Failed attempt at precision shooting with red-dot
No one I know has a spare scope, so I went out today to see what my barrel likes, what it doesn't, and ended up burning through ammo and not getting the info I wanted(but it was still a good time).
Setup (relevant stuff) is Knights URXiii, centurion 14.5" double chromed FN barrel, and a PA 4moa micro dot (yea yea, Im saving up for a real optic), on bench resting on my bag.
http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...ps9025898e.jpg
Last year, I shot the following 3 groups with the same setup as today, but in prone:
60gr TAP top/ 55gr vmax btm
http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...psb0f2225d.png
75gr TAP
http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...pse4bb8276.png
Today, I shot the following:
http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...pse1c75e46.png
http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...pse77a4fdf.png
Surprise! To be fair I bought it for a helo-hog 'hunt', so looks okay to me...
http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...ps3cbfaab8.png
http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...ps9cde044e.png
bottom group was last group of day, and I think the disparity in size was all me. Also, the distance between targets was a guess so it may have been less(I was conservative).
http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...ps8484119e.png
Not that the first groups were great, but I was happy with them given the equipment. What I did today was crap! I know its one day, but what I'm thinking is that the smaller dot is easier to center in a dimed (just enough to see the black behind it) red dot, rather than vice-versa. I'd have to try an 8" dot to really test it out. Anyone else try both? If so, what did you find?
The groups are high due to my poi being set to the top of the red dot @ 100yds.
Side notes:
It seems the Superformance accuracy is a lot better than what has been previously reported(older version). I don't know what my TAP bullet is, as its more rounded than the T2 but has a cannelure.
It also seems the 50gr American eagle stuff might be pretty accurate, I'm interested in testing it more for a varmint round as its not even half the price of the other "varmint" loads I tried, and just as or more accurate(maybe). I'm assuming 50gr is too light for coyote? I may be going out to get rid of some and I'm more than likely going to pick up the 60gr TAP.
For targets with 2 groups, I tried "cutting the target in half" with the dot. I learned that it works, but I'm not as consistent as I don't have a solid point of reference. Its hard to tell whats the exact center of a 5.5" circle at 100yds.