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Posted: 3/19/2009 4:42:50 PM EDT
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FInally got to shoot my first .308 hand loads. Actually, it was my first hand loads period. I'm pretty pleased and definitely hooked!
Rifle: Standard M1A, NM hooded rear aperture, NM front sight. With Prvi Partisan '07: 
And handloads with 168 OTM and 42.0 grains of IMR 4895 on PP brass. I called the one flier when I pulled the shot, so it doesn't count 
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Great loading and shooting but get some targets meant for open sights and I bet you do even better. Think, big, black bullseye targets. + 1 bazillion. This is important, and somehow it escapes nearly every shooter. About the only target worse than an orange bullseye at 100 yards, would be the target posted here. Order some repair centers for Highpower targets from American Target, Champion Shooters, or Champion's Choice. If you plan to compete, get the correct targets. Otherwise, just pick one of the scaled centers for each distance you shoot. To convince yourself, put a black bull up next to one of the common orange targets at 100 yards, then look at them through your sights. The orange target washes out, making a consistent hold with the front blade on the edge of the bull virtually impossible. The black target will present a target with good contrast against the background. The same thing is important for shooting pistols with iron sights at closer ranges. Orange targets are the wrong choice for iron sights. |
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Handloading is the only way to go when shooting for accuracy (that is unless you pay $30 for a box of GMM). Congrats and welcome to the addiction! Great group you got there! More like $40 now. You know I have never purchased factory 308. I just keep thinking $40 is 2 lbs of powder, or 2k of Wolf primers, or almost 250 milspec 308 bullets, or a box and a half of SMKs. :) |
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Great loading and shooting but get some targets meant for open sights and I bet you do even better. Think, big, black bullseye targets. + 1 bazillion. This is important, and somehow it escapes nearly every shooter. About the only target worse than an orange bullseye at 100 yards, would be the target posted here. Order some repair centers for Highpower targets from American Target, Champion Shooters, or Champion's Choice. If you plan to compete, get the correct targets. Otherwise, just pick one of the scaled centers for each distance you shoot. To convince yourself, put a black bull up next to one of the common orange targets at 100 yards, then look at them through your sights. The orange target washes out, making a consistent hold with the front blade on the edge of the bull virtually impossible. The black target will present a target with good contrast against the background. The same thing is important for shooting pistols with iron sights at closer ranges. Orange targets are the wrong choice for iron sights. Yep, planning to get some SR 1 targets. They don't exactly carry those locally. Thanks guys! |
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I have found this target that I have been printing to shoot my handloads. Its 2 targets on one page. Not a lot of color so it doesn't waste a bunch of ink. Not possible to use with open sites, but shooting scoped groups I have found it to be pretty good.
Targets David |
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