what does this target tell the experienced

[chaneylake]

10 inch target, 300 yards, zero wind
elevation 390 ft above sea level

1st round to 10th round, about 20 minutes total time firing on a swag - - - shoot, wipe, shoot till finished

same load as other thread
.40-65, Starline brass, full length resized about 80% of case
.001 neck tension on annealed cases
Jones 422.2 grain bullet, DGL lube
55 grains Swiss 1.5, 0.030 fiber wad
basically no compression
wiping between shots
65 degrees

being a right handed shooter is a slight pull to the right normal?

I do not have a chrony

I have not measured sight radius or site height, what does this tell

what is bc and what does it tell you"

[Semtav]

2 moa tells me you have a standard load. (on a ten shot string, throw one out for good measure)
did you shoot it off a Bench ?

[chaneylake]

Yes, this was from a bench

[Semtav]

that pattern really won't tell you much unless you can duplicate it pretty much shot for shot.
could be the load , could be the gun, could be you. You didn't give us the temp
I've seen strange patterns with different fouling control methods

Little things like different wad, more powder etc may change the pattern
My 40-65 likes 70 gr swiss 1.5 with a .030 LDPE wad.

[chaneylake]

[quote='Semtav' pid='2359' dateline='1354938845']
that pattern really won't tell you much unless you can duplicate it pretty much shot for shot.
could be the load , could be the gun, could be you. You didn't give us the temp
I've seen strange patterns with different fouling control methods

Little things like different wad, more powder etc may change the pattern
My 40-65 likes 70 gr swiss 1.5 with a .030 LDPE wad.
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thanks for your input, I am a new shooter living in West Tennessee with no help in my part of the states, been into this game for barely over 2 years, I have a large learning curve in front of me. shotgun sports are no problem, this is a different game for a rookie

[Old Jim]

Put in enough powder to get some compression, as has been said.

Make sure you have a solid facial contact to the stock, every shot, pulling the butt-stock firmly into the shoulder.

Do you know the rifleing-twist in the barrel?

Maybe try blow-tubing sometime.

[Lumpy Grits]

Up the powder till you get about .100 compression.
How much finger do you put on the 'pedal'?
What's the pull weight of your release trigger?
Gary

[chaneylake]

Tip of finger is all that touches trigger

Do not know pull weight of trigger

[Lumpy Grits]

Place the middle of the first pad on the pedal.
Get a trigger pull scale and find out
You want it well under 1 lb.(mine is 8oz.).
Gary

[Rick Mulhern]

Front sight?? Post or aperture?? If post...under certain conditions of lighting and attempting to use a 6 o/clock hold....it's very difficult to tell if the front sight is exactly at the bottom of the bull or if it's eating up into the black a bit. To alleviate this problem to a degree...try using a 'line of white' between top of post and bottom of the bull. Research has shown that groups as small as 1/4 MOA can be attained using this system of aiming. If using a front aperture.....DO NOT get caught in the trap of using one that is too small; one that closes down the interior of the front ring tight around the bull! THAT is a common error that most rookies make when using a front aperture. The eye cannot ascertain any aiming error when this is done and your results will be much better if you use a large front aperture....one that will give at least 2/3 more area around the bull than the bull occupies itself!! The front post or the front aperture should be absolutely clear at shot break with the bull being a slight blurr/out of focus! You WILL NOT be able to learn to CALL YOUR SHOTS unless this last tip is applied!

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!

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