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[Distant Thunder]

That has happened often enough to me at matches! Sometimes about half way through the first relay I have realized that it ain't working like I thought it would. There have been a few times when I would run to the car, grab another load and start again. That is possible with unlimited sighters in a long range match.

I have also shot one load or bullet on the first day and then another on the second day of a match. That's just the way it is when all your long range testing and development is done at matches.

I have shot very nearly this exact load and bullet from 200 to 800 yards with only slight differences in the compression and C.O.A.L. and it has done well. The only thing that is really different now is that I have dialed in just how much compression the rifle seems to prefer with this lot of 1 1/2 Swiss. I believe the load and rifle will do well as is now. It may not be the perfect load and bullet for this rifle, if there is such a thing, but it's something I can work with. I really like how the shots go where I think they should and that there aren't any of those "Where the heck did that come from?" shots.