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On the .270, is there a parallax adjustment on that Vortex? Just throwing that out for some thought........
You could load a lighter weight bullet at normal speed to get less recoil!
Quote from: bearpaw on January 16, 2015, 01:32:04 PMYou could load a lighter weight bullet at normal speed to get less recoil!What would be the minimum bullet weight for deer sized game out of a .243. I was trying to keep it no lower than 80 grains. My wife shoots 100 grains and it seems to group well and has proven to take game down quick. It is amazing though...the felt recoil is significantly different with the 100 grain bullet.
How bad was the 200 yard group? What seating depth/s are you using, book length or mag length, jump/jammed? Are you metering or weighting out each charge? Any pics of the groups? Parallax I think is 100 yards with that viper. Could aso be the issueQuote from: Curly on January 16, 2015, 01:36:06 PMOn the .270, is there a parallax adjustment on that Vortex? Just throwing that out for some thought........
What powder are you using with the 243?
I shoot 130 grain Accubonds and 55 grains of IMR 4350 out of my 270 and it is a tack driving SOB. I'm not sure as to why you are grouping so well at 100 yds and not at 200. How much experience do you have shooting at that range? I hate to say it but it sounds like it might be operator error. I've never really heard of a group falling apart that bad at longer ranges. The group will naturally open up but not as bad as you are making it sound.
Quote from: jasnt on January 16, 2015, 01:43:45 PMHow bad was the 200 yard group? What seating depth/s are you using, book length or mag length, jump/jammed? Are you metering or weighting out each charge? Any pics of the groups? Parallax I think is 100 yards with that viper. Could aso be the issueQuote from: Curly on January 16, 2015, 01:36:06 PMOn the .270, is there a parallax adjustment on that Vortex? Just throwing that out for some thought........ 200 yard group were 4-5 inches, sorry did't think to take pictures. They were all over the place. I weighing every charge (50 grains H4350). They are seated at 3.28" which is what worked best in my other .270. 100 yard group literally had all 4 holes touching 1/2 - 3/4 inch max. The scope does have a parallax adjustment that was changed to 200 yard. I played a little with the parallax today and it didn't seam to help. I will admit I am not very well versed on parallax as this is the first scope I have ever had with a parallax adjustment.
Quote from: jasnt on January 16, 2015, 01:51:48 PMWhat powder are you using with the 243?I am using H414 which has worked well in my wife's .243. I have the option to of varget or H4350 currently in my arsenal.