We went out for our usual shoot. I took my NOVESKE SPR with Recon barrel and NF 2.5-10.
We have been bouncing around with a variety of ammo /powder - Benchmark, IMR8028 XBR ....Accuracy T32 and the famous H322.
I start shooting my Recon and groups are all over the place. I'm talking 6 inch groups. Three or four of them.
When we change powders we are always cognizant that we need to run a couple fowlers. I try our 77 gr load with a couple groups of 5 back to back to back. Groups suck. So I grab a can of 69SMK's , wolf primer and H322. I'm shooting my two fowlers at steel then back to paper as I was re zero ing the scope, still confused and speaking inappropriately. Group sucked. I said f%^* €£. Took my AAC mini 4 OFF. Same shit. Try another group and it gets to a little better.
Mark says, maybe it's settling into this powder? Sure as shit. A couple more groups and its stacking groups sub MOA. I put the can back on, sub MOA.
It took about 20 to 30 rounds to season the barrel. And get it back to sub MOA. This has not been my experience. I have never seen a high quality barrel shoot 6 inch groups with quality ammo, dirty or not.
This was quite unique. It shot high quality SMK's rolled to perfection like an 870 scattergun. We usually shoot two fowlers and then try our group with success. I was checking my scope, tugging on the barrel..... I cleaned the gun when I got home.


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