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Turkeyhead · March 22, 2008, 04:15 PM

I picked up some standard 150 grain Core Lokts and went to the range. Not bad for the first box out of a new rifle, best groups were about 1.75"-2" @ 100 yards. On both of my best groups (3 shots each), the first two holes were touching each other, and the last round was apparently a flier, about an inch away. The range guy said that could be because the barrel was heating up. I think I'm going to pick up a box of the 180 grainers and see how they do. About how much change from my point of impact should I expect moving from 150 grain to 180 grain?

March 22, 2008, 04:15 PM	#21
Turkeyhead Member Join Date: November 11, 2007 Location: Kentucky Posts: 74	I picked up some standard 150 grain Core Lokts and went to the range. Not bad for the first box out of a new rifle, best groups were about 1.75"-2" @ 100 yards. On both of my best groups (3 shots each), the first two holes were touching each other, and the last round was apparently a flier, about an inch away. The range guy said that could be because the barrel was heating up. I think I'm going to pick up a box of the 180 grainers and see how they do. About how much change from my point of impact should I expect moving from 150 grain to 180 grain? __________________ "I know a .308 can kill out to 600 yards and beyond. But hunting isn't just about killing but about killing humanely. I have no qualms shooting Sameer the car bomber at 600 yards with a regular ball round and having him slowly bleed to death in an alley covered in goat crap 8 hours later to be torn apart by stray dogs." -MTMilitiaman Last edited by Turkeyhead; March 22, 2008 at 04:47 PM.