sudden changes??????

  • Randy Wieland
    Lebanon. WI
    Posts: 13661
    July 9, 2014 at 5:28 pm #1438891

    It’s my second day of imploding prairie poodles in Wyoming and I’m stumped on this.
    I’m getting more flyers than ever before. Same batch of rounds I loaded of just under 1000. I’m getting random flyers in the 250 to 400 ish range. I popped a couple at 600 plus and was dead on with my mmildots on my chart and the windage was fine. Drop Down to shoot a dog at 250 yrds and I’m a couple inches either high right or low left. Seems like 1 out of 3 or 4 is perfect.
    Howa 222-250 55gr noslers. Normally I put 5 rounds in a dime at 250 yrds with this load. Never had an issue with heat in the past with this gun. Frustrating. Most of the rats are on follow up shots and a lot off camera.
    Any ideas

    Steve Root
    South St. Paul, MN
    Posts: 5651
    July 9, 2014 at 6:47 pm #1438904

    It almost sounds like something is loose?

    Tom P.
    Whitehall Wi.
    Posts: 3532
    July 9, 2014 at 7:23 pm #1438915

    Have to agree with Rootski I had one of my Savages drive me nuts turned out to be 2 screws on the rail mount had come loose.

    Denny O
    Central IOWA
    Posts: 5827
    July 9, 2014 at 11:00 pm #1438972

    Randy when had you visited your Optometrist?
    Just kidding, Randy!
    I know nothing about long range past 100 yards.

    Randy Wieland
    Lebanon. WI
    Posts: 13661
    July 10, 2014 at 7:36 am #1439033

    Contribute that one to heat. Bore snaked and set in the truck with the air conditioning going. Was shooting almost 100% until I got to about 25 rounds then acted up again. Gave it more time to cool down again and it was right on.

    Tom P.
    Whitehall Wi.
    Posts: 3532
    July 11, 2014 at 11:44 am #1439431

    What I have done in the past is keep a wet towel across the barrel to help remove the heat faster.

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