006 Share Posted June 5, 2006 Nice shootin dude! Gun and range? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tucker301 Posted June 5, 2006 Author Share Posted June 5, 2006 I thought no one would ever ask! It has nothing to do with Benelli, but I just couldn't contain myself. This was at 500 yards with my Savage model 12FVSS Varmint Rifle in 22-250. The rifle is a stock action, trigger, and barrel. I steel bedded the action into a B&C Duramaxx stock. It's topped with a Leupold 6.5-20 X 50mm LRT with Varmint reticle. I use a an Kenton Industries TTC dial on the scope to adjust for elevation based on the given range. These five were fired at 500 yards from a Tackdriver bag on my truck's toolbox. The cross wind was 5-10 from left to right. It took me a few spotters to get it settled in, but I think the group is pretty decent for the distance [ 06-04-2006, 10:00 PM: Message edited by: tucker301 ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakjakman Posted June 5, 2006 Share Posted June 5, 2006 Originally posted by tucker301: It took me a few spotters to get it settled in, but I think the group is pretty decent for the distance Wow, I'll say for 500 yards. Nice shootin! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garren Posted June 5, 2006 Share Posted June 5, 2006 Wow, I'll say for 500 yards. Nice shootin! [/QB] I would say very good shooting for 500 yards with 22-250 [ 06-05-2006, 12:46 AM: Message edited by: garren ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tucker301 Posted June 5, 2006 Author Share Posted June 5, 2006 The group measures 2.991". Someone on the Savage site said that it works out to be slightly over .5 MOA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webfoot Posted June 5, 2006 Share Posted June 5, 2006 I was hoping you were further than 100 yards. "Nice Shoot'n Tex" I bet that 22-250 is a dream to shoot. One more question. MOA? How does that relate to a group shot in inches? Dumb question probably. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tucker301 Posted June 5, 2006 Author Share Posted June 5, 2006 Roughly, a MOA (minute of angle) works out to be 1" at 100 yards. As you know, the farther an angle goes from its source, the wider the spread, so at 500 yards, it's about 5". There is a complex mathematical formula for calculating and measuring MOA, but I just use the 1" @ 100 yards. Had the above group been 2.5", it would have been .5 MOA, which means it could shoot 1/2" at 100 yards, 1" @ 200, and so on. When measuring a group, it's measured across the distance between the outside edges of the holes farthest apart. Then the diameter of the bullet is deducted from that. Here's a picture showing the measurements and the load data. Considering the mirage across a hay field at 500 yards, and the varying winds, I was probably more lucky than good, but I'll take it either way! More on MOA and Trajectory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webfoot Posted June 5, 2006 Share Posted June 5, 2006 Makes sense. Good link. My father always said, "I'de rather be lucky than good any day." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdkidaho Posted June 5, 2006 Share Posted June 5, 2006 A 3" group at 500 yards. Wow - that is definitely impressive. Not sure what I would ever want to shoot that far away (except maybe Taliban), but definitely cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sdkidaho Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 No way! I want to see the "splat" and at 500 yards that just isn't as exciting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tucker301 Posted June 6, 2006 Author Share Posted June 6, 2006 Oh, so you're a red mist man, are you? I'll bet you'd like this site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACK JACK Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 Originally posted by tucker301: Oh, so you're a red mist man, are you? I'll bet you'd like this site. Not trying to be righteous, but its sights like that fuel the anti hunting and gun crowd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tucker301 Posted June 7, 2006 Author Share Posted June 7, 2006 I understand what you're saying, but I don't think we should sugarcoat anything to appease them either. Nobody shoots PD's for the meat. They are disease carrying pests that can render land barren and useless. It's fun to shoot them and watch them explode from the impact. That's the appeal of the sport, and that site accurately portrays that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdkidaho Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 Actually I've never hunted varmits with anything but a .22 and that doesn't vaporize them. I do prefer to use hollow points, but that came about because solid tip bullets would kill them, but they would often get down a hole to die. I preferred to know they were dead and not somewhere wounded and dying. A lot of guys use the bigger calibers, 22-250, .223, but I enjoyed my .22, that and the shells are significantly cheaper, especially if you get into a colony of ground squirrels that number in the hundreds. It's an all-day adventure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleric Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 Can we see a picture of that Savage, Tucker? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tucker301 Posted June 7, 2006 Author Share Posted June 7, 2006 Of course you can! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbeIIfan Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 Jesus, no more bragging tucker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tucker301 Posted June 8, 2006 Author Share Posted June 8, 2006 With a group like that, I could knock a robin off a fencepost at 500 pretty easily Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleric Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 Look at the scope on that thing! If you didn't hit what you were aiming at, you could take the scope off and beat it to death. Looks like a heck of a lot of fun to shoot. The gopher population must suffer when you get bored. [ 06-08-2006, 07:50 AM: Message edited by: Cleric ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tucker301 Posted June 8, 2006 Author Share Posted June 8, 2006 The funny thing is, we ride around looking for groundhogs in bean fields. When I see one that's under 200 yards, I like to look around and see if I can find a vantage point that's farther away to make it more interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butch-M Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 500yds ... my, my ... I'm impressed, and with a 40gr bullet inthe wind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tucker301 Posted June 8, 2006 Author Share Posted June 8, 2006 To be honest, I thought the wind had me on a couple of them, but I just watched, felt the wind speed, and watched the trees. Some of the shots were fired holding six inches left and others were fired holding 2 inches left. I've always had a bit of a knack for reading the wind and making the right adjustments. I guess that has something to do with that box full of trophies in the attic. Oops.. bragging again. Sorry, Junior Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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