First Range Results

BigMikey76 · April 22, 2012, 09:06 PM

Well, I had planned on getting some pics posted a couple days after I got my new rifle, but ol' Murphy decided to have his way with me... To skip to the results of a long story, I now have a new (to me) pickup truck, my step dad is setting up a 100 yard shooting range on his property, and I got some fair grouping out of my new rifle.

This three shot group is the only one I got a photo of - fired from my new Savage 10 7mm08 loaded with PPU 140 gr soft point at 75 yards supported with a sand bag under the fore end on the hood of my truck.
I took my time with it and shot a 10 round mag out of my .22 between each of the shots to make sure the barrel wouldn't heat up too much. The group is about 1/2" wide and 3/4" tall, measured from center to center of the holes. I don't know if that is the standard method, and if there is a different standard, please let me know.
You should be able to see the markings on the target clearly - the bold lines are 1/4" apart.

AllenJ · April 24, 2012, 02:28 PM

If I'm reading your target correctly that is 3 shots pretty much inside a 1" square? If so that is very nice, congrats on getting a great shooter!

BigMikey76 · April 24, 2012, 09:59 PM

Thanks. I am pretty pleased with it. I'm looking foreward to shooting longer ranges and trying to get my skills up to par so I can really take advantage of the rifle's accuracy.

TX Hunter · April 25, 2012, 04:04 PM

Thats really good accuracy, and congratulations on your new truck.

April 24, 2012, 09:59 PM	#3
BigMikey76 Senior Member Join Date: December 3, 2011 Location: Bellevue, NE Posts: 981	Thanks. I am pretty pleased with it. I'm looking foreward to shooting longer ranges and trying to get my skills up to par so I can really take advantage of the rifle's accuracy. __________________ Some people are like Slinkies - not really good for anything, but you still can't help but smile when you see one tumble down the stairs.

April 25, 2012, 04:04 PM	#4
TX Hunter Senior Member Join Date: February 11, 2010 Location: East Texas USA Posts: 1,805	Nice Shooting Mikey Thats really good accuracy, and congratulations on your new truck.

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April 24, 2012, 02:28 PM	#2
AllenJ Senior Member Join Date: December 11, 2009 Location: Northern California Posts: 1,766	If I'm reading your target correctly that is 3 shots pretty much inside a 1" square? If so that is very nice, congrats on getting a great shooter!