Kreiger says long, heavy bullets sometimes won't group at 100 yrds, and to try them at 300. I've heard this before, that some long heavy bullets will group 1-2" at 100 yrds and group 2" at 600 yrds. Has anyone personally seen this before? What is the technical term for this?
Yes, there is quite a bit of truth in that statement, and I can agree, in principal. Particularly if you are shooting 168 VLD, 180 VLD, etc. I have tons of targets that prove it as well. It never made sense to me until I saw some repeated shots on video, that you could actually see the " vapor trail". I noticed that as the bullet leaves the barrel, it " corkscrews", for about 130-140 yards. Then AFTER that, it settles down and more often then not, will group BETTER than what it does at 100. So, now, when I sight in a gun, I put it on the paper at 100' then move to the 200 to do my testing. In " our " world, that is where the bullet is on it's way, and is USUALLY stable at that point. I was told that Walt Berger, doesn't even care what the bullet is doing at 100', but more importtantly what is it doing AFTER 100 yards, and to be exact, more like 130-140 yards.
So, all of that being said, if you have access to a longer range, try doing some shooting at 200 or so. The only thing that needs to be considered when shooting at a longer distance, and particularly shooting for group size, I hope that your scope has adj. Parallax. Otherwise, you will lose what you gained in parallax issues. If you can not " dial out " parallax, the group that should be smaller, may be bigger due to movement. I hope I am not loosing you here. Take care, and don't give up, She'll come around, or you will figure it out. I think you may be on the right track now.
