HuntHarder Report post Posted August 24 It's not about shooting better, but getting more reliable barrel speeds. If you have ever actually chrono'd from start to after a 100 or so rounds, you will see a difference. Some loads tend to open up, if anything with the extra speed. Load dev for me isn't completed until long range verification.. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildwoody Report post Posted August 24 Buy a good gun around $800, then get a great scope, Kenton turrits , site it in and kill shoot. Love watching the MOA guys do there calculations with there sticker on there stock. Just me 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PRDATR Report post Posted August 24 3 hours ago, wildwoody said: Buy a good gun around $800, then get a great scope, Kenton turrits , site it in and kill shoot. Love watching the MOA guys do there calculations with there sticker on there stock. Just me Yeah we can't all be Lance. LOL. Decide "realistically" what your hunting style has been. Ask yourself, What is your shot/kill ratio record? How far was your closest shot, how far was your farthest shot? Do your really really really need a sub 1/2 MOA rifle and if so under pressure will it matter or will you still miss by 10 MOA? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MULEPACKHUNTER Report post Posted August 24 8 hours ago, wildwoody said: Buy a good gun around $800, then get a great scope, Kenton turrits , site it in and kill shoot. Love watching the MOA guys do there calculations with there sticker on there stock. Just me I just tape the chart off the box of ammo on mine 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CraigK Report post Posted August 25 Id prefer #1, but #2 is a good deal. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildwoody Report post Posted August 25 21 hours ago, MULEPACKHUNTER said: I just tape the chart off the box of ammo on mine Pay the hundred bucks and get the Kenton yardage turrets to match your gun and bullet. Click it and set it and kill it. I'm to dumb for moa 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
recurveman Report post Posted September 2 Buy the gun and do load development…….If you want to maximize your guns capability. With a good custom gun you should be looking for an honest .3” 4 shot group. Here’s the question. Just how good does your gun need to be? If you have an MOA gun and shoot 500 yards at a deer (given no conditions) you will impact within 2.5” of your aiming spot. Thats with a gun shooting 1” groups. Honestly that is plenty good for most hunting. Everything above and beyond is just gravy. Now with that said. I would cut my wrists if I had a gun that shot 1 MOA. I barely tolerate .5 MOA. I like maximizing the gun. Plus it gets me some time behind my gun working it and putting it through its paces. No rifle builder is going to put the effort into my gun like I will put into my gun. here is another way of looking at it. If you aren’t going to maximize a custom guns potential then just buy a nice factory gun and be done. I have a tiki that shoots 1/2 MOA (after load development) but easily shot sub 1MOA before that. It does just fine for its intended purpose. there are a few to many guys out there right now with “1000 yard guns”. It’s super possible but it requires load development and practice. I have found that most guys aren’t willing to do either and then miss their animal when the time comes. I was in camp where a guy missed a 240” buck 7 times at 600 yards with his 1000 yard gun. The buck walked out of sight and then they heard a bang. That’s how we know it was a 240” buck. Bet he wishes he had done load development and practiced. 600 yards is a chip shot in the hands of a guy that has put in the work. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
