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Bart B. · February 7, 2014, 04:58 PM

That's pretty good shooting from rests using scopes and big 30 caliber cartridges in 20-pound rifles whose heavy bullets buck the wind very well. All but about 14 of the 180 shots went inside the 10 inch ten ring and 104 shots went in the 5 inch X ring. They're holding an aiming area of 1/20th MOA or smaller.

The Palma course team record with .308's, 3.5-pound triggers and metallic sights on 13-pound rifles slung up in prone with those two target rings twice as big is 1796-119X. Aiming area for these people is about 5/8th MOA. And they're using 155-gr. bullets, too.

Different strokes for different folks.

February 7, 2014, 04:58 PM	#25
Bart B. Senior Member Join Date: February 15, 2009 Posts: 8,927	That's pretty good shooting from rests using scopes and big 30 caliber cartridges in 20-pound rifles whose heavy bullets buck the wind very well. All but about 14 of the 180 shots went inside the 10 inch ten ring and 104 shots went in the 5 inch X ring. They're holding an aiming area of 1/20th MOA or smaller. The Palma course team record with .308's, 3.5-pound triggers and metallic sights on 13-pound rifles slung up in prone with those two target rings twice as big is 1796-119X. Aiming area for these people is about 5/8th MOA. And they're using 155-gr. bullets, too. Different strokes for different folks. Last edited by Bart B.; February 8, 2014 at 09:10 AM.