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Offline Pete112288

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Step son Sighting in session
« on: September 27, 2015, 03:12:02 PM »
So my stepson has an awesome late cow tag this year and due to homework load wasn't planning on hunting early season. So we waited till our schedules worked to get out to sight his muzzy in now that we have a new peep on it. We went out yesterday. The gun is a T/C Thunderhawk stainless/synthetic, shooting 90 grains FFG 777, behind a Hornady Great Plains Bullet. The peep is the NECG weaver mount. We set up at 30 yards to start. The first shot was far left and low. Then the next 3 shots were about 2 inches right within 5 inches of center for elevation. So I stepped it out. I was curious to see what it would do so I took the target to 100 yards for a shot or two. Then he goes to take a shot and the aperture is gone. It came loose in the field somewhere between us and the target. So had no choice at the moment then to put on the second one that came with the sight that has a bigger hole. He shot 9 more shots and I tested 2 out of it with me shooting. All the shots besides the first one and one I visible saw him jerk the trigger on were in an almost perfect line up and down. No more than 1 1/2 inches wide. That includes the 2 I shot. I had not seen that before. The shots covered 16 inches top to bottom but like I said the width was MAX 1 1/2 inches apart in width. Both my shots were much closer to each other in elevation so I suspect it may be his breathing but he insists that it was the same every time. We will get out for more practice another time but I just thought it was interesting that all the shots were so close in windage but so spread out in elevation. I also hope to shoot it more myself to see if the up and down size of the group shrinks or not, that might help narrow down what it might be so I can coach him a little better on it. Overall he is doing much better each time we go shooting. I was really happy to see that he can keep them so close for the windage.

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Re: Step son Sighting in session
« Reply #1 on: September 27, 2015, 04:48:30 PM »
I do not know if this is part of your problem or not... The NECG has an elevation screw as you already know, but that screw will not hold the elevation shot to shot. The peep aperture has to be screwed in tight to hold the elevation at the spot you want.  The aperture hold the elevation in place and keeps it from up and down with recoil.

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Re: Step son Sighting in session
« Reply #2 on: September 27, 2015, 05:19:14 PM »
You know what, that might just be it. When I put the second aperture on it I screwed it in pretty snug cause I didn't want it to get lost like the first. The last shots after that did tend to stay closer in elevation to each other. The dramatic differences in elevation happened more so when the first aperture was on it, and obviously it was loose enough to fall out. After the second one was screwed on the differences in elevation were by 3-4 inches at most.

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Re: Step son Sighting in session
« Reply #3 on: October 07, 2015, 05:54:55 AM »
Dont know much about peeps but you should teach me once you figure it out pete.
From your co worker.

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Re: Step son Sighting in session
« Reply #4 on: October 11, 2015, 05:59:53 PM »
Which one?

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Re: Step son Sighting in session
« Reply #5 on: October 12, 2015, 02:31:50 AM »
The coolest one you know, Graveyard Big O.

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Re: Step son Sighting in session
« Reply #6 on: October 22, 2015, 09:08:49 AM »
Could it have been an inconsistent powder load?
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