Ahh my type of testing, I do a lunch time dash for all my testing 40min drive time 20 min on range including set up.Target 1: 86-1x
Target 2: 85-0x
Third time was sort of a charm. With the wind and the cold, I was assuming it might be a day where they would be no one at the range. After being unable to do the 150gr vs 168gr comparison with the M1 twice before, I was hoping it would work out this time. As I got closer to the club: access road closed due to downed trees.
There is, however, a "back way." Took about 15 minutes worth of driving but I made, and there indeed was no one there. However, the result was really needing to speed up my trip. I had about 25 minutes to unload, run targets, shoot, collect targets and pack.
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I took mac's suggestion and went round robin style; two shots per target, switching back and forth.
To be honest, I think it messed me up. I know on the 168gr target two of the flyers were after switching back. I found I had to hold slightly differently on the two, and you can see the difference on the 150 being more to the right with hits.
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I know I am capable of better. I still have 10 rounds left of each batch and I am hoping to do another trip where I don't need to rush and there isn't as much wind. I think for those, I'll do 10 each without rotating back and forth.
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This leaves only my CMP special as a true milsurp rifle I haven't done a target with. I am doing tung oil on the stock. Heading down to do coat 3 on the upper hand guard and coat 2 on the lower handguard. It will be cutting it close due to waiting between coats, but maybe it'll be done by the 20th so I can take it out before the Equinox.
Round robin helps even out your test results if your barrel does some wondering cold/hot
Before I started doing round robin style testing I always thought some loads where really bad. Then I finally noticed the M1 I was using had a pattern. As it warmed up it impacts would rise and cork screw to the left let it cool back to normal. Fun stuff, rush testing sucks but often it’s pretty good rapid practice.
If I had serious range time MOA and sub MOA would be more common I think