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Shots per group - txgunner00 - 11-11-2011
You shouldn't need to muscle the gun to get to to shoot straight especially if you are on a bench. I spend a few minutes setting my bags up and make sure they are secure and the rifle will track straight in them. After that all I do is provide a back stop. Even when shooting off a bipod and rear bag I still only apply a firm but relaxed grip. There is a technique to accurately shooting an AR and it typically different than a bolt gun. You just have to find what works for you and practice until it becomes muscle memory.
I shot this the other night and I certainly wasn't muscling the rifle.
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Shots per group - RStewart - 11-11-2011
LRRPF52 Wrote:I think Tubbs discussed this at-length when he used to shoot an AR10 in competition. I've noticed that the heavier AR's that are built solid, where the rifle feels like one well-balanced tuning fork can get away with less muscling, especially with a lot of rear weight. The Magpul PRS really helps make an appropriate-size AR shoot better, I think, as far as the human interaction with the gun goes. A lightweight gun with a match barrel will have tons of accuracy potential, but you have to work harder when shooting it like a bench queen.
It makes more and more sense to me why DCM shooters stuff those lead weights in their stocks, but I ain't doin' that on a field gun. For the practical field application, the VTAC 2-point quick-adjust sling will be your friend.
A service rifle set up for XTC is not something I would want to pack around all day. To balance them out as a consistent shooting platform, most do but a lead ingot in the stock and some put lead ingots inside the foreguard. My competition match AR weighs in around 8 lbs. But, like Hoot says AR platforms have a tendency to magnify anything you do. I believe this is due to the lightness of them.
My 6.5 FPR rifle clocks out at 9 lbs., while my hunting Grendel touches a shade over 7.
Shots per group - LRRPF52 - 11-11-2011
These are with my .260 AR built by GA Precision with a Bartlein 5R barrel. I'm still playing around with finding a load for it. If I only shot 3-round groups, the holes would be very small. I have found several 1/2 MOA 5-round loads with it already, most have been the 139gr Scenar and Hodgon's H4831. The two groups on the right are .4 MOA.
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Some rifles just shoot for me right off the bat, and others need lots of development. The .260 has shot a sub-MOA group at 700yds in shifting full-value winds, so I know she's a shooter. Look at my post time/date...
Shots per group - YutYut - 11-11-2011
Txgunner Can i ask what target that is?
Shots per group - txgunner00 - 11-14-2011
YutYut Wrote:Txgunner Can i ask what target that is?
It's something I drew up on AUTOCad.
Shots per group - sneaky one - 11-16-2011
Wanna make some-sell some?