I'm planning to bring one of my AR15s chambered in 6.5 Grendel to the INGO shoot in July ==> https://www.indianagunowners.com/forums/ingo_events/94620-07_11_10_nwi_meet_and_shoot.html But, idiot me realized that I had taken the mount off last year and swapped it around with another gun, then put it back on this gun. Last thing I wanted to do was show up at the shoot with a Grendel that wouldn't hit a piece of paper at 7 yards.
So despite the high winds we were having earlier this afternoon I went out into my muddy farm field and put up some targets to see where the shots would land. I was only about 70 yards from the target so these groups would probably open up about a 1/4" at 100 yards. I was shooting without any support under the buttstock, but had the front bi-pod sitting on a lightweight bench that is in my field. After every 4 or 5 rounds the bi-pod would rattle itself pretty loose from recoil . . . got to get some Loc-Tight on that screw!
I didn't want to use waste my expensive $1 to $1.50 a round Grendel ammo so I broke out two different types of "Wolf Gold" ammo for sighting in the scope. First up was the 123 Grain Soft Point Wolf, this stuff is typically known to shoot about 1 MOA if you are lucky on a good day, and 2 MOA groups are not uncommon. This stuff runs about 50-cents a shot delivered if you buy it in bulk. If it were legal here in Indiana, this would probably be a heck of a deer round, its plenty accurate for deer and the soft point expands.
So with a scope that was taken off the gun and put back on, I went out to see if the scope mount held its zero. Needless to say I'm pretty pleased with this mount. Its an American Defense with a cam lock that lets you take it off and remount it pretty easily. Not the most expensive mount out there, but this is a fun gun that I built. Probably going to take it down south for a feral hog hunt.
The two flyers were just me being an idiot. 10 shots, 8 are within an inch.
Wind picked up a bit and I switched to Wolf Gold 120 grain rounds, these are roughly 70-to-75 cents a shot and is generally considered pretty accurate. 10 shot group size is about 1.25" across. I fired 5, reloaded the magazine, fired 5 more.
So despite the high winds we were having earlier this afternoon I went out into my muddy farm field and put up some targets to see where the shots would land. I was only about 70 yards from the target so these groups would probably open up about a 1/4" at 100 yards. I was shooting without any support under the buttstock, but had the front bi-pod sitting on a lightweight bench that is in my field. After every 4 or 5 rounds the bi-pod would rattle itself pretty loose from recoil . . . got to get some Loc-Tight on that screw!
I didn't want to use waste my expensive $1 to $1.50 a round Grendel ammo so I broke out two different types of "Wolf Gold" ammo for sighting in the scope. First up was the 123 Grain Soft Point Wolf, this stuff is typically known to shoot about 1 MOA if you are lucky on a good day, and 2 MOA groups are not uncommon. This stuff runs about 50-cents a shot delivered if you buy it in bulk. If it were legal here in Indiana, this would probably be a heck of a deer round, its plenty accurate for deer and the soft point expands.
So with a scope that was taken off the gun and put back on, I went out to see if the scope mount held its zero. Needless to say I'm pretty pleased with this mount. Its an American Defense with a cam lock that lets you take it off and remount it pretty easily. Not the most expensive mount out there, but this is a fun gun that I built. Probably going to take it down south for a feral hog hunt.
The two flyers were just me being an idiot. 10 shots, 8 are within an inch.
Wind picked up a bit and I switched to Wolf Gold 120 grain rounds, these are roughly 70-to-75 cents a shot and is generally considered pretty accurate. 10 shot group size is about 1.25" across. I fired 5, reloaded the magazine, fired 5 more.
