Thread: Rifle and reloaded ammo accuracy

Back to the opening posts original topic.

I have developed a load for a specific purpose (bush-300y red deer) at less than max pressure it shot constantly under half inch at 100m but I had no need of this accuracy in a short range load and the specific projectile I had chosen just works better the faster it is going so I kept stoking it up as fast as I felt was safe.....it still shot very well round 3/4-1 inch at worst but most importantly the projectile had the speed to work effectively.

Same for another rifle in another caliber....the most accurate I have owned...it would shoot 1/4moa 3 shot groups below max but at max still shot half or just under/over, why would I use the 1/4 moa load as a hunting rifle? it was marginal for energy as a 243 so stoke it up I say.

Horses for courses, if shooting for medals you'd be a mug not to use the best accuracy load you can find regardless of velocity.
If shooting for meat/antler/horn you only need acceptable accuracy and velocity/energy that is up to the job and in my case I will trade some accuracy for energy/bullet terminal performance/flatter trajectory/less wind drift because lets face it I cant shoot 1/4MOA off hand or off a tree after having just busted a gut getting up a hill or probably even off my pack prone in some cunty position etc