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Took my new Savage 10 FCP w/ the HS Precision stock down to the range today to break in the barrel and try it out. I've glass bedded the action & recoil lug already. I mounted a 20 MOA Warne rail & a SWFA SS 16x scope.
Took me a long time to get the darn thing on paper! I was using some (really) old soft point Federal loads to do the shoot / clean break-in procedure, and let me tell you they were shooting about 8 MOA at 100 yds! No joke! That had me worried...
Eventually I got it to where I could at least see the hits on paper (hours of shoot / clean later) and I got out the box of Federal GMM 175gr SMK that I bought to see if this tube's a shooter. The short answer is yes. I can't wait to work up some handloads!
Anyway, here's a picture of the target. I laid down a pair of ~0.5" 3 shot groups at 100yds, and a ~0.9" 4 shot group at 200yds. (I ran out of bullets!)
This was my first experience with the Super Sniper scope, I bought it based only on reviews I read and claims of epic repeatability & ruggedness. The pro is that this is the first scope I've owned where the parallax numbers are actually spot on for focus at the indicated yardage. The con is that the image isn't as sharp at 200 yds as my Nightforce, but hey- the NF cost $1000 more! (And with groups like that for a factory rifle & ammo, who cares!)
Took me a long time to get the darn thing on paper! I was using some (really) old soft point Federal loads to do the shoot / clean break-in procedure, and let me tell you they were shooting about 8 MOA at 100 yds! No joke! That had me worried...
Eventually I got it to where I could at least see the hits on paper (hours of shoot / clean later) and I got out the box of Federal GMM 175gr SMK that I bought to see if this tube's a shooter. The short answer is yes. I can't wait to work up some handloads!
Anyway, here's a picture of the target. I laid down a pair of ~0.5" 3 shot groups at 100yds, and a ~0.9" 4 shot group at 200yds. (I ran out of bullets!)
This was my first experience with the Super Sniper scope, I bought it based only on reviews I read and claims of epic repeatability & ruggedness. The pro is that this is the first scope I've owned where the parallax numbers are actually spot on for focus at the indicated yardage. The con is that the image isn't as sharp at 200 yds as my Nightforce, but hey- the NF cost $1000 more! (And with groups like that for a factory rifle & ammo, who cares!)
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